Karijini Photo Tour

7 day Karijini Photo Tour – 2025

3-9 June, 2025. Just 4 Participants on the tour – 2 spots left.

Karijini National Park is a vast wilderness in the Hamersley Ranges in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Karijini would have to rate way up in the list of the worlds most spectacular places, and for sheer WOW value, Karijini will never disappoint.

7 days, 6 nights of experiencing and photographing the wonders of the Karijini National Park in the unique Pilbara region of Western Australia with the guidance of highly experienced professional landscape photographer and photographic mentor Adam Monk.  

Karijini Photo Tour Highlights

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The Karijini Wilderness Photography Plan.

Karijini is a vast wilderness area in the Hamersley Ranges of Western Australia’s Pilbara Region. The park is approximately 1400km North of Perth and spans an area greater than 6,270km2, most of which is virtually inaccessible.

The part of Karijini that is accessible has probably the highest density of spectacular canyons and waterfalls of anywhere in the world and would have to be amongst Australia’s top most stunning locations. For sheer incredible raw beauty, Karijini really packs a punch and is an awesome location for photographers.

Why come to Karijini with us?

Even though Karijini is isolated, it is relatively easy to access. You can fly from any major Australian capital city to Paraburdoo Airport, hire a car and drive in. In the park you can get accomodation at the Eco Retreat and eat all your meals there.

Karijini has a handful of spectacular gorges, with lots of information available from the tourist info centre in the park, you can drive to them all easily and make your way up and down easily without any help. Thousands of people do just that every year, so why would you come on one of our photo tours to Karijini?

It’s all about the Light!

What we specialise in is obviously landscape photography skills and mentoring, but also extensive knowledge of all the amazing locations the park has to offer and when to be there. The gorges twist and turn in every direction, light changes throughout the day and sunlight in gorges is rarely the photographer’s friend.

Some locations are stunning in the morning, others in the evening and we know all these locations intimately, even to the point of how the light changes in each location at different times of the year.

Couple that with Adam’s decades of experience as both a full time professional photographer, photography coach and mentor, and you begin to see the real value in this tour. We aim to not just get you to the locations in the great light, but to help expand your vision and inspire you to new heights of creativity, whatever your level of photography.

This tour is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the ethereal beauty of nature in Karijini, see this world in new and exciting ways and deepen your understanding. We aim to take your photography to a whole new level.

We do things a bit differently

On this Photo tour we take a maximum of just 4 people. We will pick you up from the Paraburdoo Airport when your flight arrives (Specified pre agreed flights), and from there everything is arranged for you until we drop you back off at the airport at the end. All your meals, accommodation and transport is done for you so you can just sit back, enjoy the scenery and make fabulous images.

This is no holiday though, you will be out in the gorges very early every morning. It’s all optional of course, you can sleep in any day you like and the rest of the group will meet you for breakfast on our way back from the morning shoot. We doubt you will want to sleep in, not with the places we will be showing you and the images you will be making.

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What’s Included

• All accommodation, from arrival night to last night before departure day.
• Accommodation is Eco Tent with private bathroom (See photos), not camping or hostels.
• All meals from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on the final day.
• Full 7 days, 6 nights in Karijini with all land content included.
• All transportation on tour (We Drive, you relax)in a Landcruiser.
• Instructor (Adam) does not shoot on this tour (Why Not?)
• Extensive daily photography tuition & daily on site informal workshops from Adam.
• Comprehensive E-Book of Karijini Photo Tour pre trip preparation notes.
• Extensive 21 page Landscape Photography E-Book by Adam, with complete shooting workflow.
• In depth 36 page Lightroom E-Book by Adam, with complete post processing workflow.
• Custom made Karijini Lightroom catalogue with all location Keywords & Smart Collections pre-loaded.
• All National Park entry fees.
• Tour begins at the Paraburdoo Airport when we pick you up June 19, 2025 (specific agreed flight)
• Tour ends at the Paraburdoo Airport when we drop you off June 25, 2025

What’s Not Included

• Your flights into and out of Paraburdoo Airport (Pilbara WA).
• Travel insurance (required as a condition of booking).
• Camera Insurance (highly recommended).
• Alcohol and extra beverages.
• Any extra snacks you may wish to buy along the way.
• Adobe Lightroom software subscription fees.

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Karijini Photo Tour – The Plan

All the important tour details

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Is this Karijini photo tour right for you?

This photo tour is for anyone with a love of wild untamed places and a keen interest in wilderness photography.  It doesn’t matter if you are a seasoned professional or a complete beginner, all levels of photographer are welcomed, in fact the diverse experience of the group is an integral part of what makes it so much fun.  The only qualification required to go on this photo tour is a love of the wilderness and stunning isolated places and to be steady on your feet (see below).

