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After a couple great months at home (rare for me!) I’ve been enjoying a good road trip to visit some familiar haunts as ...
10/11/2026

After a couple great months at home (rare for me!) I’ve been enjoying a good road trip to visit some familiar haunts as I work my way East into Utah where I’ll meet up with Alex Noriega to run a Visionary Wild workshop in Grand Staircase. As storm Rachel blows through, there is a lot of weather happening but that always makes for good photography. Here are a few photos from this past week in the Eastern Sierra, Great Basin (where I caught a solar flare), and stormy clouds over Grand Staircase.

It will be a busy autumn for me with programs in Sonoma Coast and Yosemite coming up.

Dodrill Gallery is open as usual while I’m traveling and our 2027 calendars have just arrived!

Check the workshops page on my site for upcoming opportunities to travel with me in 2027.

I hope you are getting out and enjoying the autumn!
Cheers!

Pastel pinks. Powder-blue skies. Endless white dunes. Long shadows carving patterns through the gypsum. A lone yucca sta...
09/12/2026

Pastel pinks. Powder-blue skies. Endless white dunes. Long shadows carving patterns through the gypsum. A lone yucca standing like a graphic sculpture against an impossibly clean horizon.

At first glance, White Sands looks almost too perfect to photograph.

But making a great photograph here is about far more than pointing your camera at a beautiful dune.

This December, step beyond the postcard with Visionary Wild’s Vision: White Sands, an immersive landscape photography workshop led by the dynamic duo of Jerry Dodrill and Todd Pickering.

Their challenge?

Don’t simply photograph the scenery. Learn to see what makes it uniquely White Sands.

Together, we’ll explore a story-forward approach to landscape photography, learning how to recognize compelling subjects, understand spatial relationships, work with light and form and build images with intention, emotion and meaning.

It's finding something meaningful.

It's the difference between scenic and photogenic. Between a snapshot and a photograph that makes someone stop scrolling and keep looking.

📍 White Sands National Park, New Mexico
📅 December 7–11, 2026
👤 Limited to just 10 participants

If you're ready to move beyond simply documenting landscapes and start creating photographs with story, intention and artistic vision, this is your classroom.

https://visionarywild.com/workshops/white-sands-2/

"I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.”What happens when you combine wild places, serious photography, remote mountain lan...
09/04/2026

"I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.”

What happens when you combine wild places, serious photography, remote mountain landscapes, and a spirit of adventure?

From the remote South Enylcheck Glacier Base Cam to the towering peaks of the Tien Shan, including Khan Tengri, the northernmost 7,000+ metre peak on Earth, this is an expedition for photographers who want to go far beyond the ordinary.

But don’t take our word for it.

Here’s what one of our 2026 participants had to say:

"I’ve just returned to Australia following Visionary Wild’s 2026 Kyrgyzstan photography expedition, led by Justin Black and Jerry Dodrill. I would do it again in a heartbeat, even if only to be able to return to the remote South Enylcheck Glacier base camp, surrounded by the rugged Tien Shan mountain range, including Khan Tengri – on the Kazakhstan border and close to the border with China – which, I learned on the trip, is the northernmost 7,000+ metre peak on Earth. I never thought I’d get the chance to spend time in such an extraordinary place."

If Catherine’s words have you thinking “I want in,” we’re heading back.

Join Justin Black and Jerry Dodrill on our 2027 Kyrgyzstan Expedition and venture deep into one of Central Asia’s most spectacular and least-travelled landscapes.

🔗 https://visionarywild.com/workshops/kyrgyzstan-2027/

I always like to see this Neon sign in Merced. It speaks to older more simple times, but the message is clear. U SAVE Yo...
09/01/2026

I always like to see this Neon sign in Merced. It speaks to older more simple times, but the message is clear. U SAVE Yosemite. There have always been threats, which is why the park was formed. But the encroachments on our public lands are ever increasing and this latest proposed land swap deal stinks. Write your representatives.
No land swap. No new roads to let a fancy resort have exclusive entrance to the park. Hell no.

Photographers: this is more than just another workshop. It’s a return to where a photographic legacy began.Nestled in Ca...
08/29/2026

Photographers: this is more than just another workshop. It’s a return to where a photographic legacy began.

Nestled in California’s Owens Valley between the soaring Sierra Nevada and the ancient White Mountains, Bishop sits at the heart of one of North America’s great landscape photography destinations. In autumn, golden aspen groves glow against granite peaks, alpine lakes, deep blue skies and dramatic weather creating an extraordinary canvas for photographers.

This is also where Visionary Wild has deep roots.

It was here that founder Justin Black developed his first photography workshop program while serving as General Manager and Curator of Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light Gallery.

Now Justin returns to this remarkable landscape alongside Jerry Dodrill, an award-winning professional photographer and highly regarded teacher of more than two decades and a protégé of the legendary Galen Rowell.

