Wow.

It’s hard to believe that we have been leading photography workshops and tours under the stars for 10 years. It seems like only yesterday that we were sharing our first workshops with you in Acadia, Arches, Crater Lake, Death Valley and Zion.

A decade under dark skies, moonlit landscapes, urban nights, far off lands and celestial events.

Thank you.

Thank you for helping us reach this major milestone.

Ten years for an education business with a very humble beginning and big dreams that each year come true, thanks to you. In return, we pride ourselves on the experiences that we can offer to you in this ever-growing astro-tourism world.

New Workshops

In celebrating Season 10, we are offering 25 workshops. We are returning to some of our “Greatest Hits”—the Eastern Sierra and Bodie ghost town, Sloss Furnaces, Sleepy Hollow, historic Charleston, and the urban decay of Rust & Ruinsim. Keep giving us feedback on your favorite places we’ve gone together, and we’ll make sure to return.

We are also finally checking off a few locations we haven’t been to before but that have been highly requested: the otherworldly landscapes of the Bisti Badlands and classic western landscapes of Monument Valley. Keep sharing where you want to go with us and we’ll do our best to take you there!

Many of us have experienced the solar maximum auroras that have been stretching as far south as Texas. While it is difficult for us to plan a workshop in the continental U.S. with a promise of auroras, we are going back to two of our favorite northern light locations that have epic landscapes to mingle with the frequent dancing green lights: Lofoten Islands and the north coast of Iceland.

Are you hooked on eclipses like we are? We have two options for you to take in the eclipse of 2026: glamp in Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in the remote northwest corner of Iceland, or chase totality, lighthouses and coastline through northern Spain.

Want to add more snowy scenes to your portfolio? We are offering two domestic workshops dedicated to capturing those winter vibes, whether it be the snow-peaked mountains, waterfalls and valleys of Yosemite, or chasing the biggest meteor shower of the year through the epic landscapes of Monument Valley.

Looking to level up specific photographic skills? Season 10 has us offering four unique workshops dedicated to planning, panos, processing, and black and white in some pretty inspirational places, such as Big Bend, Badlands, Chicago and Savannah.

Then there is the thing we love the best, having you stamp your passport to new national parks. This year we will be taking the windy roads to the peak and coastline of Haleakala, the classic landscapes of Grand Teton, the unheralded dark skies and fall foliage of Guadalupe Mountains, the snow-globed Yosemite and the park our alumni voted on revisiting, North Cascades.

We look forward to sharing, celebrating and seizing so many more nights with you soon!

A Few Notes

Before we get into the specifics of the workshops, we’d like to share a few ideas.

How are Some Already Sold Out?

As a special thank you to those who attend our workshops, who sign up for our waitlist and who subscribe to our email list, every year we announce our itinerary to those three groups before “going public.”

This year, as usual, our community has committed very strongly to many of the workshops. (Our gratitude is infinite.) Because of that, 13 of our new workshops and tours sold out during the past week. Additionally, three tours were announced last year and sold out some time ago.

Still, as of press time, 11 of our Season 10 workshops and tours have seats left, so it’s easy to join us in amazing places such as Charleston, Iceland, Haleakala and more!

If you really want to go to one of those other places with us …

We Can’t say it Enough: Use the Waitlist

Openings happen for almost every workshop, and those spots always get offered to the waitlist first. If you see something you really want to attend and there are no tickets now, we urge you to sign up for the waitlist today.

Seize the Night in Season 10

As we get ready to commence our ninth fall, we’re looking forward to a winter break from travel, followed by an epic Season 10 full of adventures and stars.

Where will you be joining us? Wherever the destination, we look forward to seizing the night with you soon.

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Gabriel Biderman is a partner and workshop leader with National Parks at Night. He is a Brooklyn-based fine art and travel photographer, and author of Night Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Peachpit, 2014). During the daytime hours you'll often find Gabe at one of many photo events around the world working for B&H Photo’s road marketing team. See his portfolio and workshop lineup at www.ruinism.com.