Travel Photography Research Trips
The photography research tours are a unique travel experience designed for exceptional photographic opportunities. They are unlike our regular tours. You wont get five star hotels, the itinerary can change on short notice and you'll be on a one-of-a-kind journey that has never been run before and may never be run again.
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Images from the 2009 Yunnan Research Trip
Images from the 2008 Guizhou Research Trip
Images from the 2008 Silk Road Photo Tour
Each trip is open to a limited number of passengers, accompanied by photographer Ewen Bell with the support of Grasshopper Adventures managing the operations behind the scenes. Some trips are designed around exploring a small corner of China by private vehicle, while others speed across the vast length of Japan on Bullet Trains. Each journey is unique, never to be repeated and usually takes Ewen to parts of the world where he has never been - that's half the fun!
Most research trips are based on a small group size of just 4 people, which allows flexibile opportunities to stop on the way as desired, to overnight in small villages and take advantage of last minute changes to itineraries. As a research trip there are no certainties about the final schedule, and as such the concept will only suit photographers who have a genuine passion for travel.
Research trips have been designed recently to visit the following destinations: Guizhou province of China, Yunnan province of China, Japan's Honshu Island, Thailand's Elephant Trails and the Jungles of Borneo. If you have a hankering for something outside of Asia there's also a Scandinavian Exploration that is lush with photographic treats, plus we have friends in Morocco, Peru and Africa.
Click below to view PDFs of previous itineraries we have run for research trips or private groups...
Dates
| 2010 | September 12 - 26 | China - 2 places left |
| 2010 | October 22 - 25 | Gippsland Workshop |
| 2010 | November 14 - 27 | Ancient Kingdoms - fully booked |
| 2010 | November 27 - December 5 | Laos Elephant Research Trip - 2 places left |
| 2010 | December 09 - January 3 | East Antarctica |
| 2011 | February 4 - 7 | Gippsland Workshop |
| 2011 | February 24 - March 11 | Nepal |
| 2011 | March 27 - April 09 | Yunnan |
| 2011 | May 20 - 23 | Gippsland Workshop |
| 2011 | May 30 - June 12 | Australia by Air |
| 2011 | September 04 - September 18 | China |
| 2011 | November 13 - November 26 | Ancient Kingdoms |
| 2012 | April 26 - May 10 | Guizhou Research Trip |
PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
Photo tours designed by photographers, for photographers.
Advance your skills while travelling with professional travel photographer Ewen Bell. We've designed integrated travel and instructional themes to create the most wonderful opportunities you could ever imagine - for beginners and advanced photographers alike. Maximum group size of 8 people for the experience of a lifetime.
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