GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
May, 2025, we traveled to the Galapagos Islands on an 8-day photography workshop with Muench Workshops. Muench is an experienced photography-oriented travel company that conducts workshops on all seven continents. Muench employs outstanding wildlife experts and nature photographers who know how to get their clients in position to take great photographs. They are also excellent photography instructors, and conduct informative image studies throughout the workshop that enable clients to see and critique each other's photographs.
As Muench puts it, "these islands have been preserved well and offer a unique window into our evolutionary past. It is an ecosystem in which the animals are not afraid of humans—you will find yourself able to get closer portraits of extraordinary wildlife than you ever thought possible! Naturalists will explain the animal behaviors, while our two photography pros will instruct you on the best techniques for capturing memorable and meaningful imagery.
Our boat can go where the larger ships can’t, and we will set our own schedule. This means we can go ashore based on lighting conditions and wildlife sightings, ensuring that mealtimes are scheduled around our shoots, not during! We’ll walk in Charles Darwin’s footsteps and channel his experiences as he formulated his theory of natural selection during his time here in the 1830s."
During the course of our 8-day journey, we saw blue-footed booby birds, red-footed booby birds, masked booby birds, penguins, land iguanas, marine iguanas, lava lizards, red-chested frigate birds, flamingos, finches, tropicbirds, lava gulls, and giant tortoises. There were several opportunities to snorkel and photograph sharks, rays, Galápagos penguins, and countless fish. Snorkel gear was provided.
We also learned a lot from the other guests on the expedition who were excellent photographers.
What follows is a selection of the birds and other wildlife I had an opportunity to photograph during this once in a lifetime journey.
May, 2025, we traveled to the Galapagos Islands on an 8-day photography workshop with Muench Workshops. Muench is an experienced photography-oriented travel company that conducts workshops on all seven continents. Muench employs outstanding wildlife experts and nature photographers who know how to get their clients in position to take great photographs. They are also excellent photography instructors, and conduct informative image studies throughout the workshop that enable clients to see and critique each other's photographs.
As Muench puts it, "these islands have been preserved well and offer a unique window into our evolutionary past. It is an ecosystem in which the animals are not afraid of humans—you will find yourself able to get closer portraits of extraordinary wildlife than you ever thought possible! Naturalists will explain the animal behaviors, while our two photography pros will instruct you on the best techniques for capturing memorable and meaningful imagery.
Our boat can go where the larger ships can’t, and we will set our own schedule. This means we can go ashore based on lighting conditions and wildlife sightings, ensuring that mealtimes are scheduled around our shoots, not during! We’ll walk in Charles Darwin’s footsteps and channel his experiences as he formulated his theory of natural selection during his time here in the 1830s."
During the course of our 8-day journey, we saw blue-footed booby birds, red-footed booby birds, masked booby birds, penguins, land iguanas, marine iguanas, lava lizards, red-chested frigate birds, flamingos, finches, tropicbirds, lava gulls, and giant tortoises. There were several opportunities to snorkel and photograph sharks, rays, Galápagos penguins, and countless fish. Snorkel gear was provided.
We also learned a lot from the other guests on the expedition who were excellent photographers.
What follows is a selection of the birds and other wildlife I had an opportunity to photograph during this once in a lifetime journey.
SWALLOW TAILED GULL
RED BILLED TROPICBIRD
GALAPGOS DOVE
MATING PAIR OF WAVED ALBATROSS |
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NAZCA BOOBY
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RED-FOOTED BOOBY
YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
LAVA HERON
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
PINK FLAMINGO
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BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY |
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SMALL TREE FINCH |
YELLOW WARBLER |
MALE FRIGATE BIRD
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GHOST CRAB
SALLY LIGHTFOOT CRAB
GIANT TORTOISE
