Photography Workshop for Adults

Wildlife Photographer of the Year receives entries from professionals, gifted amateurs and young photographers alike—and that means you could be the next winner.

Study with the best of the best during this one-day photography workshop for adults. Join other wildlife photography enthusiasts for a close-up look at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, spend some time in our classroom and learn about manual settings and how to capture that perfect wildlife shot, then venture outside to study “in the field” at Beacon Hill Park with 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalist, Garth Lenz and Royal BC Museum photographer Shane Lighter.

Suitable for beginners and intermediate photographers. Attendees should bring a camera, camera lenses, tripod and lunch, and dress to go outside.

About the instructors

Garth Lenz is an editorial and fine art photographer based in Victoria, BC. Though originally trained as a classical pianist, Lenz turned to his other lifelong passion, photography, shortly after completing a Bachelors degree with honours in Piano Performance. In recent years Garth’s photography has centred around the world of fossil fuel production, climate change, the massive scale of extractive industries and their associated impacts on the natural environment and Indigenous populations.

Shane Lighter is the Photographer and Digital Imaging Specialist at the Royal BC Museum and has held this position since 2012. A graduate of Algonquin College and Nipissing University, he has always maintained a strong connection with the arts, and music in particular.