Grand Canyon Rafting Photo Workshop

Aug 13-24, 2025 - Sold Out!

Combine the thrill of rapids with the transcendent beauty of the Grand Canyon via raft on the Colorado River! Unlike standard 8-day trips, this 10 day adventure allows access to a wider array of stunning locations. Timed for the desert monsoon season, participants may capture dramatic skies, storms, and exquisite light. Led by expert photographers and experienced rafting guides, our small group of 10 will receive personalized instruction to elevate their photography skills. You will enjoy delicious meals and camp at a new riverside location each night. This all-inclusive workshop covers meals, pre and post workshop lodging, river guide gratuities, and a bonus post-processing session after you return home.

Tuition

SOLD OUT
Includes Lodging & Gratuities

Max Group Size

5 Students per Instructor
Max 10 Students

Instructor(s)

David Swindler
Ellen Bennett

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Highlights

Traverse the entire length of the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon with 10 full days on the Colorado River. Experience more photo stops and scenic hikes than the standard 8-day trips.
Expert river guides and a motorized raft will ensure comfort and safety. We'll camp next to the river each night and enjoy gourmet meals.
Photograph Grand Canyon’s most breathtaking locations. Many spots are accessible only via the river.
All-inclusive with arrival and departure lodging, pre and post workshop dinners, meals and camping on the river, river guide gratuities, and a bonus post-processing session after you return home.
Workshop dates are timed for the monsoon season when dramatic skies, storms, and gorgeous light often prevail.
Learn new photography techniques from two pro instructors in an intimate group of 10 participants.

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David Swindler

Founder - Photography Instructor

David Swindler is an award-winning landscape and wildlife photographer. Among others, he has been recognized by the International Photography Awards, Siena International Photo Awards, Sony World Photography Awards, International Landscape Photographer of the Year, and National Geographic. He received a degree in chemical engineering and worked in the semiconductor industry specializing in optics and photolithography. In 2014, he left his day job to follow his true passion. He has traveled to some of the most remote regions of the world and has extensive experience photographing a wide variety of subjects and conditions. As the founder of Action Photo Tours, he finds great satisfaction in helping others learn photography, especially in the wild desert environment near his home in Kanab, UT. David is an expert in night photography and loves to get out and shoot the starry night skies.

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Ellen Bennett

Photography Instructor

I was raised in the desert Southwest and though I love traveling to new places and old favorites this landscape has my heart. I have always been a wayfarer regarding my interests and hobbies; I rode horses growing up, practiced and taught yoga in college, rock climbed through my 20s and now I am a Grand Canyon river guide. My parents always supported my pursuits because my enthusiasm for life tickled them to the bone. My dad, an aerospace photographer, was especially jazzed when I took an interest in photography in high school and handed me down all of the equipment to get started.

Through all of my wanderings photography has remained a constant, providing the creative link between my passion for adventure and the outdoors. I will never get enough of that “Wow!” feeling when I see a stunning image rendered on my camera’s LCD and helping guide others to that same experience is the bacon in the beans for me. I started working for Action Photo Tours in 2021 and everything about their instructors, locations, deep research, proficiency and stop-at-nothing vibe shows me that I have found the company where we can all grow and have countless “wow” moments together.