Photography Workshop by Kayak
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Photography Workshop by Kayak in Sweden

5 days of photography workshops in stunning settings around the Saint Anna Archipelagos in Sweden

What's Included?

  • Small Like-minded Groups

    Solo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 8 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people
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excluding flights

What's it like?

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Take your photography to the next level whilst kayaking around the stunning archipelago of Saint Anna with expert photography and kayaking guides.

Try your hand at capturing the stars learning night photography skills: no light pollution to worry about out here.

Combine your love of photography and adventure, as you wild camp on remote islands and fall asleep to the sound of the water.

Anna(November 2023)

From booking to the end of the trip the communication, guides, food, kit, attention to detail were brilliant. A beautiful part of the world to see by kayak, with a business that has incredible attention to detail to ensure an amazing time. Brilliant guides, food, photography support. Amazing

Raphael(April 2023)
I had to wait 2 years (due to the pandemic)...
I had to wait 2 years (due to the pandemic)...
I had to wait 2 years (due to the pandemic)...
I had to wait 2 years (due to the pandemic)...
I had to wait 2 years (due to the pandemic)...

I had to wait 2 years (due to the pandemic) to finally go on this trip in 2022 and I'm glad that I waited - it was an amazing adventure from start to finish. The company managing the trip has nailed all the logistics and you just feel very looked after every step of the way.

The food was definitely a highlight and exceeded my expectations. Knowing it was wild camping I wasn't expecting much but we got some amazing meals with fresh ingredients the whole way through.

The photography aspect was great as well, with Rob giving the group little exercises every day to help you "see" the amazing environment through many different perspectives. What you shoot from day to day will be highly weather dependent but we were blessed by good weather most of the trip. Expect less "shoot this thing" and more guidance on how to find your own creativity and style.

The kayaking wasn't very strenuous at all - from what I remember the longest day was 4 hours of kayaking but mostly was just a couple of hours a day at an easy pace.

A shout out to the guides as they really made the trip something very special. Both Rob and Audrey were amazing - super patient with everyone and made sure to spend enough time with everyone individually to make sure that you were getting what you wanted out of the trip.

All in all I think the trip is great value and I don't think many people would regret booking this adventure!

Nicole(September 2022)

This is an amazing trip! I am so happy I decided to book. Our guides were the best, couldn’t have asked for better! From the photography workshops to sitting around a stove cooking meals, it was a fantastic experience!

Jason(September 2020)
An amazing experience. Combining the advent...
An amazing experience. Combining the advent...
An amazing experience. Combining the advent...

An amazing experience. Combining the adventure of kayaking and wild camping with photography was a real winner for me.

Every member of the team was passionate about the company and I would like to thank everyone from the driver who picked us up from the hotel, Helena who remained in touch after my booking to our guides for the trip Lovisa and Rob.

The trip was a good mix of adventure, paddling and photography and I learned lots of new skills to practice at home and on future adventures.

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    The basics of photography

    Wild camping
    Solo tent
    Lunch and dinner included
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    Start your photographic expedition getting to know your group over lunch and ensuring your camera is all set up. As you set off paddling into the maze of islands, your expert photograher Rob will show you how to get comfortable with photographing scenes from the kayaks. You also have a kayaking guide to show you the basics of kayaking if you're new to paddling. Double kayaks are really easy to get the hang of and very stable.

    The first camp is nestled amongst clusters of islands and islets in one of the most stunning settings in Sweden. The day ends with a delicious dinner and share stories as darkness falls over the archipelago.

  2. Day 2

    Developing your creative eye

    Wild camping
    Solo tent
    All meals included
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    The day starts by discussing the different elements of photography over fresh coffee and learning how you can creatively manipulate those elements to enhance your images. After launching the kayaks, you'll paddle through the outer edge of the archipelago with its barren islets and endless blue horizon. Keep your eyes peeled for interesting birdlife, as you put your new skills into practice.

    By late afternoon, you arrive at a beautiful forested island which will be your base camp for the rest of the time on the water: an ideal spot near fantastic locations to explore. If the skies are clear, there is an opportunity to try your hand with night sky photography as the sun sets.

