New Zealand Photography Workshops Rotorua Animal Encounter

A one day private Bay of Plenty photography tour and workshop with Ken Wright, with pick up from either Rotorua or Tauranga.

The Beautiful Bay of Plenty (Te Moana-a-Toi) was named by Captain James Cook in 1769 after he noticed the abundant food supplies, compared to other bays. Its abundance of natural thermal features, majestic waterfalls and dynamic coastline make it a gift to a budding landscape photographer. We aim to guide you to these locations and help you create a hero shot to be proud of.

On this tour, you will be guided by Ken Wright, a well-travelled local to the area and professional landscape photographer of many years. Using Ken’s expertise of the area, he will teach you how to shoot long exposure waterfalls and awe-inspiring coastal landscapes. You will benefit from expert photographic know-how from one of our professional landscape photographers and be guided into any one of a selection of locations for a unique photography experience tailored especially for you.

This private tour is priced at $1295 for 1 person, or $695 per person for 2 or more people.
HIGHLIGHTS 8-hour private tour The Bay of Plenty Long Exposure waterfalls Dynamic seascapes ITINERARY


Your tour will start when you are picked up from your accommodation or a pre-arranged location (Tauranga or Rotorua). We will commence with a short briefing and give you options of an itinerary for your personalised tour.

We have the option to stay local to your accommodation and explore a diverse range of spectacular waterfalls at several locations perfect for long exposure photography.

Or with an early start, we can travel further afield in the morning and experience one of the Bays remote beach locations to create a range of dynamic seascapes. In the afternoon travel deep into the forest to experience the Bays’ most majestic waterfall at 65m tall in full flood, Tarawera Falls is simply breathtaking, time permitting we have the option to go above the cliff line and photograph cascade falls a feature missed by most.

You will learn how to take control of some of the most important settings on your camera for waterfall photography and capture long exposure images with the use of our ND filters. You will be given advice on composition and tips around processing. The tour will end when you are taken back to Tauranga/Rotorua.

Tour Start Time: The start time of this tour is flexible to work in with the sunset time and your travel schedule. Ideally, a time will be chosen to allow for the tour to finish with a sunset shoot near your accommodation. We will contact you once a booking has been made, to confirm the best pick-up time for you.
INCLUDES 8 hrs photography tuition Free copy of our “Pocket Guide Landscape and Wildlife Photography” Free hire of Tripod and ND Filters Transport during the tour Hotel pickup/dropoff DOC (National Park) concession fees