Dates:
13th to 19th September 2027
Join our epic photography photo tour in the stunning Dolomites of Italy, an adventure designed to elevate your landscape photography skills against a backdrop of dramatic peaks, crystal-clear lakes, and picturesque alpine villages. Suitable for all levels, this immersive tour combines expert-led guidance with hands-on instruction to help you capture the breathtaking beauty of this UNESCO World Heritage site. From golden sunrise light illuminating jagged mountain spires to vibrant sunset panoramas, you'll learn techniques to create striking images and deepen your appreciation for nature’s grandeur. Experience the magic of the Dolomites and leave with stunning photographs and unforgettable memories. Expect all this and more on this incredible 7-Day / 6-Night Photography tour.
The Dolomites are a mountain range in North-Eastern Italy, spread across a huge area and bordering both Austria and Slovenia. They cover more than 300,000 acres, and include 18 famous peaks, some of the best big walls for climbing in Europe, and countless charming mountain villages. The Dolomites were originally known as the Pale Mountains due to the light-colored Dolomite rock.
This photo tour will take you to some of the best locations in the Dolomites, ensuring you are in the right place at the right time to capture amazing images. On this tour, we will not have a fixed base; we will be staying in 3 different hotels to enable us to shoot some incredible scenes at sunrise, at sunset, and if the weather permits, even throughout the day. This means that we will always be close to the locations that we plan to photograph!
Note: We do not expect to see any autumn colours on this tour, but September is the ideal time to visit as it is considered the quiet part of the high season (Summer), with fewer people around, but with full access to the mountain via Rifugios and ski infrastructure.
Highlights of this tour:
Photograph some of the best locations in the Dolomites
Capture the best of the light by being in the right place at the right time
Exclusive private mountain taxi to Seceda and Alpi di Siusi for Sunrise!
Exclusive private mountain taxi to Lago di Federa!
Capture lesser-known spots for unique shots
Multiple hours of shooting every day to help you hone your skills
Learn new skills from two professional photographers
Improve your composition with in-the-field support and feedback
Small group (Just 10 participants) for a more personalised experience
Hike to some of the most incredible vantage points in the Dolomites
Connect with like-minded photographers and make new friends
Itinerary
After you sign up for the workshop, you will receive a detailed welcome pack with a more detailed itinerary and travel information.
Day 1: After pick-ups at the airport, we head into the heart of the Dolomites. After enjoying lunch, we will check-in to our hotel before heading out on our sunset shoot.
Day 2: We get up extra early for our private 4x4 mountain taxi to the Seceda Ridge. This knife-edge ridge offers spectacular 360-degree views of the surrounding mountains. You'll be busy pressing that shutter button! We take the taxi back down the mountain for breakfast. That afternoon and evening we will visit two iconic churches as the peaks behind them light up with the golden rays of sunset.
Day 3: It's another early morning as we shoot sunrise at one of the highest alpine pastures in all of Europe! Dotted with rolling hills, old cabins, and lone trees, you'll find your perfect foreground to complement the mountains. We head back to the hotel and hit the road after breakfast. After getting settled in our next hotel, we drive up to the awe-inspiring Tre Cime, one of the most recognisable mountains in the world. We'll spend the afternoon and evening hiking and shooting around this area.
Day 4: We take another 4x4 mountain taxi to an alpine lake surrounded by towering peaks. The calm water produces mirrorlike reflections of the jagged mountains as rosy light illuminates the scene. In the afternoon, we do a short hike to another mountain lake in hopes of a beautiful sunset.
Day 5: Our sunrise shoot takes place at yet another iconic location in the Dolomites, featuring gigantic rock pillars that rise towards the heavens. After breakfast, we stop at a couple more lakes and then hike to a small ridge with amazing views of the nearby mountain peaks.
Day 6: For sunrise, we drive high up over a mountain pass. A short hike takes us to a perfect reflecting pool with the perfect first-light panorama of mountain peaks. We return to the hotel and hit the road towards our next destination. There will be many opportunities for photography along the way. We check in and head up over the pass for our sunset shoot.
Day 7: It's hard to believe it's our last day together. We go back out to capture another beautiful reflection shot with massive mountains in the background. The sky lights up, and we get an incredible show! After breakfast, we pack our bags and head back towards Venice. We will be back at the Venice Marco Polo Airport no later than 3PM.
