Wild Horses    AND   Wild Flowers

 2027 Equine Photography Workshop

The Best of Both Worlds

This new workshop opportunity expands on passion projects I've been coordinating through my non-profit RedBirds Trust over the past several years which involved promoting numerous sanctuaries in multiple states which have provided wonderful homes to our Onaqui wild horses removed in the '21 roundup in addition to other wild and domestic horses in need. 

Now is the time to add another wonderful photographic and educational opportunity here at home where my guests will immerse themselves in the Utah West Desert learning about, observing and photographing our Onaqui wild horses.  Then, in addition to that, we'll spend an amazing day in the mountains at a well-estblished, dedicated and hard working sanctuary in the area learninng all about their programs, the wild ones in their care and creating beautiful images to go along with it.

Not only will this workshop be packed with a variety of equine photographic opportunities to improve your skillset and add to your portfolios, but it'll be an opportunity to see how important sanctuaries and private homes are to the continued care of our beloved mustangs after they have been removed from the range by the Bureau of Land Management.   

Sample Itenerary

• Day 1 (5 hours in the field) - 60 minute meet and greet with your guide at approx. 2pm, depart Tooele and head to the range to photograph the beautiful wild Onaqui mustangs.  9:00pm arrive back in Tooele. 
• Day 2 (8 hours in the field) - 6:00am depart Tooele for sunrise with the Onaqui wild horses. 12:00pm to 3:00pm break for lunch & self-image review.  3:00pm return to the Onaqui HMA for a sunset session with the wild horses.  9:00pm arrive back in Tooele.
• Day 3 (3 hours classroom + 3 hours in the field) - 3 hour image review, critique, coaching on where and how to market/sell images then depart Tooele at 3:00pm to spend the evening in the stunning Wasatch Mountains at Wild Heart wild horse sanctuary in Park City. 
• Day 4 (8 hours in the field) -  6:00am depart Tooele for sunrise with the Onaqui wild horses. 12:00pm to 3:00pm break for lunch & self-image review.  3:00pm return to the Onaqui HMA for a sunset session with the wild horses.  9:00pm arrive back in Tooele.

About the Sanctuaries

Spending the time at each stunning mountain equine rescue program will give participants a chance not only to capture some intimate, up-close portraits of domestic and once wild horses but will also be an educational opportunity to learn how reputable sanctuaries run their programs, care for the equine they take in and how we can all help to make a difference in supporting both the horses who remain wild and the ones who have lost their homes on the range.  I will be making donations to each sanctuary on behalf of the participants in the workshop and photographers are encouraged to consider donating their favorite images captured at the sanctuaries back to the sanctuaries for future use in social media and/or website design to enable others to better understand what they do and why it is so important we continue to support their missions to give the mustangs in their care the best possible forever lives.