Wake Up To Adventure
Photography Experiences With Meaning
Welcome to Wake Up To Adventure
We believe the most powerful wildlife photography journeys are shaped by time, patience, respect, and presence — and that the moments you carry with you matter as much as the images you capture.
Each Wake Up To Adventure wildlife photography workshop and tour is designed as a meaningful, immersive experience in wild places. Led by wildlife photographer and guide Lee Andelson, our small-group and private photography tours focus on connection — with wildlife, with place, and with how you see the world through your lens.
Imagine standing in a wild environment, camera in hand, as the natural world unfolds around you. From the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest to tropical seas, remote polar regions, and wildlife-rich landscapes around the world, our carefully curated photography tours are shaped by place, patience, and presence. Each destination is chosen not just for what you might photograph, but for how it invites you to see more deeply.
Whether you are new to wildlife photography or an experienced photographer seeking deeper understanding, our workshops are tailored to meet you where you are. Along the way, you’ll learn not only the technical aspects of wildlife photography, but also how animal behavior, ecosystems, and cultural context shape meaningful images.
Leading up to your tour — and while in the field — we go beyond photography alone. We believe in fostering respect, understanding, and lasting connection with the wildlife and environments we experience together. Through shared moments, guided observation, and intentional time in nature, our goal is to help you create photographs — and memories — that stay with you long after the journey ends.
“Where Photography Becomes Connection”
Featured Wildlife Photography Experiences
Capture The Magic Of The San Juan Islands
Orcas & PNW Marine Wildlife 2026
🗓️ 3 Days - San Juan Island, Washington
May 1 - 3, 2026 (Sold Out)
June 5 - 7, 2026 (Sold Out)
July 3 - 5, 2026 (2 Spots Remaining)
July 31 - August 2nd, 2026 (6 Spots Remaining)
September 25 - 27, 2026 (4 Spots Remaining)
October 9 - 11, 2026 (TBD, Please Enquire)
*Limited to 12 Participants
Investment:
From $2900 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Travel to/from SJI not included
A small-group marine wildlife photography experience built around orcas, light, and behavior. Time on the water is unhurried, instruction is hands-on, and every decision is made with the photographer in mind. Working within the dynamic marine environment of the San Juan Islands, each day is focused on creating real opportunities to photograph authentic wild moments as they unfold.
Alaska’s Untamed Wilderness
Brown Bears In Wild Places 2026
🗓️ 5 Days - Juneau, Alaska
August 24 - 28, 2026 ( 4 Spots Remaining)
August 31 - September 4, 2026 (2 Spots Remaining)
*Limited to 6 Participants
Investment:
From $8,495 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Airfare to/from Juneau not included
A small-group Alaska wildlife photography experience built around coastal brown bears, remote shorelineecosystems, and the dynamic early-summer light of Southeast Alaska. Traveling by float plane from Juneau allows access to truly remote bear habitat, where time in the field is guided by weather, light, and wildlife movement. When conditions line up, the experience may also include opportunities to photograph humpback whales and other marine wildlife along this wild stretch of coast.
Yellowstone’s Echoes Of Winter
Yellowstones Winter Wildlife 2027
🗓️ 6 Days - Yellowstone, Wyoming
January 11 - 16, 2027 (6 Spots Remaining)
January 18 - 23, 2027 (6 Spots Remaining)
*Limited to 6 Participants
Investment:
From $8,495 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Airfare to/from Bozeman, MT not included
A small-group winter wildlife photography experience built around wolves, bison, thermal landscapes, and winter behavior patterns unique to Yellowstone. Time in the field is flexible and strategy-driven, with every decision made with the photographer in mind as changing weather, light, and wildlife movement shape each day.
Whales In Paradise
Big Island Humpbacks 2027
🗓️ 5 Days - Kona, Hawaii
February 8 - 12, 2027 (6 Spots Remaining)
*Limited to 8 Participants
Investment:
From $8,495 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Airfare to/from Kailua-Kona, HI not included
A small-group Hawaii wildlife photography experience built around North Pacific humpback whales, open-ocean ecosystems, and the dramatic winter light of the Big Island’s volcanic coastline. Our days are dedicated entirely to finding and working with active whales, creating real opportunities to photograph authentic wild behavior as it unfolds. When energy builds on the water, the experience can include everything from surface interactions and social behavior to explosive, full-body breaches across these powerful winter feeding and breeding waters.
Osa Uncovered
Costa Rica’s Ultimate Wildlife 2026
🗓️ 9 Days - Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
March 29 - April 6, 2026 (Sold Out)
*Limited to 8 Participants
Investment:
From $8,495 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Airfare to/from Santa Cruz, CR not included
A small-group tropical wildlife photography experience built around the extraordinary biodiversity of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula — where rainforest, river systems, and Pacific coastline collide to create one of the most wildlife-dense regions on Earth. Days are designed around maximizing real opportunities to photograph wild behavior, from monkeys and scarlet macaws to reptiles, amphibians, and elusive rainforest mammals. Time in the field is immersive and photographer-focused, combining hands-on guidance with access to some of the richest and most visually dynamic wildlife habitat in Central America.
Gentle Giants Of The Silver Bank
Swimming With Humpbacks 2027
🗓️ 8 Days - Silver Bank, Domincan Republic
February 27 - March 6, 2027 (8 spots Remaining)
*Limited to 10 Participants
Investment:
From $8,495 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Airfare to/from Seward, AK not included
Each winter, in the protected waters of the Silver Bank within the Dominican Republic’s Marine Mammal Sanctuary, thousands of North Atlantic humpback whales gather to breed and give birth, creating one of the most extraordinary marine wildlife spectacles on Earth. Our Wuta Photography Silver Bank Tour offers photographers the rare opportunity to enter the water—no SCUBA required—and create intimate, eye-level images of these magnificent giants in their natural environment. Chartering with the experienced team at Conscious Breath Adventures, whose respectful approach techniques have been refined over nearly two decades, we focus on ethical, meaningful encounters that may include mothers and calves bonding, powerful male displays, or the unforgettable experience of a whale’s song resonating through the water. With only a limited number of visitors permitted each year, this exclusive expedition provides unparalleled access to capture once-in-a-lifetime imagery in the whales’ world.
Alaskan Wild Wings and Whales
Sewards Iconic Wildlife 2026
🗓️ 5 Days - Seward, Alaska
April13 - April 17, 2026 (Sold Out)
*Limited to 8 Participants
Investment:
From $8,495 per guest
Single occupancy supplement available
*Airfare to/from Seward, AK not included