Cascade Center of Photography

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Cascade Center of Photography

Private Tutoring, Photo Workshops & Tours

Workshops & Tours

Spring in Central Oregon Photo Workshop 2025

June 20/21/22, 2025

Landscape Photo Workshop

With Zack Schnepf

Enjoy the beauty of the Central Oregon Cascades and photograph pristine river and lakes with towering mountains during Central Oregon’s fleeting spring season. While the mountain peaks are still snow covered and the first blossoms and flowers appear in the area, Central Oregon is magical.

Local professional Landscape photographer Zack Schnepf will guide you to some of the area’s most photogenic locations. Zack will teach you how to frame and capture stunning landscape photos.

$325 per person

Max 8

Beginner to intermediate

Car pool

Itinerary:

Friday, June 20, 2025

5:30 pm : Meet in front of Starbucks @ 320 SW Century Dr #200, 97702 Bend, OR. It’s a standalone Starbucks, not inside the supermarket. Carpool to shooting location. Introduction and sunset photo session.

Saturday, June 21, 2025

4:55 am: Meet in front of Starbucks. Carpool to shooting location. Possible Sparks Lake.

After sunrise shoot, breakfast (not included) at local restaurant. Photo talk.

6:00 pm: Meet on Bend’s north side and carpool to Smith Rock State Park for a sunset photography session.

Book your own accommodation early!

Sunday, June 22, 2025

4:45 am: Meet in front of Starbucks. Carpool to Dillon Falls. Sunrise and morning photography session.

After sunrise shoot, breakfast (not included) at local restaurant. Photo talk. Questions and answers

11:00 am: Approx. end of Workshop

Zack will adjust timing and shooting locations according to conditions at the time of Workshop.

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Central Oregon Fall Colors 2024

October 11/12/13, 2o24

Autumn Workshop

with Zack Schnepf

Enjoy the beauty of the Central Oregon Cascades and photograph pristine river scenes and lakes with towering mountains during Central Oregon’s beautiful autumn season.

Local professional Landscape photographer Zack Schnepf will guide you to some of the areas most photogenic locations. Zack will teach you how to frame and capture stunning landscape photos.

$295 per person

max 8 persons. Full with waiting list.

Send an inquiry to reserve your spot for October 10-12, 2025.

beginner to intermediate

car pool

Itinerary

Friday, October 11

5 pm: Meet in front of Starbucks @ 320 SW Century Dr #200, 97702 Bend, OR. It’s a standalone Starbucks, not inside the supermarket. Car Pool to shooting location. Introduction and sunset photo session nearby.

7 pm: after sunset drive back to Bend.

Saturday, October 12

5:45 am: Meet in front of same Starbucks. Car pool to Sparks Lake with towering South Sister volcano. Sunrise and morning photography session.

9 am: We photograph the Annular Solar Eclipse. Afterwards breakfast (not included) at local restaurant. Photo talk.

3:30 pm: Meet on Bend’s north side and carpool to Smith Rock State Park for sunset photography session.

7 pm: After sunset drive back to Bend.

Sunday, October 13

6:30 am: Meet at same Starbucks. Carpool to Deschutes river for sunrise photo session.

9 am: Breakfast (not included) at local restaurant. Photo talk. Questions & answers

11 am: End of Workshop.

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The Great Plains 2024

June 4-13, 2024

Kansas and Nebraska Tour

Landscape, Ghost towns and Americana

Take a photographic journey into the vast landscapes of Kansas and Nebraska to photograph the flower-filled prairies, dramatic bluffs, and strange landscapes in the more remote parts of each state. In addition to vistas, we’ll visit some of the abandoned towns from the dust bowl era, crumbling old churches, long-abandoned homesteads, and schoolhouses. Then throw in an occasional thunderstorm for a little excitement. Photograph Americana quirkiness for a unique experience on the prairies of the Great Plains.

Join professional travel and nature photographers David Cobb and Adrian Klein on this exclusive photo tour to one of America’s lesser-known regions.

