Trogon Photo Tours

NOME, ALASKA PHOTO WORKSHOP

JUNE 5-11, 2020, 2021

Workshop: Join professional photographer Ken Archer to photograph the breeding birds of Nome, Alaska and the Seward Peninsula. The dates of this workshop are planned to take full advantage of the unique variety of bird life that migrate, live and nest and in the area during this beautiful time of year. We should find the arctic tundra blooming with a variety of wildflowers making for the high possibility for colorful and unique compositions. The main focus of this trip will be the incredible bird life, including a wide variety of shorebirds, passerines, raptors, jaegers and waterfowl. Rarities we will be especially looking for include the Bluethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, Bristled-thighed Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit and Aleutian Tern among others. A good variety of mammals also live here. There is a good probability we will see and photograph Musk Oxen, Red Fx, Moose, Reindeer and Arctic Ground Squirrels. Wolves, Lynx and Grizzly Bears also live here but are less visible. And the arctic landscape is irresistible to photograph, especially early and late in the day.

Cost and logistics: The cost of the workshop is $3,695 with a single supplement of $750. Deposit is $900.  This includes all lodging, transportation, guiding and instruction.  It does not include airfare to and from Nome, Alaska or meals.  You fly into Nome, Alaska on June 5th, we will pick you up at the airport and you fly out on June 11th.  Our accommodation is at Dregde Number 7 Inn, the best lodge in the Nome area.

Maximum Participants: 6, Leaders 2

A trio of well maintained gravel roads covering more than 250 miles in total lead out from our base of Nome. We will explore a variety of habitats looking for particular birds. Most of our shooting will be near the roads, but be prepared for short walks of up to a mile in length on the semi-challenging uneven tundra terrain. Quality layered clothing is a must have, we could experience temperatures ranging from 25 degrees to 75 degrees.

 

Leader: Ken Archer.  This is the 6th year that Ken Archer has led this workshop to Nome and he knows the best locations and strategies for photographing the birds there.  Ken is a former first place category winner in the Nature's Best Photography Contest and his work is widely published. Another excellent photographer will be assisting Ken. 

Spectacular species that we should photograph in breeding colors include:

Bluethroat

Red-throated Loon

Pacific and American Golden Plovers

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Northern Wheatear

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Jaeger

Red-necked Phalarope

Common Redpoll

Musk Oxen

Red Fox (Arctic Race)

Willow Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Moose

Rough-legged Hawk

Dunlin

Lapland Longspur

Arctic Tern

and many more ... every year is different 2013 we had Common Eiders and an Arctic Loon.  2014 we had a close up Spectacled Eider.