The right photography workshop can shape how you see the world long after the trip ends. This article explores how teaching style, ethics, group size, safety, and communication influence not just the images you make, but the experience itself.

After 220 days of travel in 2024, I slowed my pace in 2025 and found something unexpected. Returning to familiar places, working with smaller groups, and choosing experience over accumulation reshaped how I photograph and how I teach. This year became a reminder that photography is not about doing more, but about seeing more, learning deeply, and showing up with intention.