Together, Justin and Jerry bring an intimate knowledge of the Eastside: its landscapes, weather, light and the fleeting opportunities that can transform a good photograph into an exceptional one.

Over five days, you’ll experience eight pre-dawn and sunset field sessions, exploring the Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra Nevada and White Mountains. You’ll photograph carefully selected locations while learning to respond to changing light and weather with greater confidence and intention.

Back in the classroom, we’ll work on composition, creative vision, technical skills, Lightroom and Photoshop workflow and constructive image critique designed to help you see and photograph differently.

🔗https://visionarywild.com/workshops/sierra-nevada-autumn-2027b/

There are few places in the world that inspire landscape photographers quite like California's legendary Eastern Sierra....
08/29/2026

There are few places in the world that inspire landscape photographers quite like California's legendary Eastern Sierra. This is where Visionary Wild's story began and where you'll discover why this remarkable region continues to captivate photographers from around the globe.

Join master photographers Justin Black and Jerry Dodrill for an unforgettable five-day photography workshop based in Bishop, California, as vibrant autumn aspens, snow-capped peaks, pristine alpine lakes, dramatic skies and ancient bristlecone pines create the perfect canvas for extraordinary images.

With eight guided sunrise and sunset field sessions, immersive classroom presentations, image critiques and hands-on instruction in composition, Lightroom and Photoshop, this Creative Core workshop is designed to elevate your photography, whether you're just beginning your journey or looking to refine an already accomplished portfolio.

Based at the beautifully refurbished Wayfinder Hotel, you'll enjoy inspiring days in the field, engaging discussions with fellow photographers and the guidance of instructors whose intimate knowledge of the Eastern Sierra ensures you're in the right place at the right time for incredible light.

📅 October 11–15, 2027
📍 Bishop, California

Come experience the Eastside with Visionary Wild. We can't wait to share this extraordinary place with you.

🔗https://visionarywild.com/workshops/sierra-nevada-autumn-2027b/

Towering redwoods disappearing into coastal fog. Vibrant rhododendrons glowing beneath an ancient forest canopy. Rugged ...
08/18/2026

Towering redwoods disappearing into coastal fog. Vibrant rhododendrons glowing beneath an ancient forest canopy. Rugged sea stacks, wild Pacific beaches and ever-changing light that transforms every scene. Northern California's Redwood Coast is a destination that invites photographers to slow down, look deeper and create meaningful images.

Join acclaimed photographers Jerry Dodrill and Todd Pickering for an immersive workshop that goes far beyond simply visiting beautiful locations. Drawing on decades of experience photographing this remarkable coastline, Jerry and Todd will help you refine your creative vision, strengthen your compositions and master the techniques needed to produce compelling photographs in the field and polished final images in post-processing.

With eight field sessions timed to make the most of the light, alongside classroom discussions, image critiques and hands-on Lightroom and Photoshop tuition, you'll gain practical skills and creative confidence that will continue to benefit your photography long after the workshop ends.

Designed for enthusiastic photographers of all experience levels, this small-group workshop offers plenty of individual guidance in a supportive, inspiring atmosphere. Whether you're hoping to unlock new creative possibilities, develop a more effective digital workflow or simply experience one of North America's most breathtaking landscapes with expert tuition, this is a workshop not to miss.

🔗https://visionarywild.com/workshops/redwood-coast-8/

08/07/2026

From July 17-19, 2026 we flew our group of photographers up to the mountaineering basecamp on Kyrgyzstan’s South Inylchek Glacier to photograph Khan Tengri, and Peak Pobeda, the world’s northernmost 7000m summits. The 45 minute flight through mountain passes and up the long glacier in an open air Russian Mi-8 helicopter is pretty exciting and always a highlight at the end of our 17-day expedition around the country. These are a few clips and stills that I put together to share a sense of the experience.




Deconstructing mountains... Each mountain range has its own unique visual characteristics which are defined by the speci...
08/06/2026

Deconstructing mountains...

Each mountain range has its own unique visual characteristics which are defined by the specific geologic, glacial, and environmental factors that build and erode the planets high places. Gravity pulls material downward in a never ceasing flow toward the sea. Bound by the same forces of nature, shape forms repeat themselves despite vast differences of location, scale and time.
These examples of were made during our visit to Kyrgyzstan’s South Inylchek Glacier last month as the finale to our expedition of the Tien Shan Mountains. Getting here requires either a week long trek, or a 45 minute helicopter ride which offers spectacular views through open windows. Once situated in the seasonal mountaineering basecamp at 13,400’, we have a couple days to soak in the alpine views, go for hikes, rest, explore, and photograph the icy landscape in the shadow of massive peaks rising over 24,000 feet.

Visionary Wild

Join me and Justin Black for our small group trip in 2027.

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