© Øyvind Martinsen. American Crocodile at Coiba Island (national park), Pacific coast, Panama. This huge crocodile have had its territory in a bay on the island for over twenty years, and the national park rangers from ANAM have given him the name Tito. He is probably more than 30 years old.

Black Vultures at sunrise, Isla de Coiba, Panama. You don’t always have to use the long lens to photograph wildlife. Very often, I use a wide-angle lens and try to include the wildlife in the landscape and the environment they live in. So is it landscape- or wildlife photography? Nature has no clear definitions and borders, so I choose to call it a more complete nature photography.

Here is a picture from the Photo Workshop at the island Runde, Norway, April 22-26, 2015. Thanks to all workshop participants for making this workshop to what is was. Great photos were made! Next workshop at Runde will be in 2016. Dates will follow later.

Here is a group photo from the workshop, April 16-19, in the spectacular Romsdalen valley in Norway. Behind us is the 3000 feet vertical Troll Wall. Next workshop in the Romsdalen valley will be September 10-13, 2015.

Landscape Photography Master Class

3 days
Dates: July 24-26, 2015. Other dates on request.
Instructor: Øyvind Martinsen
Place: Las Minas Workshop Center, near La Pintada in the Cocle province, Republic of Panama + other outdoor locations.
Price: 225 $
Maximum 6 participants.

What will you learn:
Equipment for landscape photography.
Learn to control different lighting situations.
Landscape analysis for photography, and how to use it in your work.
How to connect with the landscapes, and respond to them photographically.
A zone system for color and tones.
Composition and the elements we can play with.
How to work in the field.
Landscapes as art.
Edit your landscape photographs.

During these three days I will pass on my hard-earned knowledge and experiences in landscape photography. This master class is a combination of theories combined with my photographs, practical photography in the field, and editing. Participants will receive a list with recommended equipment before the workshop, but your basic equipment has to be a digital SLR camera with at least one lens, tripod and cable release. You also need to bring a laptop with your preferred photo-editing program, and I recommend Adobe Lightroom. (You can buy it online from www.adobe.com.) Your basic knowledge has to be at least our Basic Workshop or similar level.

Day one, 09.00 to sunset:  We start the day with indoor lectures at Las Minas workshop center, and in the afternoon we will go to Cerros los Picachos in the Cocle province for afternoon and sunset photography.

Day two, sunrise to sunset: We start the day with landscape photography at a lagoon near Penonome, and after lunch we move to Sarigua national park in the Herrera province.

Day three, sunrise to 16.00: We start the day with landscape photographs at sunrise at Las Minas Workshop center, and after that we will edit the photographs taken during the workshop.

We serve coffee, tea, cold drinks, and snacks during the workshops. Transport to the outdoor locations is not included, but we encourage car-pooling. (I have have space for 3 persons + equipment in my car for the outdoor trips)

We can recommend a nearby hotel for participants who are not living in the area.

For booking contact me on: [email protected]

Best regards

Øyvind Martinsen

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One week ago I came back to Panama from a visit to Norway. Thanks to all photo workshop participants, from Russia and Norway, that were on my three workshops at Dovre and in the Romsdalen valley. Some of you have already booked space on my workshops at Runde and in the Romsdalen valley in April next year. I am looking forward to seeing you again. Thanks also to Dovre and the Romsdalen valley, two of the most powerful places on this planet.

Øyvind Martinsen

Here are the fixed dates for our Panama Photo Expeditions this year and next year.
Dates 2014:
9-21 November

Dates 2015:
11-23 January
10-22 May
15-27 November

We do also have shorter expedions in Panama, with tour dates upon request. Read more in the "Tours and Workshop" section on this site.

Øyvind Martinsen