Photography Workshops
Chuck Kimmerle’s photography workshops and sessions are designed to help photographers better understand their creative vision and turn it into unique, meaningful, and compelling images. Through thoughtful guidance, hands-on experience, post-processing sessions, and personalized feedback, Chuck helps participants see beyond technique and connect more deeply with their subjects. His workshops encourage photographers to refine their visual voice, strengthen their storytelling, and create photographs that are both intentional and emotionally resonant.
Each class session I took with Chuck, brought me new insights. My work is remarkably improved, and I continue to get closer to what it means to be creative and communicate feeling, energy, and movement in my work
—Rachel Jones, photographer
Group Workshops/Seminars
The Artful Black and White Landscape
Feb 8-12, 2027
Death Valley National Park, California
Michael E. Gordon and Chuck Kimmerle
An artful landscape photograph does far more than document beauty - it communicates vision. It reveals the photographer’s imagination, curiosity, and creative intent, transforming place into personal expression. This workshop is dedicated to exploring how to see, interpret, and photograph the landscape with intention, artistry, and depth.
While most workshops simply place photographers in stunning locations for easy photographs, we provide you much more: the skills, mindset, and inspiration to create meaningful, intentional work for a lifetime. Photographers of all experience levels are invited to join us for an immersive photography experience devoted to the unique aesthetics of black & white expression.
Michael and Chuck are not only accomplished black and white photographers - they are passionate, patient, and deeply invested instructors who prioritize your creative confidence and artistic growth. The workshop blends location shooting, group and one-on-one instruction, image critiques, in-the-field discussions, and post-processing classroom sessions, all set within one of the most visually powerful landscapes on Earth. Topics including precise field techniques, creative composition, visualization, editing and workflow, and much more, all specifically designed to provide you the creative tools and personal confidence to work in black and white.
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The Artful Process & Print: Digital Inkjet Printing
Feb. 22-26, 2027
Death Valley National Park, California
Michael E. Gordon and Chuck Kimmerle
Join us for this unique and popular workshop emphasizing image processing and digital printing (color and monochrome), where every participant returns home with exquisitely made fine art prints! This workshop offers an excellent mix of location photography with three and a half days of intensive classroom instruction and processing (Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop) in one of the most visually compelling locations in the world. Our workshop topics include Precise Field Capture Techniques for Printing; Digital Studio Setup; Processing Considerations and Workflow, Lightroom Printing, Photoshop printing (including selections, non-destructive adjustment layers, layer masks, selections, exposure blending, dodging/burning, B/W conversion…); Color Management; Printers, Papers & Printing; Black & White Output; Finishing & Display; and much more! Two Epson printers will be on hand during the workshop.
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SOLD OUT, Waitlisted - Out of Yosemite, Jan. 18-22, 2027
Yosemite National Park, California
I am thrilled to announce that I will be part of the 2027 Out of Yosemite Landscape Photography Conference.
The instructor lineup includes: myself, Michael Gordon, Charlotte Gibb, Joshua Cripps, Jerry Dodrill, Albert Dros, Franka Gabler, Michael Frye, Huibo Hou, Jennifer King, Colleen Miniuk, William Neill, Alex Noriega, and Beth Young.
In addition, all four of Ansel Adams’ living Photographic Assistants will be there—John Sexton, Ted Orland, Chris Rainier, and Alan Ross, each of whom will present an evening keynote talk.
Private Photo Tours/Workshops
If you would prefer a more intimate experience, please consider joining me for a private or small group photography workshop or tour in Death Valley or Owens Valley. I live in the area and have extensive experience in the Alabama Hills, Manzanar National Historic Site, Mono Lake, Owens Valley, and ghost Towns such as Keeler, Bodie, Cerro Gordo, and Darwin.
Trips can be as short as a few hours, or as long as a week.
Please contact me for more information and availability and pricing: Contact
Online Zoom Sessions
If you prefer a stay-at-home experience, Chuck offers one-on-one Zoom sessions tailored specifically to your needs. He has worked with hundreds of photographers to better understand both Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. He has also helped photographers refine their editing skills and insights, improve and edit portfolios and photo stories, and conceptualize and design photography books. He has also successfully helped photographers apply for grants, artist residencies, contests, and publications. More information here.
Testimonials
What a wonderful workshop. Challenging, rewarding, and inspirational. Michael and Chuck make a great team.
Bill Dixon - Illinois, USA
Chuck's method of teaching is deeply focused on the capacity of the student to grow as a photographer. He is patient and thoughtful and contributes a fount of understanding of fine art photography. His ability to communicate composition and tonality in black and white photography has been essential to my own growth as a photographer. When I first explored his work, I knew I wanted to study photography with him. I felt I could do better but did not know how. Each class session I took with Chuck, brought me new insights. My work is remarkably improved, and I continue to get closer to what it means to be creative and communicate feeling, energy, and movement in my work
—Rachel Jones, photographer
Working with Chuck has made me a better and more confident landscape photographer. He has been supportive of my photography, but not afraid to offer well-reasoned criticism when necessary. He even helped me improve my color photography, although he has made me really appreciate good black and white. Photoshop has always been difficult for me, but Chuck's patient instruction helped it all makes sense. Thank you, Chuck
— Richard Larson
Thank you, Chuck, for giving me the confidence to create my own photographs,
without worrying about the many opinions of others.— Jess Jones
When teaching or mentoring students, Chuck focuses on teaching ahead of his own photographic endeavors. He spends time with students to point out another way to capture images besides the “cliche” images most photographers seek. He has guided me to broaden my vision and appreciate subjects or scenes I would have missed capturing. These oftentimes had more visual impact than what I initially sought to photograph.
I have learned new skills to enhance my black and white photography though Chuck’s very clear instruction in using Lightroom and Photoshop tools.— Carla Francis