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Barry Spruce Photography Workshops
We’re proud to offer photography workshops and private tours in several areas around East TN including Cades Cove and the Smoky Mountains as well as various places in New England, Florida, Wyoming, and Alaska.
Barry Spruce has dedicated over 30 years to photographing the local area. You’ll find these workshops and tours to be entertaining, educational about local history, and most important, Barry will help you capture every aspect of the area in your own photos.
Barry Spruce Photography Tours
We offer personalized photography workshops and tours in several areas
Our Workshops
See landscapes, wildlife, and more!
We offer workshops that highlight areas of East Tennessee, Florida, Alaska, Wyoming, and New England. Each workshop is unique in its own way with wildlife ranging from black bears, elk, and owls to landscapes such as sunrises, waterfalls, lighthouses, and covered bridges.
Smoky Mountain Big Buck Rut
- Guiding services and photography instruction by an experienced local wildlife photographer.
- Transportation during the workshop.
- Park fees including parking pass.
- Lodging.
- Meals, snacks, and other incidentals during the workshop.
- Flight or travel to and from the area.
- Trip / Travel insurance.
- Wildlife
- December 2 - 5, 2025
- $1,950
Smoky Mountain Waterfalls
- Landscape
- July 6 - 10, 2025
- $3,500
Alaska Brown Bear Experience
- Landscape & Wildlife
- TBA, 2026
- $TBA
Smoky Mountain Birds
- Guiding services and photography instruction by a skilled local nature photographer.
- Transportation during the workshop.
- Park fees including parking pass.
- Lodging.
- Meals, snacks, and other incidentals during the workshop.
- Flight or travel to and from the area.
- Trip / Travel insurance.
- Wildlife
- April 15 - 18, 2025
- $1,950
Smoky Mountain Black Bear
- Guiding services and photography instruction by a skilled local wildlife photographer.
- Transportation during the workshop.
- Park fees including parking pass.
- Lodging.
- Meals, snacks, and other incidentals during the workshop.
- Flight or travel to and from the area.
- Trip / Travel insurance.
- Wildlife
- May 20 - 23, 2025
- $1,950
Jackson Hole & The Grand Tetons
- Landscape & Wildlife
- November 4 - 9, 2024
- $3500
Lighthouse Land & Sea
- Landscape
- August 11 - 16, 2025
- $3,800
Smoky Mountain Wildflowers
- Guiding services and photography instruction by a skilled local nature photographer.
- Transportation during the workshop.
- Park fees including parking pass.
- Lodging.
- Meals, snacks, and other incidentals during the workshop.
- Flight or travel to and from the area.
- Trip / travel insurance.
- Landscape
- April 1 - April 4, 2025
- $1,950
Lighthouses Workshop
Join this one of a kind tour and see lighthouses from the 1800s like never before.
This workshop will include both land and sea shots as well as shots captured while aboard a helicopter.
- Ocean Views
- Lighthouses
- Various Birds
- Arial Photography
Snowy Owl Workshop
Our Snowy Owl Workshop is our longest running workshop. It started during the irruption migration year of 2013 when many Snowy Owls came down from the Arctic. In addition to Snowy Owls, many other raptors and birds are photographed in a winter landscape.
- Snowy Owls
- Lighthouses
- Various Other Birds
- Winter Scenery
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