March 16-19, 2022

Spend three nights and four days photographing spectacular night and morning scenes in Bryce Canyon National Park. During the workshop, we will shoot the Full Moon rising at sunset and beautiful moonlit landscapes of the canyon. There will also be  sunrise shoots at the most picturesque locations in the Park.

This is an Arizona Highways PhotoScapes workshop

Price: $1,895

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Spend five days photographing spectacular scenes in Acadia National Park with photographer, Beth Ruggiero-York. During the workshop, our group will be based in the charming town of Bar Harbor, gateway to Acadia, with its ocean views and nautical ambience. During the workshop, there will be an abundance of photo opportunities including capturing fall color at all times of the day, shooting the beautiful woodland areas, rocky beaches, carriage bridges, and enjoying a night shoot on Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain in Acadia with amazing views. Throughout the workshop, the group will have opportunities to improve their photography while shooting everything from vivid sunrises and sunsets to macro shooting, long exposures, and intimate landscapes. Join us in Acadia for what will be one of your most memorable photo experiences.

This is an Arizona Highways PhotoScapes Workshop

Price: $3,095 

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Experience a different level of night photography with Beth Ruggiero-York and Arizona Highways PhotoScapes as we photograph the dark skies in Death Valley National Park. In this workshop, Beth will teach and guide you to photograph night landscape images. During this workshop, and you will learn how to create dramatic night landscapes with star-filled skies. You will also learn how to photograph star-trail images with beautiful foregrounds. With the exquisite textures of Death Valley National Park there are many new photographic experiences for you to explore. We will shoot Zabriskie Point, as well as Mesquite Dunes, Dante’s View, 20-Mule Team Drive, and other unique locations. Other opportunities will present themselves as we travel through the park. We hope you will join us on this one-of-a-kind night workshop in a one-of-a-kind location!

This is an Arizona Highways PhotoScapes workshop

Price: $2,195, $500 deposit

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April 24-27, 2022

This workshop is all about night photography, from shooting the Milky Way to starry-filled skies. Based in Sasabe, Arizona at the historic Rancho de La Osa, this location provides incredible dark skies and interesting foreground subjects. We will also spend time photographing at the nearby Buenos Airs National Wildlife Refuge. During the course of the workshop, we will have opportunities to shoot the Milky Way and starry skies with little to no light pollution. During the day, photographer and author of “Fun in the Dark: A Guide to Successful Night Photography” Beth Ruggiero-York will host classroom sessions on night techniques, as well as hold image critiques and provide instruction on post-processing for night images. Each night, we will choose different foregrounds for our shoot and use light painting as needed to enhance the compositions. Using the ranch as our base location, participants have the flexibility to stay outside and shoot as long as they wish or turn-in to their rooms at their leisure. During the daytime, there will some free time to either shoot around this historic ranch, download and work on images, or simply rest and enjoy the surroundings.

** If Kitt Peak Observatory reopens for 2022 we will adjust our itinerary to begin one day earlier on Saturday, April 23, 2022, with an overnight for astrophotography. Workshop fees will be adjusted accordingly.

This is an Arizona Highways PhotoScapes workshop

Price: $1,695 

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A travel photography retreat with

Beth Ruggiero-York and Ron York

Marouatte Castle, Dordogne, France

Capture 'essence of place' in the Dordogne region of southern France while we  stay in Marouatte Castle and explore the charming medieval towns, castles, gardens, and surrounding countryside. Our castle home during this week-long workshop is set on 270 beautiful acres that offer endless photo opportunities.

Our week will comprise day trips to the surrounding towns, castles, monasteries, caves, markets and countryside, photographing fields of sunflowers, photographing around the castle and its grounds, including night photography of the castle bathed in moonlight, instruction and critiques, and fabulous meals at the castle and in the towns we visit.

You will fly into Paris and take the bullet train to the local train station, where you will be met by castle staff.

Workshop dates:  July 14-21, 2022

Pricing: $3,395 per photographer / $1,500 deposit upon signing up / balance due May 1, 2022

A non-photographer partner sharing your room: $2,395 (meals included but not local transportation; local car rentals are available). If 2 participant photographers share a room, the price is reduced $500 for each ($2,895/per person)

Payment is by personal check mailed to: 

Ruggiero Images LLC, 15948 E. Jericho Dr., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Credit card payments are accepted through PayPal (to ruggieroimages@gmail.com). Please note that a fee of 2.9% will be added for credit card payments in the US. For payments originating outside the US, a fee of 4.4% will be added.

Number of participants: 12

For more information and to sign up, email Beth at ruggieroimages@gmail.com or call Beth at (508) 241-4412  or Ron at (602) 810-8110

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