Visionary Wild

Specialties

Visionary Wild is a leading provider of travel experiences and workshops for the passionate photographer. Visit our website or call us to learn about our all-​inclusive programs focusing on landscape and wildlife photography at world-​class destinations around the USA and abroad. Among our workshop instructors and photo safari leaders are world-​renowned pro photographers such as Jack Dykinga, John Shaw, Jeff Foott, and Justin Black, all highly sought after for their depth of expertise, artistic talent, and proven track record of delivering highly effective and fulfilling photographic learning and travel experiences.

* World-​class photography workshops, seminars, photo classes

* Luxury photo safaris

* One-​on-​one mentoring in photography technique, composition, digital workflow, Lightroom, and Photoshop

* Destinations:

Patagonia, Iceland, Africa, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Brazil, Yucatan Peninsula, US Southwest, US Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountains, California Sierra Nevada, and more…

History

Established in 2011.

Visionary Wild is the brainchild of Justin Black, a nature photographer whose photo industry experience includes extensive publication and exhibition history, ten years as director, curator, and workshops organizer at Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light Photography in California, and two years’ service as the executive director at the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers, where he remains an affiliate member.

Justin launched Visionary Wild to provide mentorship experiences that open new pathways to photographers who have done the seminars, taken the standard workshops, and who are looking for new opportunities to move their work to the next level of quality, depth, purpose and meaning. A worldwide network of expert resources and partnerships helps to ensure the quality and authenticity of our programs.

Meet the Business Owner

Justin B.

Business Owner

Justin Black is a nature photographer, writer, and photo workshops organizer, and an affiliate member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). Through both Visionary Wild and Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light Photography (1999 — 2009) he has created inspiring and effective educational photographic experiences for thousands of passionate photographers. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading photo workshops organizers.

A professional photographer since 1995, before founding Visionary Wild he served the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) as Executive Director, and for the better part of a decade was General Manager and Curator of Mountain Light Gallery in California’s Sierra Nevada.

Justin is a regular contributor to Outdoor Photographer magazine, and his photographs have appeared in publications such as National Geographic Adventure, Sunset, American Photo, Rock & Ice, Sierra, and Nature Conservancy.