Places to spark your imagination

Start with a sense of place.

Explore field notes for your next photographic adventure. These are planning guides; published departures appear separately on each page.

Utah

Red-rock country rewards a slower approach: watch how light moves across a canyon wall before deciding where to put the tripod. Utah offers opportunities to work with shape, scale and the contrast between warm stone and a cool sky.

Alaska

Alaska combines large landscapes with small, fleeting wildlife moments. An effective photography plan leaves time to observe a place and room to adapt when weather or animal movement changes the day.

Iceland

Iceland invites photographers to study water, weather and volcanic forms. Returning to a location under different light can be more rewarding than trying to cover every landmark in one visit.

Japan

Japan offers a broad range of photographic subjects, from quiet details to layered urban scenes. Choose a journey around the kind of observation you enjoy rather than the number of places on its route.