Join local wildlife photographer Kyle Moon for an immersive multi-day photography workshop in Yellowstone National Park. Kyle will help you make the most of every moment in the field—seeking out the best light, the most compelling wildlife encounters, and the landscapes that define Yellowstone in winter. Whether you’re just getting comfortable behind the camera or looking to refine your craft, Kyle offers practical guidance in the field to help you strengthen your skills and capture images that tell a powerful story of this remarkable ecosystem.
Yellowstone has been geologically shaped into two very different landscapes: the Yellowstone Caldera (the Interior) and the Northern Range. Both regions, deeply influenced by volcanic forces, offer exceptional opportunities to photograph wildlife and dramatic scenery found nowhere else on Earth.
Northern Range
Two and a half days of the workshop will focus on the wildlife-rich valleys of Yellowstone’s Northern Range. Traveling primarily by road, we’ll search for bison, elk, deer, moose, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, foxes, coyotes, eagles—and, with some luck, wolves. Our comfortable vehicles provide space for your gear and allow us to move quickly between locations while giving you time to set up for the shot when wildlife appears.
Interior
Another two days take us deep into the park’s interior aboard a privately chartered snowcoach. Crossing the snow-covered landscape, we’ll explore a winter world of geysers, steaming hot springs, and frozen waterfalls. Old Faithful’s eruptions and the colorful walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone offer unforgettable landscape photography opportunities along the way. Routes may shift as wildlife sightings and conditions evolve.
With small groups, private transportation, and plenty of time in the field, this workshop offers a relaxed and rewarding way to photograph Yellowstone while learning directly from Kyle. It’s an opportunity to embrace the solitude of the winter season while capturing the remarkable story of survival unfolding before us.
Upon booking guests will receive a comprehensive confirmation email. 90 days before the package starts, additional planning documents will be sent via email. 10-14 days prior to arrival, guests will receive a day-by-day detailed final itinerary. Please read all of these thoroughly to find answer to frequently asked questions and ensure enough time for proper preparation.
Day 1: Arrive in Bozeman, MT. Free shuttle to Best Western GranTree in Bozeman, MT. Dinner is on your own. There is a restaurant on site.
Day 2: Breakfast on your own. (We recommend you eat early or wait until lunch with the group around 11:30 a.m.). Kyle will pick you up for a leisurely transfer to Gardiner, MT, with the potential for opportunistic photos as time allows. You’ll check into the Absaroka Lodge before enjoying a privately catered dinner wienjoying a catered dinner with your instructor where he will provide an overview of the upcoming week.
Days 3 – 4: Kyle will pick you up each day before sunrise to venture out in search of wildlife in the Northern Range. These days are focused on photographing moose, bison, bighorn sheep, elk, coyotes, foxes, river otters, winter songbirds, birds of prey, wolves, and as many other species as possible. Each day begins before the sun rises, increasing the possibility for magnificent landscape shots highlighting the start of a new day. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a variety of hot and cold beverages will be enjoyed in the field throughout the day. Dinner on day 3 will be at a high-end, local cafe. Dinner on Day 4 will be privately catered.
Days 5 – 6: These days are centered around visiting the park’s rarely visited interior via a privately chartered oversnow vehicle (snowcoach). Kyle will pick you up at 6:30 a.m. each day for transfer to Mammoth Hot Springs where you will board your coach for the day. Due to strict limitations on the number of oversnow vehicles allowed into the park’s interior each day, this is a highly sought after experience by all visitors. You’ll have the opportunity to photograph otherworldly thermal basins, rainbow-hued canyons, frozen waterfalls, rivers, frosty bison, elegant trumpeter swans (among other wild occupants), and vast expanses of snow-softened landscapes. Based on weather conditions, current wildlife sightings, and eruption cycles of various geysers, your photography instructor will likely choose to spend time in the following areas: Old Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin, Madison Valley, Fountain Flats, Firehole River, Norris Geyser Basin, Swan Lake Flat, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Hayden Valley, or Fountain Paint Pot. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a variety of hot beverages will be enjoyed in the field throughout the day. Each afternoon you’ll return to Gardiner between 5:30 and 6 p.m . Dinner on Days 5 and 6 will be privately catered.
Day 7: Kyle will pick you up at 7:30 a.m. to enjoy breakfast together at a local restaurant before transferring the group back to Bozeman, where our workshop ends. Due to possible adverse weather conditions during this travel day, we ask that you DO NOT book flights out of Bozeman/Yellowstone International Airport any earlier than 1 p.m.
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