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Slonina Nature Photography: Instructional Tours and Workshops
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Our team invests years in extensive research and
meticulous trip planning to ensure that you enjoy the most exceptional experience imaginable.
Why Slonina Photography ?
You will be at the best places at the best times:
This offers several advantages:
Maximize Learning
Personalized one on one attention, critiques, and photography advice. Both in the field and in the classroom. We want to make sure you get the best shots while we are on location.
Better Access:
We get much better access to remote areas than bus tours, day tours and car pools.
We have superior access to remote areas compared to bus tours, day tours, and car pools. There are remarkable places that can only accommodate one or two cars.
You do not have to drive or rent a car:
All skill levels are welcome:
Feedback:
Our top priority is customer satisfaction. Our primary goal is to teach and ensure you capture outstanding photos. We take pride in our high percentage of returning customers and consistently sold-out tours over the past nine years. Check out our testimonial page.
There is two leaders for this trip with two different backgrounds.
John Chumack: Astronomer & Astrophotographer, Director of The Chumack Observatories
Featured on the Front Cover of "Time" Magazine and With over 500 of his images published in such notable periodicals as National Geographic, Science, Astronomy, Discover, Smithsonian Air & Space, and Newsweek, John has taken astrophotography to the realm of an art form.
While you will find his work in Fine Art Exhibitions, you'll also find John busy as a serious astronomer--contributing to the Minor Planet Center and studying lunar transient phenomena as well as periodically working on Comet Projects (Ulysses & Deep Impact) for NASA.
John's work is also published regularly by NASA and with The Chumack Observatories located in both Dayton and Yellow Springs, Ohio and a slew of remote telescopes in New Mexico he is always imaging objects and capturing Current events in the Night sky! John also specializes in Solar Imaging, and thus monitors Sunspots & Aurora activity regularly and has captured dozens of Aurora events on film & digital over the last 25 years!
He Lives in Ohio with his wife and has two kids.
John is an active member of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society & AAVSO, and helps to fund some of his research through images sales at
John Slonina: is a professional nature photographer who has been photographing nature for over 35 years. He has been published in multiple books, magazines, and calendars. He has a love of natural history as well. He has been a keynote speaker for many camera clubs, Audubon groups, and photo conventions.You will receive education not just in photo technique, but also in the natural world. Understanding the natural world not only increases your appreciation of nature but also helps you become a better photographer. John.has been photographing nature for several decades. He has a great knowledge of natural history.
He lives in Massachusetts. He loves teaching his two kids about nature.