Workshop “Unlimited Palouse”

Workshop Begins/Ends: Spokane, WA

Locations in Washington: Palouse Falls, Palouse.

Dates:  May 24 — 28, 2024

Tuition: $1950 per participant (limit: 9 participants).

Instructor: Alex Mironyuk

Deposit: $650 (payments accepted for the remainder of the balance)

Workshop Highlights

During our workshop, we will try to see one of the most beautiful of nature’s wonders in Washington State — the whole 3 days will be spent at the most rewarding photo destination — Palouse, taking pictures of its colorful rolling hills covered with wheat, raps, canola, etc. by farmers. Sometimes, Palouse can be compared to the Italian Toscana. Why do we need to fly to Italy if we have a much better place here in the US?  

You will get a chance to photograph the area as you have never seen it before. I will lead you to photograph my favorite places all around the two states.

This workshop is designed to master your photography skills and also to boost your creative process. This entire workshop is hands-on, and I will be with you every step of the way, covering composition, camera settings, chasing the light, and much more.

Physical Difficulty: Easy. This Workshop doesn’t Involve any hikes.

Fitness Level: Like any outdoor nature photography workshop, a reasonable degree of fitness is ideal. We will not be engaging in any strenuous physical activity.

Simple hotel lodging is included in the workshop’s tuition (2 people per room).

No level of experience is necessary for participants of this workshop. Whether you are just beginning or are a seasoned pro, we are happy to help you move forward with your photography. 

Day 2

May 25, Saturday

We will be in the middle of Palouse’s green sea in the early morning during sunrise. We will take pictures of farms, barns, hills, and old car junkyards during the first morning hours. 

We’re going to spend about 2.5 days in that amazingly beautiful area.

Afternoon, we are going to Palouse Falls. While you are driving pretty close to the falls, you can’t even imagine that a river is nearby. The road leads us to our destination through the dry desert, and you can’t even feel the proximity of the falls until you can physically see it. This is our breathtaking sunset location.

After the sunset at night, we will drive to our hotel. 

Night at Colfax, WA

Day 3

May 26, Sunday

We will spend all day shooting countless pastoral landscapes of the Palouse. Here, on huge rolling hills, there’s an immense variety of agriculture. Every year, at the end of May and through all of June, this place turns into a real photographer’s paradise when all of those plants are growing, and the hills have various colors. Even if we are talking about just green, you will see various shades of that color.

Often Palouse can be compared to the Italian Toscana. But Palouse is much bigger, has a greater variety of landscapes, and presents itself with immense beauty. Also, Palouse has two huge hills that rise about 500 feet above the other hills, so you can take pictures of the Palouse’s abstract landscape patterns from your tripod as a drone would!    

Everywhere in Palouse, you can see farms, barns, single trees, etc. So, this is the place that allows you to wake up your creativity and boost your photography skills. You don’t need to copy someone’s picture — you can create your own!

At the end of June, we can see on the fields some agricultural machines, which can be our photo-object in an abstract landscape. 

Night at Colfax, WA

Day 4

May 27, Monday

From dawn till dusk, we will spend the whole day on those amazing green and yellow rolling hills. But we’ll find some time for rest in our hotel during the day and spend some time discussing the photos we took before.

Night at Colfax, WA

Day 5

May 28, Tuesday

We will again be in the middle of Palouse’s green sea during sunrise. We will take pictures of farms, barns, hills, and old car junkyards during the first morning hours. 

Close to noon, we will drive toward Spokane, WA. 

By 2-3 PM, we will be at the Spokane Airport, where our workshop will be officially over.