Tour Highlights:

Scott’s Bluff, Carhenge, a variety of ghost towns and abandoned places, Monument Rocks and surrounding badlands, rolling hills, Americana, a possible thunderstorm or two, Prairie landscapes and prairie wildflowers, giant geological concretions and toadstools, farms, barns, and rural life.

9 Nights

$ 4,595 per person, shared double room

$ 5,095 single room

Deposit $500

6-8 Persons. Full with waiting list.

Beginner – advanced

Van and automobile transportation from Casper, WY to Kansas City, MO

Included:

  • Nine nights at medium priced hotels and motels – double room sharing.
  • Transportation from Casper, Wyoming to Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Supported by Adrian Klein and David Cobb.

Not included:

  • Flights.
  • Meals and snacks.
  • Health and trip cancellation insurance.
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Dakota Sandstone concretions at Rock City Park in Kansas in the spring. USA
An old schoolhouse and church in Kansas in the spring. USA
An ancient seabed cliffs (Niobrara Chalk formation) in Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park at sunrise in Kansas in the spring. USA
Elgin ghost town in Kansas in the spring. USA
A metal relief sculpture near the town of Nicodemus in Kansas in the spring. USA
Teeter Rock in Kansas in the spring. USA
The Lazy U Motel in Broadwater, Nebraska. USA
A group of windmills in Merna, Nebraska. USA
Monument Rocks in Kansas in the spring. USA
Prairie Blooms on a hillside in Kansas in the spring. USA
An old schoolhouse built in the 1880’s in Kansas in the spring. USA
Princes Plume (Stanleya pinnata) and Soap Tree Yucca (Yucca elata) bloom in front of Monument Rocks in Kansas in the spring. USA
Backlighing on a hazy morning in Kansas in the spring and an old brick school. USA
Carhenge is made out of automobiles near Alliance, Nebraska. USA
Chimney Rock at sunset in Nebraska. USA
Monument Rocks in Kansas in the spring. USA
A circuitous fenceline winds through the prairie of north-central Nebraska. USA
The badlands of Toadstool Geological Area in Nebraska. USA
An old painted ad for Purina Chows in the town of Americus in Kansas in the spring. USA
Mammatus clouds form durning a storm in southeastern Nebraska in spring. USA
Blooms of Cicer Milk Vetch catch the light in the badlands of Toadstool Geological Area in Nebraska. USA
The bluffs of Scott’s Bluff National Monument in Nebraska. USA
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Lost Places of the American Desert 2026

April 13 – 27, 2026

Ghost towns, deserts and wild landscapes

Photo trip with Swiss photographer Thomas Heitmar.

This varied photo tour leads through the desert areas of California and Nevada. We start in the gambling metropolis of Las Vegas and follow the historic Route 66 through the Mojave desert. We photograph ghost towns and “lost places” such as dilapidated snack bars, gas stations and motels. In between we visit the national parks, Joshua Tree and Death Valley, where we devote ourselves to nature and landscape photography.

The round trip leads behind the Sierra Nevada, to the rocky pinnacles of the Alabama Hills, the Mono Lake and other photogenic ghost towns.

Swiss photographer Thomas Heitmar shows you how to effectively capture the many impressions with the camera.

In addition to the big highlights, we also visit the photogenic desert parks, Valley of Fire and Cathedral Gorge on the way back to Las Vegas.

It is a journey full of surprises, scenic beauty, vastness and “on the road feeling”.

15 days / 14 nights

US$ 10,030  /per person/double room sharing

US$ 1,550 /single room surplus

Maximal 8 participants

We drive in two SUV and or minivans.

