Canadian Rockies: Jasper & Banff

July 31 - August 7, 2019

Day 1: Arrive, Moraine Lake

Day 2: Emerald Lake, Takkakaw Falls, Lake Minnewanka

Day 3: Lake Louise, Banff, The Vermillion Lakes

Day 4: Peyto Lake, The Icefields Parkway

Day 5: Jasper Lakes, Maligne Lake Photo Cruise

Day 6: Athabasca & Sunwapta Falls, Mt. Edith Cavell

Day 7: Jasper Skytram

Day 8: Jasper to Calgary, Depart

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• All overnight accommodations

• Ground transportation

• All Breakfasts

• 4 Dinners

• Photo Instruction

• Exclusive, small group experience

• Admissions to:

  • Athabasca Glacier Adventure

  • Spirit Island Photographer's Cruise

  • Jasper Tramway

• Sun Surveyor free download

• Park fees

• Flight booking & coordination (flights not included)

AVERAGE CLIMATE

67 - 74° F
Warm days and cool nights
Sunny with clear skies
Some rain

PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY

Standing and walking on a combination of paved surfaces and gravel trails with steps and varying levels of steepness. Moraine Lake requires a very short, uphill hike to the viewpoint. Our stop at the Columbia Icefields has a short walk onto the glacier. Some optional paths at Peyto lake have steeper pitches on paved surfaces, and Maligne Canyon has some steeper pitches on gravel trails.

Sunrise & Sunset

Because this is a photo tour, the priority of this trip will be focused on making the best photographs you can possibly make. This means we’ve structured the itinerary to coincide with the best lighting, i.e., sunrise or sunset shooting. For this tour and time of year, sunrise is around 6:15 AM and sunset is around 9:15 PM. If we choose to shoot at sunrise, we will be eating breakfast after the shoot.

Cost

5 Spots Total
$3709 Double per person, $4739 Single

PAUL NGUYEN

Paul is a professional fine art photographer, specializing in nature and landscapes from around the world. Paul founded BlueHour in 2014 and designs and instructs all curriculum and course material, and is a tour leader. He works tirelessly making sure the business runs smoothly and is an incredible resource to his students. 

In April 2017, he served in the prestigious National Parks Artist in Residence program, at Petrified Forest, Arizona. His work also includes an exclusive assignment as the photographer for the Gallery on the Charles River at the Museum of Science, Boston.  His images have been licensed by organizations such as the Nature Conservancy, Tamron USA, Amazing New England Artworks, and numerous local and international publications, and his outstanding image-making and teaching have gained him an equipment sponsorship from Tamron USA.

Paul lives and works out of Hanson, MA, and can be seen promoting and selling his work at art shows and fairs in New England throughout the year, and is also a lecturer and contest judge for local camera clubs. The Boston Camera Club awarded him Judge of the Year honors for 2015-2016.

Visit his website and portfolio at www.paulnguyenphoto.com

ALLIE RICHARDS

Allie is a professional photographer specializing in landscape, travel and portrait photography. Allie is Paul's partner in BlueHour, an instructor and tour leader. She is the administrative workhorse behind the BlueHour brand, webmaster, and design specialist. 

She has been photographing since age 13, and her trade has taken her to places like Iceland, Norway, The Faroe Islands, across Europe and the United States. She was awarded the Student Image Award in 2013 from the Photographic Resource Center in Boston, MA. 

Her approach focuses on 'telling the story' of a place by capturing subtleties and minor details that when viewed together, create a more complete whole.

Allie lives and works out of Marlborough, MA, and can be seen promoting and selling her work at art shows and fairs around New England. She also regularly shoots portraiture, weddings and events.

Visit her website and portfolio at www.allierichards.com