Photo Safaris in Washington DC

Learn the basic framework for marketing your photography, no matter what type of photography you wish to sell!

Washington Photo Safari director and architectural photographer E. David Luria will guide you as you take your pictures.

On this Safari we teach the principles of travel photography and camera use by wending our way slowly along the Tidal Basin path towards the Jefferson Memorial.

Fourteenth St., NW at Night  – it’s the go-to place for the Millennial Generation!

If you don’t mind getting up real early and tromping around the Tidal Basin on a cold April morning, then you’ll get great photos on this safari!

Are you only using $200 worth of the features of your $1000 camera? If yes, then this safari is for you! Learn to get the most out of your camera.

Even if it isn’t snow, here is your chance to learn how to photograph action-packed white stuff flying through the air!

​After giving an orientation on the basic techniques of nighttime photography, WPS instructors will take you to the most photogenic areas on the western end of the National Mall.

This is your chance to take better pictures than the postcards in the Nation’s Capital with helpful instruction!

Washington, DC is one of the most photogenic cities in the country, especially at night! We’ll show you how to capture it on your smartphone.

Spend the morning with nature photographer and instructor Sean Quintilian as we photograph great egrets courting and building nests!

Spend the Morning Photographing Spring Flowers at Burnside Farms

The goal of this photo safari is not only to help you make better images but to also help you tell stories with your images, thus creating more intricate and complex images.

This safari is designed for intermediate and serious amateurs, who wish to learn how to photograph luxury homes and interior décor.

In this introduction to birds in flight (BIF) photography in the spring, learn techniques for panning, shutter speeds, fast action photography and auto-focus tips.

Learn how to use macro lenses to photograph tiny subjects in Rock Creek Park

Demystify the Art of Natural Light Portraiture in Historic Annapolis with Vickie Gray

Tips and techniques on how to take posed and unposed photos of people plus candid shots. Great instruction for Travel Photography!

Spend the day at Longwood Gardens, photographing the beauty of spring!

Learn how to use all the features on your Nikon Camera from a Pro!

Learn to Create Unique Photos of Flowing Water at Great Falls, Maryland Using Neutral Density Filters!

Spend an afternoon at the nation’s oldest operating public garden photographing a variety of plants and flowers!

Learn how to use your smartphone to take better photos at the National Sculpture Garden

Like to get up early? Want to learn how to photograph sunrises? Then you have to get out there long before the sun comes up!

Learn about all the cool features available on your Samsung Galaxy Smartphone without having to install any apps!

You will be able to capture this scene and many other unique images of the Cathedral by joining this special safari conducted by Washington National Cathedral in cooperation with Washington Photo Safari.

Capture Great Early Morning Photos of the Animals at the National Zoo!

Come join us for the best view of DC, from the 35th-floor Observation Deck of the Central Place Tower in Arlington, at the Golden Hour.

This is your chance to take better pictures than the postcards in the Nations Capital with helpful instruction!

Access course content online and then participate in weekly hour-long Zoom sessions to review and discuss homework assignments and participate in Q and A.

Capture the unique colonial-style architecture of the homes, restaurants, and storefronts of Georgetown’s streets, the C & O Canal and Grace Episcopal Church

Learn How to Use Polarizing and Neutral Density Filters to Create Dramatic Sunsets and Time Lapse Images!

Washington Photo Safari is pleased to present this photo safari in street photography taught by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Essdras Suarez.

​The Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress is one of the most beautiful buildings in the nation’s capital with its ornate interiors and grand staircases.

This Photo Safari will teach you how to photograph church interiors without flash, capturing the architectural beauty of a Cathedral laid out in the form of a 155’ x 136’ Latin cross, with the interior rising 190’, and how to photograph its stained glass windows.

With careful planning, you CAN turn your hobby and your love of photography into a lucrative profession!

Spend a Long Day in Shenandoah National Park Photographing the Flora and Fauna!

If you enjoy photographing mural art, join us on this photo trek through the epicenter of mural art in Washington DC, the Shaw neighborhood.

Learn how to photograph the nighttime radiance of candles and lanterns in the deep blue period of civil twilight as well as Mount Vernon’s spectacular holiday fireworks over the Potomac River.

Demystify the Art of Natural Light Portraiture at Historic Fells Point with Vickie Gray

Spend an afternoon visiting DC’s best-known memorials and learn where and how to take great pictures with your phone!

Spend a Summer Weekend in Lexington, VA, Photographing Hot Air Balloons, Nature and Antique Cameras!

Spend a Morning Photographing Beautiful Lotus and Water Lily Blossoms at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens!

Sunset at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington brings a special treat on Tuesday evenings during the summer

Spend the day photographing and learning about the heroic efforts of Harriet Tubman as she worked to help the enslaved escape to freedom!

Photograph a wide variety of sunflowers in the morning light at Burnside Farms

Spend four days photographing the abundant and often very large black bears of the North Carolina Low Country as well as other Outer Banks wildlife and scenery.

Spend 5 days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, photographing landscapes and wildlife from dawn to dusk!

Learn how to take great pictures before you go on that expensive trip! Learn how to use your camera in the field, not in a classroom.

Get 2 hours of private photographic training from the comfort of your home, by phone!

Learn to be a self-assured, competent photographer in six months with training from Washington Photo Safari!