Photography Tours and Workshops

Our upcoming New Zealand photo workshops and photography tours for 2025:

South Island Winter New Zealand Photo Workshop 12 Day

16 June 2025 to 27 June 2025

Designed for photographers wanting to capture the landscapes of New Zealand's South Island in the winter light.

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New Zealand Luxury Photography Tour 8 Day

30 June 2025 to 7 July 2025

Indulge your senses on this luxury New Zealand photography tour. Breath-taking photography locations, exclusive lodges and exquisite cuisine.

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New Zealand Luxury Photography Tour 8 Day

22 June 2026 to 29 June 2026

Indulge your senses on this luxury 2026 New Zealand photography tour. Breath-taking photography locations, exclusive lodges and exquisite cuisine.

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South Island Winter New Zealand Photo Workshop 12 Day

1 July 2026 to 12 July 2026

Designed for photographers wanting to capture the landscapes of New Zealand's South Island in the winter light.

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Ocean Birds of Kaikōura Photo Workshop 3 Day

4 December 2026 to 6 December 2026

Learn professional bird photography technique and photograph albatross and other pelagic bird species, in-flight and on the water.

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Custom Workshop

Dates to be arranged.

Custom New Zealand photography workshops and tours tailor-made just for you. Contact us to get the most out of your photography in New Zealand.

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Testimonials

The South Island of New Zealand contains some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world and being led around by someone so experienced in the terrain as well as reading the weather (I swear that Phillip works as a part-time meteorologist) gives you the best possible opportunities to capture amazing photographs. Phillip tailors his teaching style to your abilities and he has helped me a lot to refine the way I compose an image on the field. Being able to discuss and share ideas with a professional photographer throughout the workshop was invaluable - I now have a better sense of the overall aesthetic and style that I would like to put across in my work. Phillip has curated a list of accommodations that are comfortable, clean and spacious. There is always good food along the way and he knows where the best coffee and hot chocolate can be had. This was my first trip with Phillip and certainly not my last. I hope to join him for other adventures in the near future.

Patrick Lau, Singapore.

We’ve been photographing beautiful places around the world and have learned the value of having a professional photographer guide. We found Phillip Bartlett through the internet. The reviews on the site were positive, but you always wonder whether or not the guide will fulfill your expectations. Our expectations were simple: We wanted a guide to take us to great locations at the right time in good weather with magnificent light so that we could attempt to capture beautiful New Zealand. Phillip not only delivered, he exceeded our expectations. He knows New Zealand and he knows photography. In addition to capturing the beautiful land and seascapes of New Zealand with photos of which we’re proud, we learned more about photography from Phillip who was always ready to help without being overbearing. We highly recommend him as a photo guide when visiting the beautiful country of New Zealand. We not only left New Zealand with photos we’re proud to share, we acquired a friend. Thank you Phillip.

Rainer and Julie Martens, USA.

Over the last 30 years I have shot 35mm, medium format, and 4×5 large format films. I now shoot with a Canon 1Ds Mk III, and thus consider myself to be a fairly advanced amateur. It was therefore an added bonus that Phillip, a consummate professional, also taught me many new approaches to photography as I was capturing the stunning scenery of New Zealand. Phillip never tried to impose his own views on me, and probably would have kept his advice to a minimum if that had been my preference. But I encouraged the opposite, and it was an unexpected added bonus to the trip.

Marty M, USA.

He took us to several well off the track locations that there is no way I would have known about or ever found – but yielded spectacular photographs. The second is that he gave us room to work, but was always on hand for questions or queries. I like to work at my own methodical pace and don’t require photographic instruction – but I often did want to know how Phillip as a local saw the shot in his minds eye and where he felt it worked best based on his experience with the area. To this end he was extremely helpful and I owe him a debt of gratitude in this respect as it has contributed to the quality of shots I was able to get. Many photographers often think the best way to shoot a new location is on their own, but those of us who have been to a new area with a good guide know that there is no substitute for local knowledge. And that local knowledge saves a huge amount of time (and time is money) and contributes to images of far greater quality. To this end Phillip was nothing short of brilliant – a better guide could not be had.

Joshua Holko, Australia.

Read more feedback from our clients on our testimonials page.