Included:

  • transportation from hotel in Las Vegas
  • 14 nights in middle class hotels
  • Entrance fees to attractions mentioned in itinerary
    Photographic supervision by Thomas Heitmar

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Not included:

  • Flight to Las Vegas (LAS)
  • Meals
  • Tips
  • Insurance
  • Vaccination, Tests and certificates if necessary

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Abandoned car, Painted Desert, Arizona, USA
USA, Southwest,Nevada, Valley of Fire, State Park, Fire Wave
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USA, Southwest, Nevada, Nelson ghost town near Searchlight (m)
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USA,California, Eastern Sierra,Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, Mobius Arch
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Caddo Lake and the Bayous of Louisiana

October 29 – November 5, 2022

Mystic Cypress Swamps

There are few wild places in North America more magical than the bayous of Louisiana and their hidden stands of ancient cypress trees. Professional photographer Christian Heeb has been visiting these places for years. Photographer and course instructor Thomas Heitmar will be there this year.

On this photo tour, we’ll explore some of the hidden gems of Louisiana and Texas. From mist on the water to an abundance of bird life, we’ll find perfect photo opportunities from land, airboat, pontoon boat and sturdy sea canoes. We’ll probably see alligators before they retire for the winter. Our goal is to get you to the best place at the best possible time so you can take great pictures.

When we are on the water we work with local naturalist guides on site. This tour is rated as relatively easy, however you must be able to get in and out of a canoe independently and walk over rough terrain. You must also understand the operation and function of your camera.

Check out our photo gallery below and be inspired by images from past trips. Welcome to the bayous.

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$5,150 per person sharing room

$6,250 single room

[wp-svg-icons icon=”users” wrap=”h3″]max 7 persons. New workshop date, no longer available.

[wp-svg-icons icon=”books” wrap=”h3″] beginner to advanced

[wp-svg-icons icon=”truck” wrap=”h3″] Transportation from Hotel in Shreveport, Louisiana to Hotel in Lafayette, Louisiana

Included:

  • all accommodation in middle class Motels
  • 7 nights in double room sharing, unless single room is booked
  • 3 organized kayak trips
  • sunset tour with airboat
  • 3 wildlife viewing tours with pontoon boat
  • transportation in SUV
  • all entry fees as mentioned in itinerary
  • guided by Christian Heeb & Thomas Heitmar
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All participants need to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend our Mystic Cypress Swamps Photo Tour. By registering to this tour, you sign a waver agreeing to our Covid-19 rule.

Not Included:

  • flight to Shreveport, LA (SHV) and back from Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • meals
  • tips
  • insurance
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Itinerary

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Arrive in Shreveport, Louisiana. (SHV) Individual transportation to Airport Motel.

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Drive to nearby Marshall, TX for a first visit to the bayous.

In the afternoon photographing at the swamp.

Monday, October 31, 2022

At sunrise we will be taken by a local guide with a pontoon boat into the cypress swamp. Hopefully we’ll get some early morning mist and some fall colors in the vast wilderness.

Afternoon photography at nearby Caddo Lake SP. And its cypresses.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Another sunrise with the boat in the Zpressen.

In the late afternoon we will have another sunset photo ride by pontoon boat.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

We photograph the sunrise from land with many opportunities for beautiful photos. Afterwards check out and drive to Lafayette in Louisiana where we will check into a new hotel.

In the afternoon we drive to a beautiful lake dotted with cypress trees. We spend the late afternoon in the canoes to explore this natural treasure. Our local guide will point out the different species of birds such as Pileated Woodpecker, Osprey, Great White Heron, Green Heron, Anhinga and more.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

We get an early start and canoe deep into a little-known ancient Tupelo and Bald Cypress swamp. We enjoy the sunrise on the water and explore the small waterways.

In the afternoon we take pictures of the landscape and the sunset in the Atchafalaya Basin from an airboat.

Friday, November 4, 2022

In the early morning we make another canoe trip in the swamp landscape.

Tonight we will be photographing the swamp from land using tripods.

Saturday, November 5, 2022

After a last sunrise photo session in the cypress swamps, this photo tour comes to an end.

Individual transfer to Lafayette Airport (LFT) and departure.

We reserve the right to change the itinerary for this Mystic Cypress Swamps Photo Tour, due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.

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