The group will be based at the Coast Hilltop Inn. Lodging is not included in the workshop fee so you have the option to stay wherever you like. The workshop will conclude by 11AM on July 30th and return travel can be scheduled anytime after that. Please be in Pullman, WA no later than 3PM on July 27th and meet us at the Coast Hilltop Inn. If you fly directly to Pullman, you can arrange transportation to the hotel via Uber or Lyft.

From Spokane, it is a 90 minute drive to Pullman. If you are flying in, we recommend going through Spokane (GEG) or Pullman WA (PUW). We return in time to check-out of the hotel and the workshop will conclude no later than 11AM. Our location is TBD depending on weather and group interest. Day 4 (July 30): Even though we are tired, the group decides to wake up for sunrise.The skies clear shortly after sunset and we stay out to photograph the Milky Way. After a quick dinner, we go to Palouse Falls to photograph the sunset over the deep canyon. We go out again mid-afternoon as some nice puffy clouds fill the sky. We return to the hotel for breakfast and another post-processing session. After that we find some old houses and barns set among the golden fields. Day 3 (July 29): We are up early again for sunrise at an iconic lone tree.At sunset we make some nice compositions as the combines cut the wheat. In the afternoon, we venture into some very scenic areas to photograph barns and rolling hills filled with amber waves of grain. We return to the hotel for breakfast and then spend a few hours doing a post-processing session. This high vantage point affords 360-views of the surrounding countryside and you can shoot everything from wide angle to telephoto as the morning light accents the golden tapestry below. Day 2 (July 28): We are out the door well before dawn and make our way up to Steptoe Butte.After dinner, we venture out to a nearby location for our sunset shoot. We will cover many techniques you will be using during the workshop and discuss the itinerary and shooting options in detail. Day 1 (July 27): Meet at 3PM in Pullman, WA for a mandatory orientation session.If we stay out late shooting Milky Way, we may decide to skip sunrise the following morning. The itinerary below is just an example of what you can expect. The exact itinerary will be kept flexible to account for the weather and current conditions.

Palouse fall