- Most Popular Safari
- 3.5 Hours, 7.5 Hours
- Day Safari
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.
Photo Safaris in Washington DC
Experience DC Through Your Camera Lens
If you love to take pictures and travel, come join one of our photo Safaris! A professional photographer takes you around the monuments of Washington DC or other domestic and international travel locations while giving you tips on composition, lighting, and exposure. We know all the great spots, and you’ll have a lot of fun hearing colorful history about the sites we visit while learning how to take postcard-quality pictures!
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- 2 Hours
- Morning Safari
Washington Photo Safari director and architectural photographer E. David Luria will guide you as you take your pictures.
- 2.5 Hours
- Day Safari
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.
- 2.25 Hours
- Morning Safari
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!
- 2.5 Hours
- New
- Night Safari
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.
- 2.5 Hours
- Day Safari
Are you only using $100 worth of the features of your $700 camera? If yes, then this safari is for you! Learn to get the most out of your camera.
- 2 Hours
- Day Safari
Forgotten what you’ve learned about photography? Don’t worry! This refresher course safari will catch you up to advanced status while exploring DC.
- 2 Hours
- Day Safari
There is nothing more satisfying than taking and sharing good pictures of our children and grandchildren. Lauren Ackil can help with that!
- 2.5 Hours
- Night Safari
Come join us for the best view of DC, from the 35th-floor Observation Deck of the CEB Tower in Arlington, at twilight.
- Special Opportunity
- 2 Hours
- New
- Night Safari
The best view of DC, from the 35th-floor Observation Deck of the CEB Tower in Arlington! Join us on a full moon for great lighting and beautiful photos.
- 2 Hours
- Night Safari
This is your chance to take better pictures than the postcards in the Nations Capital with helpful instruction!
- 2.5 Hours
- Night Safari
If you think Georgetown is pretty in the daytime, wait until you see it through your camera’s viewfinder at night!
- 2.5 Hours
- Night Safari
After giving an orientation on the basic techniques of nighttime photography, Instructor E. David Luria will take you to the most photogenic areas on the western end of the National Mall.
- 3 Hours
- Day Safari
Three hands-on workshops which provide the background to achieve simple, pleasing portraits using window light and affordable lighting equipment.
- 3 Hours
- Day Safari
Hands-on workshops which provide the background to achieve simple pleasing portraits using natural light, on-camera flash, and simple reflectors.
- 2.5 Hours
- Day Safari
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.
- Special Opportunity
- 2 Hours
- Day Safari
Even if it isn’t snow, here is your chance to learn how to photograph action-packed white stuff flying through the air!
- 2.5 Hours
- Day Safari
Planning a trip to Paris soon? Well, before you go, here’s your chance to make a collage or booklet of side-by-side comparison photos with DC.
- 4 Hours
- Morning Safari
Spend the morning with nature photographer and instructor Sean Quintilian as we photograph great egrets courting and building nests!
- 2.5 Hours
- Morning Safari
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!
- 2.25 Hours
- Morning Safari
One of the best times to see this city is at sunrise. As the sun comes up behind the Capitol, our Potomac River shoreline comes alive with activity.
- 2.5 Hours
- New
- Day Safari
This safari is designed for intermediate and serious amateurs, who wish to learn how to photograph luxury homes and interior décor.
- 3.5 Hours
- Day Safari
Washington Photo Safari is pleased to present this photo safari in street photography taught by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Essdras Suarez.
- 2.5 Hours
- Day Safari
If you love to photograph flowers, there is nothing prettier than an orchid. Join us for a photo shoot at the National Portrait Gallery.
- 2.5 Hours
- New
- Day Safari
The gardens at the Hillwood Estate offer incredible opportunities for photography – the paths, the mansion, the greenhouse, the statuary, and the refurbished Japanese Gardens. You will pick up some tips on garden and estate…
- 2.5 Hours
- New
- Day Safari
This Byzantine-style church, modeled after Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia, is a photographer’s dream. Its classic arches, lovely statuary, magnificent gardens and unique inscriptions provide a great training ground for architectural photography and for posing people in…
- 2 Hours
- Night Safari
The huge picture windows, the Monticello-style arching domes, and the built-in artwork of Argentinian architect Cesar Pelli’s $300 million Terminal B/C at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport provide many opportunities for good exterior and…
- 2.5 Hours
- New
- Morning Safari
Learn the basics of taking stellar photos of pets–your own cats and dogs or others if it’s a business for you. You’ll benefit from this Safari if you want to take better photos of your…
- 2 Hours
- New
- Day Safari
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.