Yellowstone in Winter Photo Workshop

Spectacular winter wildlife and scenery in America's first national park

Yellowstone in winter feels like a completely different place.

Deep snow simplifies the landscape. Bison move through geothermal steam, coyotes hunt across open valleys, and frost settles across wildlife and trees. Famous locations sit beneath snow with far fewer visitors than during the warmer months.

For photographers, winter creates opportunities that simply do not exist at other times of year.

Our eight-day Yellowstone Winter Photography Workshop combines four days exploring the snowbound interior by private snowcoach with dedicated wildlife photography in Lamar Valley, Blacktail Plateau and the northern range.

With most interior roads closed to regular vehicles, our private snowcoach gives us access to Hayden Valley, Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and several geothermal areas, all with photography as the priority.

In the northern range, our focus shifts to wildlife, including bison, elk, pronghorn, coyotes and the chance to observe wild wolves.

This is not a sightseeing tour with photography added in. Our days are built around light, weather and wildlife activity, giving us time to work good subjects and help you make stronger images in the field.

With only six photographers, there is room for long lenses, winter gear and meaningful hands-on instruction throughout the workshop.

Akari Photo Tours is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

Highlights

• Four full days aboard our privately chartered snowcoach, giving us access to Yellowstone’s snowbound interior when most roads are closed to regular vehicles.
• Photograph iconic winter locations including Hayden Valley, Old Faithful, geothermal basins, frozen waterfalls and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
• Spend dedicated time searching for wildlife in Lamar Valley, Blacktail Plateau and Yellowstone’s northern range with a knowledgeable local wildlife guide.
• Photograph winter wildlife including bison, wolves, coyotes, foxes, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, river otters and bald eagles, depending on sightings and conditions.
• Travel with a small group of only six photographers, with hands-on instruction, room for long lenses and an itinerary built around photography rather than sightseeing