Travel Photography Workshop in India - February 9-19, 2027

In India you don’t hunt for photographs. You wake up early, step outside, and keep stumbling into them. Come do it with me — ten days, one small group, February 2027.

For years I’ve wanted to share this country with a small group of people who see it the way I do — as one of the richest places on earth to make pictures. This trip is built for photographers, storytellers, and the plainly curious, whether you’ve been shooting for decades or are still figuring out your camera.

Why India

India rewards anyone who shows up and pays attention. The color and pattern of the clothing, the weight of Mughal architecture, the food, the layers of history sitting in plain sight — and above all the humor and generosity of the people, who tend to meet a camera with curiosity rather than suspicion. You don’t go hunting for photographs here so much as keep stumbling into them.

What to Expect

I’ve built an itinerary around the most photogenic corners of India with enough room to actually shoot, think, and learn — not lose the days to transit. Each day centers on photography, whether we’re working a crowded market, a riverside ritual at dawn, or a quiet garden.

You’ll also see both ends of the hospitality spectrum: world-class hotels that give you somewhere to land after the intensity of the cities, and smaller boutique properties with a more personal, familial feel. And we’ll eat extremely well — some of the best food anywhere.

The Workshop

Unlike most photo trips, this one is built around daily practice and nightly review. We’ll set aside time each day to talk through the real challenges of photographing people and places, and gather in the evenings to look at one another’s work — where most of the actual learning happens.

All levels are welcome. Beginners get step-by-step support with the fundamentals; experienced shooters can go deeper on storytelling and style. I’m happy to talk settings, but I care far more about how you frame, choose, and tell a story than about gear.

We’ll also take on the ethics of documentary work directly — especially photographing people in a culture that isn’t our own. How do we ask for consent? How do we avoid taking more than we give? Those conversations matter as much as the pictures.

Local Experts

In each city, local experts join us to add cultural and historical context. Knowing the story behind what you’re seeing changes the photograph you make of it.

The Journey

Delhi

• The Red Fort, Jama Masjid, and Humayun’s Tomb

• Chandni Chowk and Old Delhi, with a vetted food tour

• Khan Market — Fab India, Anokhi, and Bahrisons, the city’s legendary bookshop

• Stay: The Imperial, a calm retreat from the city

• A legendary breakfast at The Lalit

Varanasi

• Walking the ghats along the Ganges, photographing ritual and daily life

• Dawn and dusk boat rides

• The cremation ghats

• Cafés tucked into the old alleys, full of pilgrims from everywhere

• Stay: a luxury hotel overlooking the Ganges, with rooftop dining

Rajasthan

• Jodhpur, the Blue City, and Mehrangarh Fort

• The monkey temple in Jaipur

• Time to sink into the textures and architecture of the region

Join me if you want to experience India not as a tourist passing through, but as a photographer and a storyteller. I don’t know a better place to make pictures of people, culture, and spirit.

The Details

Dates: February 9–19, 2027 (10 days)

Group size: Limited to 10 photographers

Tuition & land package: $8,500 per person (based on double occupancy)

Single supplement: $1,800

Skill level: All levels welcome, from complete beginners to working professionals

The package covers everything on the ground: all accommodation in the luxury and boutique hotels described above, internal transport and transfers, most meals including welcome and farewell dinners, daily instruction and nightly image reviews, in-city expert and cultural sessions, vetted food tours, and all site and monument entry fees. Not included are international airfare, visa fees, travel insurance (required to join), alcohol beyond specified meals, gratuities, and personal expenses.

Reserving your spot

A non-refundable deposit of $2,000 secures your place, with the balance due 90 days before departure (by November 11, 2026). Hotels book early and the group is capped at 10, so spots are confirmed on a first-paid basis.

A Little About Me

For twenty years I’ve worked as a professional photographer in New York City, shooting headshots and portraits for actors, business professionals, and just about everyone who walks through my door. Alongside that work I’ve followed my real passion: photojournalism and social documentary. I’ve photographed extensively in India, Cambodia, Cuba, and across Europe, always drawn to people and their personal stories — the challenges they carry and the beauty of their traditions and culture. Closer to home, I’ve spent years documenting people who grow up in the U.S. foster care system and the way those experiences echo across generations. Photographing people, especially strangers, is its own art, and it’s the one I’ve spent more than two decades falling in love with.

As a workshop leader, I care less about making my own pictures than about helping you make yours, and about the conversations we’ll have along the way. Some of my favorite moments in this work are the long, unhurried talks about process — how you decide to approach someone, what you do with your nerves, why one frame feels alive and another doesn’t, how a single picture grows into a body of work. I’ll share everything I’ve learned over twenty years: the technical side of photographing people, the trickier human side of meeting strangers, how to build a long-term project, and how to shape your images into a story. While we’re together, that’s where my heart is — a thoughtfully scheduled trip, a real range of experiences and places to stay, and being right there beside you at every step. I’ll have plenty of time for my own work afterward, as I keep traveling through India.

I’m especially excited to bring in people who’ll help us go deeper. We’ll learn enough Hindi to talk with locals; we’ll learn about the history, art, craftsmanship, and social fabric of one of the most diverse and populous countries on earth — including the challenges women and other groups face there, as they do here. This won’t be only a sightseeing tour, though there’s so much to see that some of that is wonderfully unavoidable. What I most want is to give you a true sense of India, so that the pictures you make carry more than just the surface — something deeper, and entirely your own.

Ready to come with me?

The group is capped at 10 photographers, and a deposit reserves your place. Click below to claim a spot, or to request the full day-by-day itinerary and have your questions answered first.