Photography Retreat

2025 Workshops

  • Audience watching a presentation in a conference room, with a man speaking at a podium and a large screen showing an image of a film crew in a desert setting.

    Creative Journeys

    Australia

    August, 2025

    Unlock your photography potential with our exclusive 5-hour seminar. We’ll share valuable tips for capturing stunning photos and mastering effortless processing techniques. Join a community of passionate photographers who return year after year for fresh inspiration and insightful information. Our interactive learning includes ample Q&A sessions, ensuring personalised guidance for all skill levels.

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  • Silhouette of a person standing on a beach at sunset with a calm reflective water surface. The sun is partially hidden behind trees on a rocky hill, creating a starburst effect.

    Focus on Tasmania

    Tasmania

    October 20 - 25, 2025

    2 Places Left

    We empower photographers to explore their full potential. This 5-night/6-day photo workshop features four renowned tutors: Darran, Pearce & Frazer Leal, and Mike O’Connor. Join us for a unique opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge in photography, covering landscape, nature, travel, and creativity. We offer guidance on processing, storing, and selling your images. Our approach combines in-depth learning with hands-on challenges, ensuring a tailored experience for all skill levels. We focus on your photography, not our own.

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  • Birds & Nature

    Queensland

    November 24 - 28, 2025

    Celebrate our 20th adventure to the iconic Lamington National Park, a rainforest haven perfect for photographers of all levels. Based at the award-winning O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, this immersive workshop combines expert guidance with hands-on field techniques, creative processing sessions, and an inspiring variety of subjects, from vibrant birdlife and frogs to forest scenes and abstract patterns. With Darran’s deep local knowledge and a small group size, you’ll enjoy the perfect balance of personalised tuition, comfort, and creative exploration in one of Australia’s most photogenic ecosystems.

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  • Group of people in winter clothing standing on snow in front of a large blue and white cruise ship named Ocean Nova.

    Hi Julia, Just a note to say how much we enjoyed our trip and to thank all of you for the planning and organising that went into making it very memorable. In particular, Pearce did a great job as leader and its very clear that many of our colleagues were part of what we would say was ‘the WPA extended family’. It was great to be welcomed by those travellers as well, particularly those who have been on many trips with WPA previously, they made us feel part of that family! Anne and I are currently thinking about doing something with WPA in future. Pearce did mention that help was a phone call away!

    Geoff & Anne

  • View of Antelope Canyon rock formations with vibrant orange and red tones against a clear blue sky.

    Darran, your enthusiasm for all things photographic is truly inspirational, even after 30-odd years in the profession. Your duty of care is second to none and I have been on many photo tours. The way you look after every guest and handle personalities is most professional. Thank you and I would certainly travel with World Photo Adventures again in the future.

    Niall

  • Leopard walking on a fallen tree in a grassy savanna landscape under a cloudy sky.

    Morning Darran, Just wanted to thank you for the Tanzania trip, it was absolutely awesome, I cannot say a bad word about it! I certainly learnt a lot, and I did find the KISS principle working for me. I really do think my photos looked great and I’ll cherish them for a long time to come. The small group made it great as well and everyone was really nice. Oh and toastie was a funny fella! I definitely will be looking into future events with you.

    Jenny

  • Vibrant yellow and black bird in flight with outstretched wings, against a blurred green background.

    Hi Darran and Pearce, Thank you again for a wonderful time at Lamington. I was particularly interested to see how my photography had improved in the two years since I started WPA workshops (at Lamington 2 years ago). I can ‘see’ the difference in my images when I compare the previous to now, and it’s not all about going to a full frame camera either. So a big thank you to both of you for helping me to finally break through the Lightroom barrier and really understand what I am doing in this software. It hasn’t been easy for me and I do thank you again and again for your patience and help.

    Lee