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2024 Wildlife Photography For Beginners Workshop

This beginners photography workshop based on the idilic Yorkshire Coast will consist of a four-hour session photographing the incredible wildlife at Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve. Your tutor/guide will be Steve Race, Yorkshire Coast Nature award winning wildlife photographer, who has years of experience of the reserve and its wildlife.

2024 Wildlife Photography For Beginners Workshop

This beginners photography workshop based on the idilic Yorkshire Coast will consist of a four-hour session photographing the incredible wildlife at Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve. Your tutor/guide will be Steve Race, Yorkshire Coast Nature award winning wildlife photographer, who has years of experience of the reserve and its wildlife.

This small group workshop will be tailored towards beginners and enthusiasts who are keen to learn about and practice some of the essential skills of wildlife photography. We will be looking at how to capture that perfect image and covering field craft, technique, exposure, composition, light conditions and basic camera settings.

RSPB Bempton Cliffs is home to over 400,000 seabirds from March to September. This is a very exciting place for wildlife photography, with many great opportunities to capture all the species close up, from the birds on the cliff-face to those in flight. 

Key Species: Puffin, Gannet, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Guillemot, Razorbill, Herring Gull and Shag. 

Group Size: 4 maximum.

Facilities: The Seabird Centre includes a interpretation area, shop, servery, toilets, picnic area and 6 cliff top viewpoints.

2024 Wildlife Photography For Beginners Workshop

Steve Race

Company Director And Pro Wildlife Photographer/Wildlife Guide

Awards:  2013 - “Commended” in the “Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards”. 2013 - “Commended” in the “Big Picture USA – Natural World Photography Competition”. 2013 - “Commended” in/tutors/1/steve-race

2024 Cuckoo and Kingfisher Photography Experience
2024 Cuckoo And Kingfisher Photography Experience

North and West Yorkshire

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2024 Moorland Birds Photography Experience

North York Moors National Park

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2024 Northumberland Wildlife Spectacular
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Northumberland Coast

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    • Thu 2nd May - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • £70.00

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    • Fri 7th Jun - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • Thu 13th Jun - 8.00am

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    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • Thu 20th Jun - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • Tue 2nd Jul - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • Thu 4th Jul - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • £70.00

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    • Thu 11th Jul - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • Wed 17th Jul - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    • Wed 31st Jul - 8.00am

    • 4 hours

    • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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