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KIMBERLEY

Western Australia

PHOTO TOUR – May 15/26, 2021

With Special guest Julianne Kost


HIGHLIGHTS

* Shoot with and learn new processing skills with World 

   renowned Adobe guru Julieanne Kost

* Quality time at Purnululu

* El Questro

* Home Valley Station 

* Classic Kimberley nature from Boabs to croc’s

INCLUSIONS

* Professional WPA Photo guides – your images come first! 

* All accommodation – comfortable 3 Star

* All land transport – share 4WD

* Meals as per itinerary (most meals)

* Park fees as per itinerary


We are offering you one of the greatest photographic adventures in Australia! Plus, we are joined by one of the most important photo educators in the world today – Julieanne Kost. This will be our 18th Ultimate Creative Workshop.

BIOGRAPHY – About Julieanne Kost

Named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” Julieanne Kost is a Principal Evangelist at Adobe Systems, responsible for fostering relationships with customers through meaningful and inspirational Photoshop and Lightroom instruction. As a highly sought-after speaker for the industry-standard Digital Imaging franchise, she devises and presents motivating and educational training sessions, sharing original techniques and tutorials worldwide — via live events, Adobe.com, her own website (jkost.com) and blog. She is also the author of “Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking,” and “Passenger Seat: Creating a Photographic Project from Conception through Execution in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom”, an accomplished photographer and fine artist, and creator and host of the popular Photoshop CC Essential Training and the Art of Photoshop Compositing for Lynda.com.

Julieanne is well-known for her unique approach to instruction, infusing practical tips and tricks with an equal amount of humor and creativity that keeps audiences entertained and engaged. She often serves as a guest lecturer at distinguished photography workshops, industry events, and leading educational institutions around the world. She’s a contributing columnist and author for a variety of print and online publications and has created over 500 instructional videos as the host of Adobe’s “The Complete Picture” featuring Lightroom and Photoshop, serves as producer and instructor of the “Lightroom Getting Started” and “What’s New in Lightroom,” training courses, as well as the “Revitalize your Workflow with Lightroom” seminar on CreativeLive.

Julianne holds an AA in Fine Art Photography and a BS in Psychology.

Julieanne’s blog is – Blogs.adobe.com/jkost


WHAT’S THIS ADVENTURE ABOUT? 

We can say that this is a special photo holiday that is guaranteed to help all photographers from novice to advanced. Interested to improve your creative skills? Your professional photo guides are world leaders and love to help!

We will specially target unique field techniques and outstanding processing and theory in the comfort of our accommodation with private facilities and a touch of Kimberley. Subjects include spectacular birds, frogs, forest scenes, grand landscapes and unique creative patterns and shapes. Options are also available for helicopter flights.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

We include 11 nights accommodation – world class photo tuition, plus all meals as per itinerary. We limit the group size to 5/6 photographers per tutor. This will offer you personalised assistance in the field! We include share 4WD transport.

17 YEARS FOR THIS EVENT!

You just need to get yourself to and from the start and finish points. Julia is happy to help you with the best options.

Nothing delights the lens like striking contrasts of landscapes and nature, and Lamington serves these up in abundance — vibrant and wild landscapes, captivating wildlife and fantastic creative shoots. The group size is limited!

The adventure … 

Immerse yourself in the heartland of uniquely captivating images. In 2021 we invite you to photograph Australia’s wild gem, the Kimberley.  

Join us on this great ‘life experience’ adventure…

 

Itinerary to photo adventure…

DAY 1 – TOUR STARTS IN KUNUNARRA

May 15

We include accommodation tonight in Kununuurra and our first group dinner. We meet at 5pm at reception for details about your holiday and the chance to ask questions.

3-4 Star Hotel accommodation – (D)

 

DAY 2 – KUNUNURRA TO EMMA GORGE

May 16

We start early in the morning, how exciting! We drive west and into the true wild’s of 

the Kimberley. We setup base for the next two nights in famous El Questro Station. This is a top base to explore the rugged north. Massive red cliffs, oasis with cool streams and ancient rivers are the normal here. We include boab shoots during the day, to astro photo shoots at night. The nature and landscapes of the region are unique and special. 

Eco Lodging – (B,D)

DAY 3 – EMMA GORGE

May 17

Full day at El Questro. From waterfalls to an afternoon boat trip. This region offers great diversity and a true outback experience. We also look at a night shoot for stars and boab trees – a highlight on past visits. Today includes your first workshop with Julieanne. Julieanne will help all levels of photography and interest with fantastic example images. 

Eco lodging – (B,D)

DAY 4 – EMMA GORGE TO HOME VALLEY STATION

May 18

We depart early and cross the Penticost River and continue on the Gibb River to Home Valley Station. Home Valley Station is an outback adventure playground with some of nature’s most breathtaking combinations of towering gorges, sparkling waterfalls, billabongs, and ancient landforms and ranges. 

We will hike through picturesque walking trails, options are available to take to the sky on a helicopter ride and at the end of the day, we shoot sunset on the rugged cliffs. 

Eco lodging – (B,D)

DAYs 5&6 – HOME VALLEY STATION

May 19&20

We start early and finish late with a nice break in the middle of the day to catch up on downloading and checking out your new images. We also add in some working cattle property shoots for authentic Kimberley images. The late afternoon shoots are often outstanding. Another Julieanne Kost workshop is also included. Eco lodging – (B,D) 

DAY 7 – HOME VALLEY TO PURNULULU (Bungle Bungle)

May 21

We depart after breakfast and drive to an incredible landscape location for what Darran thinks to be in the top handful in the world – Purnululu National Park.

Have we tempted you? The itinerary continues…

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OUR UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS

* Darran and Julia have a combined 75+ years of working in the travel and tour industry. 

* WPA is travel accredited and audited annually to assure the best travel business practices.

* WPA has Tour Operator Insurance.

* WPA uses professional and licensed local operators worldwide.

* WPA is a strong advocate for supporting local economies, creating local jobs and minimising environmental impact. Your bookings help to directly feed families and help communities less well off. Likewise, your bookings directly benefit environmental groups from small village reserves, to huge national parks.

* We strongly promote re-use and recycling from limiting water bottle use (supplying bulk water when possible) to smart use of water.

Son’s Pearce and Frazer also offer unique experience with Pearce guiding and working in over 50 events and Frazer working at many events and covering the business IT requirements. In early 2019, Frazer became a Sony Digital Imaging Advocate. We are a family business…

Finally, World Photo Adventures is fully covered by Tour Operator Insurance. This is not standard travel insurance and is not available until a rigorous check of a businesses procedures and use of travel operators is made.

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