Predawn through morning
Read the conditions, build wide and telephoto compositions, work through changing light, and receive direct field feedback.
Mount Jo autumn morning lightPhotographs by Jonathan Zaharek from the Adirondack fall environments represented in this workshop. Final route order may change with conditions.
2026 small-group photography workshop
Adirondack Fall Photography Intensive
Chasing Autumn Light with Jonathan Zaharek
A small-group Adirondack fall intensive focused on planning, composition, changing light, and finished photographs.
Two Adirondack photography locationsSunrise and afternoon-to-sunset sessionsFull group breakfast included
And more. See everything included $499total per photographer
$99deposit to reserve
Included with your registration
A complete field-to-print workshop.
Two substantial field photography sessions
Seven-person maximum group
Live online preparation orientation
A full sit-down group breakfast at one of Jonathan’s favorite Adirondack breakfast restaurants, fully included after the morning shoot
Jonathan’s autumn Lightroom presets
Recorded RAW-to-final autumn edit
Private 30-minute post-workshop Zoom review
Your favorite workshop photograph professionally printed for you at no additional cost, in either 12 × 18 or 10 × 20 format
Meet Jonathan
Over a decade photographing the Adirondacks.
Jonathan Zaharek is an award-winning Adirondack landscape photographer, filmmaker, author, and educator. For more than a decade, his images have helped shape the modern visual story of the park through magazines, calendars, and campaigns for leading Adirondack tourism organizations, with work recognized by Nikon. He has hiked more than 8,000 miles across the Adirondack Park, giving him an uncommon understanding of its terrain, seasons, weather, and light. He wrote Hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks and brings deep photographic and regional field experience to every workshop.
The workshop day
Two meaningful field sessions with time to reset between them.
The day is paced around photography rather than a rushed sequence of stops. Each session provides time to read the conditions, build compositions, and receive direct feedback before the light changes again.
Full group breakfast and midday reset
After the morning shoot, sit down together for a fully included breakfast at one of Jonathan’s favorite Adirondack breakfast restaurants, followed by time to rest, back up files, charge batteries, and prepare.
Afternoon through evening
A second Adirondack environment with different light, terrain, and compositional challenges.
Participant fit
- Advanced beginner through intermediate
- Basic exposure controls understood
- Stable tripod required
- Lightroom-based instruction
Physical and logistical
- Up to five miles and approximately 1,000 feet
- Carry your own camera equipment
- Headlamp travel before sunrise or after sunset
- Own vehicle required between locations
If you need to cancelCancel more than 14 days before the primary Saturday Cancel from 14 days until 48 hours before the confirmed workshop start Cancel less than 48 hours before the confirmed workshop start, or do not attend
You receive a full refund of every payment you have made.
You receive the $400 balance back. The $99 deposit is kept.
No refund is provided because the seat can no longer be reliably replaced.
The $400 balance is due 14 days before the primary Saturday. If Jonathan cancels both the primary and weather-reserve dates, all payments are refunded. Complete legal terms will be linked before registration opens.
Is this suitable for a complete beginner?
No. You should understand aperture, shutter speed, and ISO and be able to change those settings independently. The workshop focuses on landscape composition, field decisions, changing conditions, and editing.
Why must I keep Saturday and Sunday available?
Saturday is the primary date and Sunday is the weather reserve. Moving the workshop to Sunday because of unsafe or materially poor conditions is not a cancellation.
Will I know the exact locations?
Yes. Registered participants receive the private itinerary for their selected date. Exact routes may still change when safety, access, foliage, or conditions require it.
Is peak foliage or dramatic light guaranteed?
No. The dates are selected for strong historical fall potential, but foliage timing, fog, calm water, sunrise color, sunset color, and clear mountain views cannot be guaranteed.
What is not included?
Lodging, transportation, lunch, dinner, camera equipment, and travel insurance are not included. Participants drive themselves between meeting locations.