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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 FREE WEBINAR ALERT! 🚨
Join Nic Stover, Murray Livingston & Nathan St. Andre for Photographing Death Valley — Wed, Oct 15 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET 🌵

Can’t make it live? Register for the replay + giveaway:
🔗 www.naturephotocollective.com/Photographin...

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 2d

🌿 This Week at NPC!
3 inspiring events you won’t want to miss 👇

📸 Oct 14 – Simon Baxter: Speaking for the Trees
🌵 Oct 15 – Free Webinar: Photographing Death Valley
💬 Oct 14 – Live Q&A with Meredith

✨ Use code SOCIALS10 for 10% off!

#NaturePhotographyCollective

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 4d

📸 Free Webinar Alert!
Join Murray Livingston, Nathan St. Andre & Nic Stover for Photographing Death Valley — travel tips, photo insights & a free giveaway!

🗓 Oct 15 @ 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET
🔗 naturephotocollective.com/Photographing-Death-Valley-Webinar

#NaturePhotographyCollective #FreeWebinar

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 7d

🎙 Speaker Update!
Andrea Pozzi is welcoming a new baby so this week’s Harnessing Patience & Presence session features Benjamin Maze with Guided by the Light.

He’ll explore how blending proactive + reactive photography creates more powerful, expressive landscapes.

🗓 Wed, Oct 8 — 11am PT / 7pm BST

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 9d

📸 This Week at NPC:
At our Academy: Paul Nguyen on Intro to Infrared — explore surreal fine-art imagery.
At NPC: Andrea Pozzi on Decontextualize to Find Your Inner Voice.
🗓 Oct 7–8 | Join live or watch anytime.

#NaturePhotographyCollective #NPCSpeakerSeries

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 10d

Student of the Week 🌿 Daniel Lacroix
Featured: “The Sonoran Desert at Sunset on Stormy Day.”

He joined to grow beyond wildlife & macro. With support from NPA + Meredith, he’s exploring new landscapes and gaining confidence with his camera & tripod.

See: www.lacroixphotography.com

Join our Academy

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 14d

🌿 The Harnessing Patience & Presence series kicks off this week!

📷 Tomorrow, Oct 1 – @kaihornung.com : “Seeing Beyond – Finding Meaning in the Chaos of Nature”
11am PT · 2pm ET · 7pm BST

Explore how slowing down and looking deeper transforms your photography.

#NPCSpeakerSeries #NaturePhotography

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 15d

💻 Photo Website Workshop – Sept 30
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

Your website is more than a portfolio, it’s your creative presence online.
👉 Register via the link in bio. Replay available with lifetime access.

#NaturePhotographyAcademy #PhotographyWorkshop #NaturePhotography

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 15d

Learning from Nature’s Chaos continues!
Mieke Boynton: “Chasing the Fog” — exploring how mist transforms landscapes with mood and mystery.

📅 Sept 30
⏰ 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST / 7am AEST (Oct 1)

💻 Join live or watch anytime with lifetime access.
🔗 Link in bio + code NPCSOCIALS10 for 10% off

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 16d

📸 This Week at NPC
A week of learning + inspiration ahead:

🌫 Sept 30 – Mieke Boynton: “Chasing the Fog” – 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST
🌍 Oct 1 – @kaihornung.com: “Seeing Beyond” – 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST
🖥 Sept 30 – NPA Workshop: Photo Website Review – 4pm PT / 7pm ET

👉 Register via link in bio!

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 18d

🎙 Learning From Nature's Chaos Continues! – Sept 27
@mattoliverphoto.bsky.social : “Tangled Roots: Embracing the Unruly in Landscape and Thought”

Explore how nature’s chaos fuels creativity and deeper awareness.
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm BST
Register + use code NPCSOCIALS10 for 10% off.

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 22d

🎥 In our last NPA Q&A with Meredith Fontana, the chat went from grizzlies 🐻 with cameras to bucket-list bald eagles 🦅.

That same mix of tips & community awaits tomorrow at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET.
👉 Join via link in bio.

