2025 Maui Photography Workshop


APRIL 17-22th, 2025 | KIHEI,MAUI

WITH NICK SELWAY AND JOE GARZA

CLIENT REVIEWS


Maui, known also as “The Valley Isle,” is the second largest Hawaiian island. The island beloved for its world-famous white and black sand beaches, The Road to Hana, endless waterfalls, and the magnificent sunrise and sunsets from Haleakala Volcano. Make your escape to Maui and join us on this unforgettable Maui Hawaii photography workshop to capture your own stunning images of paradise.We'll provide you instruction on how to capture the light and create unique compositions with the goal of providing a comfortable, fun environment to explore photography settings and techniques to help you learn and fine tune your photography skills. We'll even provide assistance after the workshop to help you with your post-processing editing to bring your images to life.



Maui Photography Workshop Information

The tour will begin on Monday April 17th by 3pm at Kamaole Sands Resort, Kihei. From there we will be checking in to our rooms and then getting your camera gear ready so we can head out and photograph our first sunset. Before we take off, 5:30pm, we will have a quick meeting downstairs in the lobby to introduce ourselves to everyone and answer any questions and then let the photography fun begin.

We will be shooting sunrise and sunset every day and if the weather is in our favor, we can shoot later into each morning. After each morning depending on how everyone is feeling we can head back to the hotel to rest and grab some breakfast, hangout on the beach right across the street from the hotel. We also will be shooting different locations each day depending on weather conditions and what areas look the best.

Most importantly create a relaxed, fun and enjoyable atmosphere for an incredible Hawaiian photography workshop experience. You will feel more confident taking your photography skills to the next level. This photography tour of Maui will end Saturday April 22nd after we shoot sunrise. Checkout is at 11am at the resort.




Group Size- Limited to 10 people

Booking- The workshop will need to be paid in full 90 days prior to April 17th. Deposit Refunds are non refundable after the 90-day mark unless we can find another person to fill your spot.

Cost- Total cost for this tour-$3500 Double occupancy | $4000 Single Occupancy

Deposit- A 50% Deposit will need to be made at the time of registration which can be made at the bottom of this page.

Hotel- Kamaole Sands Resort 2695 South Kihei Rd, Kihei, Maui 96753 # 808-270-1200

Lodging- Included in photography workshop fee with Double occupancy or Single occupancy.You do not need to call the hotel once you sign up we will send you your room confirmation in the following weeks.

Amenities - Staying in Maui doesn’t get better than Kamaole Sands, a condo resort built on 15 acres of gardens, waterfalls, and ponds. The resort is directly across from Kihei’s popular Kamaole Beach Park III. Defined by its laid-back vibe and tropical beauty, South Maui is a true Hawaiian paradise. This resort has Internet, pool/hot tub, BBQ grills.

Travel-The airport you want to fly into is Kahului Airport (OGG)

Included- Lodging, Permits, Guiding, Snorkel Sail Molokini Crater and as much laughter as possible, and our wealth of photography knowledge making sure we put everyone in the best possible locations for light and compositions to capture their own stunning images.

Not Included- Airfare and Meals,& transportation from airport/ hotel on arrival and back

Transportation- We will be renting a sprinter van to take everyone from the hotel to our shooting locations each day.


Snorkel Cruise | 5 hour snorkel | 7:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Four Winds II Morning Molokini Snorkel Tour gives you Maui’s best snorkeling experience. Molokini Crater located 3 miles offshore, is Maui’s premier snorkeling destination. The Four Winds II is known for its family-friendly features and offers the best snorkeling in Maui. Enjoy extended time at Molokini Crater with plenty of time to snorkel, relax, and dine at your leisure.

Includes- 65' Star Yacht, breakfast and lunch, snorkeling, sail

Breakfast and Lunch- Tropical breakfast, hot BBQ lunch grilled on board

Beverages- Water, Soda, Beer, Wine, Juice

Snorkeling- Gear and Floatation on board

Attire- We suggest bringing layers (including a light jacket), sunblock, sunglasses and of course your camera.

Facilities- Our passengers enjoy large, shaded cabin areas, 2 decks, comfortable cushioned seating and clean restrooms, fresh water showers, and waterslide


Difficulty of Workshop- Some areas will require short hikes thru mountain terrains with some mild elevation gains less than 400 ft. Our shooting areas will give you the most remote breathtaking views to enhance your experience. Hiking boots and small backpacks are encouraged. Also make sure you always bring water and some snacks for the day.

On this workshop we will also be hiking the "Pipiwai Trail" in Hana ending up at the beautiful "Waimoku Falls". This trail with take us through a massive bamboo forest and has a 908 foot elevation gain and is 3.8 miles round trip giving us amazing photo opportunities.

Photo Equipment Needed- Recommend gear to include but not limited to.

DSLR, Mirrorless cameras or whatever you comfortable with. Solid tripod with either a ballhead or equivalent. Shutter release setup for long exposures. Recommended lens 16-35mm, 24-70mm,70-200mm,100-400mm. If you have a macro lens there will be the opportunity for this. These are the lens we have found to be the best for all around coverage in the areas we will be. Additionally, make sure to have extra batteries, SD Cards

What you will learn-

-Creating Stunning Compositions-Rule of 3rds and simplicity

-Understanding Exposure- Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, Depth of Field

-What lens to use for different compositions and lighting

-Introduction to Lightroom and Photo Shop

-Focus stacking

-ND Filters

-Create breathtaking pano images

-Weather permitting, Night sky photography

Post Processing
Joe & I believe in maximizing everyones time in field photographing while on the workshop.After the workshop is over in the following weeks we offer a 1/1 - 2 hr Post processing session for anyone to pick 3-4 images from the trip and we will go over with you our work flow in Lightroom & Photoshop.





The Maui Photography Workshop Instructors

NICK SELWAY-

Born and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington along the Northern Cascade Mountains, he grew a profound appreciation for the natural world at a young age. He spent his childhood traveling and exploring the Pacific Northwest with his family as his love for mother nature grew. He has been photographing for the last 18 years. He'd lived in Kailua Kona, Big Island of Hawaii for the last 14 years were he ran 2 photography galleries "Lava Light Galleries" and did photo tours to the volcano and around the island. In 2018 Nick moved with his wife Sarah Buzzetti and embarked on a new journey his life long dream by opening his very own photography gallery on June 1st 2018 located on main street in Breckenridge, Colorado. He currently travels up to 150 days a year photographing mother natures beauty and teaching workshops.

JOE GARZA-

Born and raised in Westland, Michigan his photography has always been a passion for him that took off while serving in the United States Navy in the early 90's. He learned that landscape and astrophotography was his passion. His work has been showcased throughout the Midwest and continues to grow throughout the National and state parks. His home gallery located in Stoughton, Wi at Woodland Studios displays his work from across the country. Joe resides in Madison,Wisconsin with with his 3 children.