  3. Day 3

    Exploring different styles

    Wild camping
    Solo tent
    All meals included
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    We’re off on a big paddle today! First exploring the lookout Kupa Klint, which offers amazing opportunities for Landscape and Macro photography. Then onto St. Tallskär, arguably one of the most beautiful and wild islands in the archipelago. Here we experiment with Portraiture and Adventure photographic styles. We continue our learning process of how to approach a scene or subject, and explore the compositions available through our lens.

    As we paddle back towards base camp, we watch as the sun begins to set and the character of the light creates a different mood in our images. Back at camp, we enjoy dinner and some rest. This is our last evening in the wild and we try our hand at night photography, astro photography, light painting and night portraiture.

  4. Day 4

    The final edit

    Cabin
    Single bed
    All meals included
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    Pack down the camp and head back towards the mainland for a little luxury after your days in the wild. For your final night, you'll stay in charming cabins by the water with full amenities. After lunch, you'll sit down as a team to process your images. Your guide will show you all the steps involved in post-production, from importing, editing and presets to exporting and posting. You'll spend the evening reviewing your pictures, play around with edits, critique each others work and have one last meal as a team to reminisce over the trip.

    Day 5

    Farewell to the archipelago

    Breakfast included
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    After a lie-in and a leisurely breakfast, the pickup crew will come get you around 10:30 and take you back to Norrköping. If you have some extra time before heading home, we really recommend wandering around the historic industrial landscape in Norrköping. The old factory buildings along the river and all the locks, waterfalls and bridges make for excellent compositions too!

Getting There

Nearest airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)
Pick up
Norrköping Train Station, or your hotel in Norrköping
10:00 on Day 1
Drop off
Norrköping Train Station, or your hotel in Norrköping
17:00 on Day 5

What is and isn't included?

What's included

Your guide Rob is a leading wilderness and northern lights photographer, plus a qualified kayaking guide.

4 nights of wild camping and 1 night in a cabin

Enjoy delicious, freshly prepared Swedish food throughout

Between St Anna and Norrköping

Top quality kayaking, camping & cooking gear

Where you'll stay

Photography Workshop by Kayak in Sweden

Wild Camping

What you'll eat

Fact - food always tastes better in the wild. You’ll cook delicious meals together as a team, using lots of typical Swedish ingredients, with the menu planned by our own wilderness chef. Vegans and vegetarians can be catered for and if you have any o…

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FAQs

The photography element of this trip is lead by the very accomplished photographer Rob Mcnamee. He is renowned for leading arctic wilderness and northern lights photography excursions in northern Sweden, and is now bringing his expert workshop approach for this photography adventure in Saint Anna.

Rob has fully immersed himself in a Scandinavian wilderness lifestyle. Originally from the UK, he has spent many years guiding multi-day kayaking expeditions in the Saint Anna and Gryt archipelagos. In the wintertime, he lives 200 km inside the arctic circle, leading photography tours in Abisko.

After completing a degree in Film Production and Photography, he worked for several years as a Director of Photography for an environmental film company. The next natural step was combining his two true passions – nature and photography!

Rob is also an experienced wilderness cook, forager and woodcarver. His love for photography and the outdoors is truly contagious, and spending time with him in the wild is always a fun and inspiring experience.

Yes. Any excess luggage can be safely left with your local host at the launch point.

Your host will pick you up from any hotel/hostel/airbnb in Norrköping. However they recommend:

_The Lamp Hotel

This chic little hotel in a refurbished 18th-century building has a great atmosphere. It’s located 700 meters from the train station, and also offers spa services and a great restaurant. Breakfast is included. All rooms are equipped with shower & WC, TV and Wi-Fi.

Pronova Hostel

This hostel is a more budget alternative, 1.4 kilometres from the train station. It’s located right in the city centre in the historic “Industrial Landscape” with great views of the river and the old magnificent factory buildings and chimneys. All rooms have TV and Wi-Fi. En suite or shared shower & WC. Self-serving breakfast buffet included.

Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.

Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.

Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).

For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.

We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.

We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.

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All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.

You're always in good company on one of our adventures.

Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.

Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way. Check out our Community Values – a shared code to make sure that everyone's experience is safe, inclusive and brilliantly unforgettable.

It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.

Don't just take our word for it:

  • 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
  • 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
  • 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends

See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.

We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.

What's the number?
It works out on average at 70kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.

The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.

But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:

  • Driving 1000 miles/1609km would be approximately 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person, if there were two of you in it).
  • A return economy class flight between London and New York would be approximately 1619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
  • 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approximately 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.

What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.

Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.

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