#NaturePhotographyAcademy #LiveQA #PhotographyEducation #PhotographyCommunity

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 23d

📌 This Week at NPC

🎙 International Speaker Series continues Sat, Sept 27
Matt Oliver: “Tangled Roots: Embracing the Unruly in Landscape and Thought”
10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST

💬 Live Q&A with Meredith – Tue, Sept 23 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

👉 Register via link in bio + use code NPCSOCIALS10 for 10% off

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 27d

❗️ New Speaker Series Alert ❗️

This October, NPC presents Harnessing Patience & Presence 🌿✨

4 sessions with Kai Hornung, Andrea Pozzi, Simon Baxter & Lizzie Shepherd.
Join live or watch anytime. Register via link in bio.

#NPC #PhotographyEducation #MindfulPhotography #LandscapePhotography

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · 29d

💻 Join us tomorrow, Sept 16 for the NPA Photo Editing Clinic!

Meredith Fontana will edit RAW files live while teaching Lightroom, ACR & Photoshop techniques.

Submit your file or just watch + learn. 4pm PT / 7pm ET.

Link in bio!

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 14

📌 This Week at NPC
🌿 Sept 27 – Matt Oliver: “Tangled Roots”
10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST

Sept 16 – NPA's Photo Editing Clinic
4–5:30pm PT / 7–8:30pm ET

🎥 New on YouTube: Huibo Hou x Pixels — “Form. Mood. Simplicity.”
👉 Register via link in bio + code NPCSOCIALS10 for 10% off.

#NPCSpeakerSeries

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 12

🌍 Tomorrow at NPC: Kyle Goetsch – From Dust to Green: Namibia’s Rainy Season 🌿
Experience Namibia’s rare desert bloom and storm-drenched dunes.

🗓 Sat, Sept 13
⏰ 10am PT | 1pm ET | 6pm BST
👉 Link in bio

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 11

✨ New on YouTube

Joshua Cripps takes 25 minutes to descend into the Kings Canyon Lakes Basin — slow and steady like a sloth, but worth it for the views at lake level.

👉 Watch Part 3 now (link in bio).

#NaturePhotographyCollective #JoshuaCripps #KingsCanyon #LandscapePhotography

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Rachael Talibart @rachaeltalibart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Slo-mo waves in evening light, off the Sussex coast.

A slow shutter photo of incoming waves. Foamy crest in foreground. Dark blues and a touch of brown.

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 11

✨ New on YouTube

Joshua Cripps takes 25 minutes to descend into the Kings Canyon Lakes Basin — slow and steady like a sloth, but worth it for the views at lake level.

👉 Watch Part 3 now (link in bio).

#NaturePhotographyCollective #JoshuaCripps #KingsCanyon #LandscapePhotography

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The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 9

Live Q&A with Meredith tonight! 🌿

Bring your questions on shooting, gear, or post-processing.

🗓 Today 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
🔗 Zoom + replay inside Nature Photography Academy (link in bio).

Join the community, see you there. #LiveQA #NaturePhotography

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 7

📌 This Week at NPC (Sept 7–13)
🔥 Three live events ahead!

• Sept 8 – Free Webinar w/ Matt Payne: Finding Your Why (4 pm PT / 7 pm ET)
• Sept 9 – Live Q&A w/ Meredith Fontana of NPA (5 pm PT / 8 pm ET)
• Sept 13 – Kyle Goetsch: From Dust to Green (10 am PT / 6 pm BST)

👉 Link in bio to register.

The Nature Photography Collective @naturephotoclasses.bsky.social · Sep 5

📸 From “C student” to best-seller.

Paul Nguyen’s Bass Harbor Lighthouse photo — captured in 2010 with a Canon 50D & Tokina lens — remains one of his top-selling images. 🌅🌕

▶️ Full convo now on YouTube (link in bio).

#PaulNguyen #LandscapePhotography

#NPC #LandscapePhotography #Photography

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Kai Hornung @kaihornung.com · May 20

A touch of colour in the trees. Sometimes a few meters high is high enough for a drone.

#photo #colour #drone

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Kai Hornung @kaihornung.com · May 24

Peaks of Iceland

Have a great weekend!

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