WildLiz Workshops

I’m more than a photographer. I have two decades experience leading and teaching adults in the outdoors — everything from nature photography to wilderness survival skills to backpacking & hikes in our National Parks for organizations like Sierra Club, REI, and Nature Forward. In addition, I’m a Maryland Master Naturalist. You can expect to learn photography skills, natural & human history, and to explore stunning ecosystems. Much more than a point & shoot endeavor. I have something to offer everyone, beginner to advanced. I’ll wake up your senses, understanding, and curiosity about places, pictures, and conservation. All photographers welcome!

Accompanied by Jessica Wade

Learn more about Jessica and her beautiful photography here: www.jesswadephotography.com

  • Wildflowers & Waterfalls, Aug 1-2, 2026, Shenandoah National Park

    Shenandoah has great wildflowers in early spring, summer, and fall. On the late summer trip, we’ll time it for yellow fields filled with goldenrod, wild onion, daisies, yarrow, bee balm (with hummingbirds), sunflowers, and more! Don’t forget the waterfalls! Abundance occurs in the form of falling water! More Information About this Workshop!

  • Appalachian Highlands & Fall Colors: Oct 16-19

    Come explore the magic of the Blue Ridge Highlands in southern Virginia and North Carolina! We’ll work on our landscape photography and composition skills, photographing barns, the peak of fall colors, waterfalls, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. We’ll explore the birthplace of country music, the magic of the general stores, and good eats along the way. The best the Blue Ridge has to offer. More Information About this Workshop!

  • Frost & Firelight: Photography & Poetry in West Virginia: Feb 5-7, 2027

    We will come together to explore how to use the imagery in words to create stories with our cameras. Eyes linger on photographs that have depth, meaning, a new perspective, and a story to tell. We’ll discuss the elements of a poem and the meaning in words to delve deeply into images. Then we’ll go out and shoot in the beautiful Monongahela mountains! More information coming soon!

  • Winter Wings & Coastal Things: Feb 20-21, 2027

    Come explore coastal New Jersey, winter style. We’ll explroe winter waterfowl, like loons, merganzers, harlequin ducks, and flocks of snow geese. We’ll watch the full moon rise behind a lighthouse at sunset. We’ll explore boat yards and cypress swamp. It’s a chance for wonderful wildlife & landscape photography. More information coming soon!

  • Migration Madness on the Delaware Bay: May 22-23

    In the months of May & June, the world’s oldest and largest migration takes place on the Delaware Bay, when hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs make their way onto the shore to lay eggs. This attracts a million migrating shorebirds who come to feast on this seasonal delicacy. Amazing opportunities for wildlife photography, as well as sunrise and the full moon. It’s truly migration madness! More information coming soon.

  • Pine Barrens Playground: June 5-6

    The New Jersey Pine Barrens have so much to offer that we can’t cover even half of it in the time we have, but we will try! We’ll explore cedar swamps, cranberry bogs, deep in the pines, and the mid-Atlantic’s best heron rookery (where herons breed in colonies) - it is a sight to behold. Many opportunities for wildlife, landscape, and wildflower photography. More information coming soon!