Florida's Birding and Photo Fest

Join Us April 24-28, 2024 for nearly 100 exciting photography & birding events with field workshops that include photographing birds of prey, birds in flight, horses on the beach, creative processes, historic architecture, portraits, flash, and macro led by renown photography leaders. We also offer classroom sessions including Photoshop & Lightroom, composition, processing, printing, composition, and flash techniques for beginning to advanced photographers.

Schedule:

April 25th

6:30 - 8:30am - Photographing Sunrise from the St. Augustine Lighthouse, David Akoubian

St. Augustine Lighthouse 100 Red Cox Dr.

$100 

6:30 - 8:15am - Sunrise Boat Tour, St. Augustine Eco Tours

Municipal Marina, Eco Tours Ticket Booth B

$70

6:30 - 8:30am - Sunrsie Shorebird Photography at the Matanzas Inlet, Caleb Hoover

Matanzas Inlet Beach – East Parking Lot 8690 A1A S

$50

6:30 - 9:00am - Sunrise Paddle, Ayolane Halusky

Guana Lake 6-Mile Landing, 1700 Ponte Vedra Blvd.

$70

7:00 - 10:00am - Captivating Bird Photography at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Brett Wells

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd.

$100 + Annual Pass

8:00 - 11:00am - Abstract Photography: Art of Seeing Creatively, Todd Nettelhorst

Castillo de San Marcos, 11 S Castillo Dr.

$100

9:00 - 10:45am - Early Morning Boat Tour, St. Augustine Eco Tours

Municipal Marina, Eco Tours Ticket Booth B

$70

9:00 - 10:00am - OM Solution

Festival Headquarters Exhibit Hall Stage

 Free

10:00 - 11:30am - Bird and Nature Photography in Florida, Jack Rogers

Festival Headquarters Classroom 1

$25

10:00 - 11:30am - Classroom Seminar, Emilie Halpin

Festival Headquarters Classroom 2

$25

10:00 - 1:00pm - Hands On Printing Workshop - Getting Prints that Look Like the Image on Your Monitor

Festival Headquarters Classroom 5

$75

12:00 - 1:00pm - Vanguard Tripods and Digiscoping

Festival Headquarters Exhibit Hall Stage

Free

1:00 - 2:30pm - Watch Your Background, Kevin Loughlin

Festival Headquarters Classroom 1

$25

1:00 - 2:30pm - Invisibility Tactics: Disturbance versus Awareness, Ayolane Halusky

Festival Headquarters Classroom 2

$25

1:00 - 2:30pm - Fundam - entals of Photography, Brett Wells

Festival Headquarters Classroom 3

$25

2:30 - 3:30pm - Shooting Panoram - as with a Panoram - ic Gimbal Head Tripod

Festival Headquarters Exhibit Hall Stage

 Free

3:00 - 4:00pm - How to Find Your Wildlife Photography Style, Caleb Hoover

Festival Headquarters Classroom 1

$25

3:00 - 4:30pm - Classroom Seminar, Emilie Halpin

Festival Headquarters Classroom 2

$25

3:00 - 4:30pm - AI and Photography, David Crooks

Festival Headquarters Classroom 3

$25

4:00 - 5:45pm - Late Afternoon Boat Tour, St. Augustine Eco Tours

Municipal Marina, Eco Tours Ticket Booth B

$70

4:30 - 7:30pm - Bird & Wildlife Photography at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Todd Nettelhorst

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd. 

$100 + Annual Pass

4:30 - 7:30pm - Watch Your Background at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Kevin Loughlin

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd.

$100 + Annual Pass

5:00 - 7:00pm - Photographing Florida Native Raptors, Jack Rogers

Festival Headquarters, 5205 A1A S

$125

5:00 - 7:00pm - Horse Action Photography, Brett Wells

St. Johns County Equestrian Center, 8200 Smith Rd

$100

5:00 - 8:00pm - Evening Shorebird Photography, Dan Walters

Anastasia State Park, Island Beach Shop & Grill

$100

Sunset Boat Tour, St. Augustine Eco Tours

Municipal Marina, Eco Tours Ticket Booth B

$70

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Date: April 24-28, 2024