Freycinet & Bay of Fires Workshop 2025

Location: Coles Bay / Binalong Bay, Tasmania

Dates: March 7th-11th 2025

Instructor: Benjamin Maze

Physical Activity: Low-Moderate

Group Size: 4 (SOLD OUT)

Price: $3250

Join me for an incredible 5-day workshop exploring the renowned beauty of Tasmania’s East Coast!

Tasmania’s east coast has so much to offer for a landscape photographer. It’s renowned for its smooth granite boulders covered in vibrant red and orange lichen, as well as white sandy beaches full of turquoise water, and even ancient moss-covered rainforests just one hour inland. We’ll be able to capture iconic locations such as Coles Bay & The Hazards and the magical Bay of Fires, as well as several more underrated - yet just as beautiful - locations during our four sunset and four sunrise shoots. You’ll be guided to each of these locations and instructed on how to capture them at their best. If we get lucky, we might even have the opportunity to capture the aurora dancing in the night skies!

Overview

You’ll learn how to capture dramatic, refined and unique images with personal instruction from myself every step of the way, as we explore creating engaging wide-angle compositions alongside the fascinating smaller scenes that can be found in nature. We’ll be keeping a flexible itinerary, with a range of possible locations in order to maximise our opportunities. I’ll be there to instruct you on capturing unique perspectives and what makes a compelling composition, full manual settings for maximum quality and creative control, what shutter speed looks best when capturing moving water, techniques for front-to-back sharpness, maximising dynamic range, reacting to conditions, and much more. Our small group size will ensure you receive plenty of 1-on-1 tuition.

Back at our nearby luxurious private accommodation in Coles Bay / Binalong Bay, we’ll be going through post-processing in Lightroom and Photoshop, covering the basics all the way to advanced editing techniques in order to bring the most out of your captured files. You’ll learn the proper editing application of the in-field processes you were taught, from focus stacking to exposure blending, as well as creative techniques and workflow tips that will result in natural yet striking images that stand out amongst the crowd.

Most of all, you’ll get to enjoy a fun five days of nature photography led by a passionate photographer who has created internationally recognised imagery in the area and loves to guide people along in their creative journey!

If you’re unsure about the benefits of joining a workshop or want to learn more about my approach as a leader, you can read more about my workshop philosophy here.

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Accommodation

Our accommodation is comprised of two luxurious private homes less than 10 minutes from major locations. You will have your own private room for the duration of the workshop, with a queen bed or larger. 

Each house is well appointed, including ocean views, three fully-equipped bathrooms, large living and dining spaces and luxuriously appointed outdoor spaces, as well as a large modern kitchen and a separate laundry room. 

Activity Levels

The workshop requires only a low-moderate level of fitness, with minimal distance to walk to our locations. Participants must be comfortable with traversing rocky and potentially slippery coastal terrain for short distances, including with head torches pre-sunrise or post-sunset. Shoes that have sufficient grip are a must. Some inclines, unsealed paths and steps will be encountered whilst accessing certain locations. Participants must also have good situational awareness of elements such as waves while using the camera. Further information as well as a packing list will be provided upon booking. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have. 

Locations

We have a wide range of beautiful locations available to us throughout the workshop. Whilst we won’t be able to visit each and every one as I tailor our itinerary day-by-day to suit the prevailing light and conditions, these options include:

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Testimonials

“Ben's … workshop was the best I've done. He is an incredibly talented photographer, but also a gifted teacher: patient, intuitive, encouraging and enthusiastic. He went above and beyond to ensure everyone got the help they needed; the schedule was flexible to made best use of weather and tides; he was well-organised and great company. Highly recommended and hope to do another workshop in the future.” - Kerry L

“This is the second workshop I have done with Ben. He is a passionate and focussed professional photographer. He is continually pushing participants the “raise” the bar with their photography. A great person." - Jim I

“Ben is so knowledgeable and is willing to share ideas on composition and processing … Ben’s help in the field gave me new composition options and things to consider: shapes, spacing and balance. And his help in processing gave me confidence to explore new techniques. Ben is very generous with his time and knowledge. I would recommend his workshops to anyone at any stage of their photography journey.” - Kate M

“Ben … carefully planned our excursions to take advantages of the tides and the morning or afternoon light and he provided one-on-one instruction to all the participants in a caring, thoughtful and skilled way. The editing part of the workshop was also very informative and provided opportunities for participants to develop their skills in either Lightroom or Photoshop. I would highly recommend attending one of Ben's workshops.” - Karen S

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