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explore with us

Adventure enthusiast? So are we! Get ready to learn photography in some of the world’s most fascinating places. Pack your gear and let’s rock and roll. 2022 has some amazing adventures lined up. Reserve your spot, you won’t regret it.


Open Spaces Workshops

Adventure | education

OSW is a Photographic Tour company founded by photographers and visionaries Jamie Turner, Michael Busada, and Kathryn Turner. On this exploration of the creative soul we will teach you portraiture, nature, lighting and creative vision along with the business of photography, all in a community with other creative people that you will share heart, laughter and learning in some of the most photographic locations imaginable. Interested in evolving your skills in a fun, supportive way? See a list of our upcoming retreats and workshops.

Our intimate artistic retreats are dedicated to small groups to not just teach photography but all the things that exist around photography. We will provide you not only with world class travel, photographic education and a superb adventure but also things such as:

- creative vision, discovering yours

- proper lens selection, filter choice, timed exposures, night and star trail photography

- composition, use of color

- environmental portraiture with live models

- portfolio reviews

- one on one instruction

- leveraging social media

- getting in touch with your local market

- tools to stay organized

- how to get published

- presenting your work effectively

- pricing yourself fairly

- the importance of constructive criticism

- the importance of a photographic community