Professional Photographer Instructors
Robb Hirsch | Yosemite Professional Photographer
Professional Photography Guide Yosemite Photography Classes and Workshops Photo Hikes and Backpacks “I endeavor to create visually compelling images that evoke emotion and an appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds us.”-R. Hirsch Trained academically as a biologist and natural historian, Robb Hirsch developed an intimate relationship with the natural world. This connection was established […]
Al Golub | Yosemite Professional Photographer
“I am a storyteller with images. Just as importantly, I am a photo coach. I have had the opportunity to work with photographers of all technical levels and artistic outlooks and have been able to help each and every one of them to communicate their unique vision with their own images.” Al Golub lived in […]
Jay Sousa | Yosemite Professional Photographer
Professional Photography Guide | Adventure Hiking Guide Yosemite Photography Classes and Workshops Photo Hikes and Backpacks Yosemite Guided Hiking Tours and Backpack Trips Jay Sousa has been a fulltime professional photographer for thirty-five years and a Professor of photography at Merced Community College for the past seven years. Jay began his photography career at the Merced Sun Star […]
Jesse Summers | Yosemite Professional Photographer
Professional Photography Guide Yosemite Night Skies Photography Classes and Workshops Jesse Summers is a Florida based landscape photographer who specializes the newly developing niche of night landscape astrophotography. Composing scenes at twilight on nights where the conditions perfectly align, Jesse is able to incorporate the stunning center of the Milky Way galaxy into his landscape […]
Guest Photography Instructors
James McGrew | Yosemite Art Instructor, Naturalist
Lead Art Instructor | Lead Naturalist | Professional Photography Guide Yosemite Plein Air Art Workshops James McGrew first backpacked in Yosemite at 4 months old and recalls childhood memories of frequent trips to Yosemite to paint and photograph. Today his award winning works hang in many private and corporate collections around the world and have exhibited in many […]
Jeff Mitchum | Professional Photographer Mentor
Professional Photographer Mentor Tanzania Africa Serengeti Ngorongoro Wildlife Safari “I love how you can take the light and the image and capture its beauty in a two to three minute sweep of a moment. There is an amazing lightshow that God has created in the natural world where it can become spiritual if you approach […]
Joshua Cripps | Yosemite Professional Photographer
Professional Photography Guide Yosemite Photography Classes and Workshops Raised in Sonora, CA, Josh grew up with the wilderness affecting every facet of his life, and spent countless hours of his childhood exploring the Sierra Nevada mountains. When his educational goals steered him to the concrete-clad megalopolis of Los Angeles, Josh realized the true importance of […]