Wilderness Photography Workshop on Colorado's Gunnison River, May 17-20

DENVER - March 23, 2013 - PRLog -- Outdoor photographers with an appetite for wilderness adventure can get their fill on a whitewater rafting and camping photo workshop with award-winning nature photographer John Fielder. On the weekend of May 17-20, Fielder leads a photographic journey along a 14-mile stretch of the Gunnison River, just below Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Each day is filled with unlimited photographic opportunities. Early morning and late afternoon sessions bring the best light for capturing scenes of reflections, waterfalls, rock formations and the birds that are canyon residents. And, climbing canyon walls to the mesas above during mid-day offers expansive river views, desert wildflowers and cactus, and vistas that stretch for miles and miles.

“The scenery is so sublime,” says Fielder “that you could make an award-winning photograph blindfolded!”

Supported by expert guides from Arkansas River Tours, the wilderness journey includes an option to navigate the river in oar or paddle boats, stopping along the way for lunch breaks and afternoon hikes, setting up camp each evening to enjoy well-prepared meals and tales about the surrounding environment from the outfitters who experience the river, season after season.  

Priced at $1,395 per person, the river rafting and camping photo workshop is limited to 7 photographers of all abilities and the details are at www.JohnFielder.com.

A celebrated nature photographer and avid outdoorsman, John Fielder has worked tirelessly to promote the protection of Colorado’s open space and wildlands. His photography has influenced people and legislation, earning him recognition including the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award in 1993 and, in 2011, the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s first Achievement Award given to an individual. He was an original governor-appointed member of the lottery-related Board of Great Outdoors Colorado, and speaks to thousands of people each year to rally support for timely land use and environmental issues. His most recent Colorado project involved photographing parks, open space, wildlife habitat, ranches and more, all the work of Great Outdoors Colorado, for its 20th anniversary in 2012.