PHOTO COSTA RICA

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Explore one of the most biodiverse places in the world for an extraordinary wildlife and landscape photo experience.
  • Visit local highlights to capture the history, arts, and daily life of the Costa Ricans.
  • Stay in each place for several days in order to dive deep into the location and all it has to offer.
  • Landscapes that include rainforests, beaches, hot springs, and a volcano – so much variety so close together.
  • Get up in the canopy for the chance to photograph the fauna and foliage at all levels
  • Everything from toucans and hummingbirds, sloths and jaguars, iguanas and sea turtles, butterflies and poison dart frogs.
  • The combination of rich subject matter, stellar instruction, and experienced guiding make this a must-do trip!

DESCRIPTION:

Join Reed Hoffmann in exploring Costa Rica through your lens. Imagine capturing a howler monkey in the shadow of an active volcano, a sea turtle laying hundreds of eggs, a tropical paradise waterfall cascading through the forest. Overhead the gold colored tail of a loud calling oropendola swoops by. You will have the opportunity to capture the fading sun over the breaking waves of the Caribbean Sea, to photograph iguanas, brightly colored handcrafted ox carts being painted, bright red coffee beans and swirling clouds over the cloudforest. Each day will give you a diverse range of opportunities from tropical rain forest to local people fishing, working with poison dart frogs to thousands of beautiful butterflies. Try to capture the multi-colored beak of a toucan. During the day Reed will help you get the light just right, frame that scene or get that special moment in your lens. In the evening you will be able to discuss your shots with the group and your mentor Reed as you listen to sounds of the jungle on an open air veranda.


In addition to photography there will be time to take a canopy tour, snorkel in the Caribbean Sea, stroll on the beach or wander around town. Costa Rica is one of the most diverse ecological areas on the earth. It has more land preserved in natural reserves than anywhere else in the world. You can range from the Caribbean seaside to the top of a cloudforest in one day. The country is stable, safe and considered the Switzerland of Central America. The flight to Costa Rica is not long from the US. The Ticos, as the locals call themselves, are a friendly, family-oriented culture. Enrique is the local guide and is one of our favorites. We have been to Costa Rica with him more than anywhere else in the world. He will help you find the hidden spots that are best to visit and great for photography.


Meets in San José, Costa Rica
Monday, June 22nd - Friday, July 3rd, 2026
Cost: $5,490/person


To Register - Call Now! Contact the PPS office at 585-346-5597!

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