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Nature Photography Workshop

Join renowned professional photographer Laurie Campbell for these Nature Photography Workshops at Edinburgh Zoo!

Nature Photography Workshop

About Nature Photography Workshop

1st September 2025
2nd September 2025
9am - 5pm
Edinburgh Zoo
134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh West EH12 6TS
Adult £160, RZSS Member £145
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Do you have a camera and can take a good basic shot, but are unsure of how to get the most out of all the settings and functions? Are you keen to find out a bit more about the basics of photographing animals and nature?

The workshops consist of tutorials as well as a tour of Edinburgh Zoo taking in a number of different settings and animals – big and small, furry and feathery. Laurie will be with you for the entire day, giving personal attention to each participant as well as sharing many tricks of the trade.

Laurie was a keeper at Edinburgh Zoo before embarking on a highly successful thirty-year career as a nature photographer and has now returned as the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) nature photographer in residence. He has over thirty-five years’ experience in leading photographic workshops, has illustrated and authored several books – including the bestselling ‘RSPB Guide to Bird & Nature Photography’ – and has won twenty-three awards in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. In 2014 he was awarded the RSPB's Lifetime Achievement Award. A selection of his work can be viewed at lauriecampbell.com.

We plan to go ahead with the workshops even if it's raining so please bring appropriate clothing and protection for your equipment.

Image credit: RZSS

Additional Dates: 02 September 2025

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