List of main shooting locations:
Chiesetta di San Giovanni in Ranui
Seceda Ridge
Alpi di Siusi
Lago Fedèra
Forcella Lavaredo
Cadini di Misurina
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Passo Giau
Passo Falzarego
Lago di Limides
Baita Segantini
Maximum Number of Participants: 10 - We prefer smaller groups to ensure that everyone gets a more personalised experience, but also so that we can access more off-the-beaten-track locations that simply wouldn’t work with a larger group. A smaller group also means that we leave less of an impact on the environment, and it enables us to have more flexibility with our schedule.
Difficulty: Moderate to Challenging
Physical Fitness Required: Moderate – A reasonable level of fitness is required for this trip, but you are not required to be an athlete! You will be walking around on well-maintained trails, at elevations between 1500 and 2700 meters above sea level. The hikes are not difficult or technical, there is no climbing involved, and the elevation gain will be moderate. Depending on the weather and conditions, there will be additional short hikes to locations surrounding the Rifugios.
Price: 4295 Euro per person
Please Note: (A non-refundable Deposit of €1000 is required to secure your spot on this tour). Terms and Conditions apply. Single rooms will be provided for the nights in Hotels.
Included in the price:
All transportation throughout the tour in modern and comfortable vehicles
Lodging on a Bed and Breakfast basis in hotels
Private Mountain Taxi to the iconic Seceda ridge
Private Mountain Taxi to the Alpi di Siusi
Private Mountain Taxi to Lago di Federa
Parking fees, tolls, and fuel
All permits and park fees
Cable Cars and Ski Lift fees
Instruction and 1-on-1 support from 2 professional photographers
Adventure, fun, and great memories!
Not included in the price:
Flights
Alcohol
Lunch / Dinner
Travel Insurance
Gratuities for guides
Pickup and Drop Off
Both pickup and dropoff will take place at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), Venice, Italy/ Pickup will be before 10:00 AM on Monday, 13th September 2027. Flights out can be booked for after 5:00 PM on Sunday, 19th September 2027. Air travel delays are not uncommon; for this reason, we suggest arriving at least one day prior to the start of the tour so that you don’t miss any of the tour.
Fitness and Mobility
The few hikes that we will be doing on this trip are rated easy or moderate. Some locations do not require any hiking, others require 30 - 40 minutes of hiking without any significant elevation gain, and some locations require a longer and slightly more demanding hike. Some of the locations that we visit will require walking up uneven and potentially slippery trails; for this reason, good balance and mobility are extremely important.
The longest hike we will do is half the Tre Cime hike, when returning from Rifugio Locatelli to the Tre Cime parking area. This hike is officially rated as moderate difficulty; however, we will only be doing half of this hike. The distance covered is around 4km with 250 meters of elevation gain, and takes between 60 and 120 minutes depending on pace.
Guides:
Sam Scicluna
Sam was born and raised on the island of Malta, where his love for beautiful seascapes began. He have always enjoyed being outdoors and surrounded by nature. Growing up on an island has meant that he has a special bond with the sea, which led to seascapes being a natural comfort zone and starting point in photography. In 2014, Sam went on an expedition to climb Mount Etna and later that year also climbed Monte Rosa. Spending time in the mountains is what sparked Sam’s passion for landscape Photography. In 2016 Sam travelled to Iceland for the first time, realising a dream and further affirming his passion for landscape photography. Sam has always been fascinated by the night sky, and going camping often has led him to experiment with astrophotography and shooting the night sky. Sam loves outdoor activities like camping, hiking, rock climbing, alpine climbing, scrambling, and just exploring new places in general! Sam is now a professional landscape photographer, running tours in Iceland, Lofoten, the Faroe Islands, Senja, the Dolomites, Tuscany, Slovenia, Scotland, Madeira, and Northern France.
Lee Frost
Lee picked up a camera for the first time as a teenager in the early 1980s and has been obsessed by photography ever since. After a short career writing for and editing photography magazines, including a stint as assistant editor of Practical Photography, he embarked on a freelance career in 1992. Since then he has written 20 books and thousands of magazine articles on the art and craft of photography.
These days, Lee travels for much of the year, leading sell-out photography workshops and tours all over the world to countries including Namibia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Morocco, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, the USA, Slovenia, South Africa, Patagonia, Japan, Cuba, Greece, Italy and Zanzibar.
Important Information:
Please do not book travel to Italy before we confirm the tour. In the event of trip cancellation, we will not be responsible for any refund for non-refundable airline tickets or for any airline tickets purchased by the passenger directly from an airline or travel agent. Please ensure you have suitable travel insurance.