Physical fitness

Karijini is a remote wilderness location full of raw wild beauty. The paths trails and stairs are natural and quite rustic, and there are some steep descents into gorges over uneven rocky ground. You will need to be reasonably fit and you must have good balance, all whilst carrying your own camera gear.

If you are shaky on your feet or can’t comfortably walk on uneven ground then this tour is probably not for you. If in doubt please call Adam before booking and we can discuss options. +61-415 854 179 or tours@adammonk.com

What about non photographers?

Non photographers are very welcome on this photo tour, either as a partner of a keen photographer, or simply as somebody who appreciates the slower more considered pace this photography tour provides.  

Obviously you will have to work within the photography schedule, which for this trip involves lots of early mornings, and be prepared to find yourself in breathtakingly beautiful places.  

Also don’t be surprised if you find yourself smitten by the photography bug.  A few days of hanging out with mad keen photographers will do that.

What is the age group here?

The age group for this Karijini photo tour can be very diverse, from 28 years old to 85 years old fits just fine. what is more important is your physical fitness, mobility and balance (See notes above).

Photography is one thing that is not limited by how old you are, you simply adjust the way you shoot. At 25 you may want to hang out of a tree (we don’t recommend this) to get the perfect shot, but at 50 that shouldn’t seem like such a good idea any more. That doesn’t mean you won’t get that perfect shot though, your way of seeing has just matured like a fine wine.

We have a comfortable bed and hot showers every night on this photo tour, the food is excellent and plentiful and the scenery is superb. If you are anything like us, good food, a hot shower and a good nights sleep mean the difference between feeling like 25 years old or 100.

Photography Tuition & priorities

This photo tour is about you, plain and simple. Our focus is to get you to the best spots in the best light and to make sure you have the level of assistance and learning you want. With only 4 participants and with Adam not shooting at all (Why Not?) there will be plenty of opportunity for you to grow and learn at your own pace.

4 participants on a tour in a narrow canyon shooting the rapidly changing light is optimal. Nobody gets in the way and everyone gets their shots without pressure or hurrying. Adam will get you to the locations with plenty of time to explore, enjoy and shoot, because after all, being in these stunning locations with the magic light is the point, the images are the bonus you take away.

Your camera gear.

There is really no limit to what camera gear you take other than your ability to carry it. Everything from Digital SLRs, professional and consumer, simple point and shoot cameras, even medium format digital and film or your iPhone.  

What ever level of camera equipment you have, we will ensure you get the most out of it, after all, it’s great photographers who make great images, not great cameras!  

After you book your place on the tour we will send you a comprehensive recommended gear and packing list. Adam is always happy to discuss the camera gear you have and how to make it work best for you.

Photography & Lightroom E-Books to keep

In the months leading up to the tour we will send you out all the information you will need to prepare for the adventure ahead. This includes several comprehensive E-Books on Photography techniques & workflow, plus an in depth guide to using Lightroom to manage and edit your images.

During the tour Adam will be running informal workshops on many photography topics, and will use Lightroom (and Capture One) to demonstrate many post processing tricks and techniques.

These E-Books help cement this knowledge and are yours to keep as a reference even after the tour is finished.

Custom made Karijini Lightroom catalogue

We will also send you a fully functional Lightroom catalogue (you will need to have Lightroom software) with a complete set of Karijini Keywords and Smart Collections already loaded. Since keywording is rather boring (don’t worry, we will show you some tricks to make is quick and simple) this makes the job much easier so you can get on with the fun stuff.

Even if you already have a Lightroom catalogue, it’s easy to merge multiple catalogues together, and how to achieve this is explained in the Lightroom E-Book.

What about Capture One?

Don’t worry if you use Capture One instead of Lightroom, we also give you the keyword list separately, so you can import it directly into Capture One.

Adam has been using Capture One extensively for many years, so he can help you with this too.

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Your Photo mentor & Guide – Adam Monk

Adam is a professional landscape and travel photographer with a longstanding passion for the natural environment, he has been traveling and photographing the World’s wild places for over 35 years and the enthusiasm just continues to grow.  Adam has made many extensive trips through Karijini over the years, and has run many workshops and tours there during this time, helping keen photographers realise stunning images of the sheer majesty and beauty of this incredible place.

A Kingswood and an old camera

Adam’s experience of landscape photography stretches back a lifetime to his first trip around Australia in an old Holden Kingswood sedan (Iconic Australian car), a swag (Iconic Australian camp bed) and a collection of ancient small and large format film cameras. That Kingswood went many places that a Kingswood is not meant to go, but the stunning scenery was worth it and neither Adam nor the Kingswood ever regretted it.

Now things are a bit more comfortable, with a new(ish) 4WD and an offroad camper trailer with an actual bed, modern medium format digital cameras and GPS navigation. But the sense of wonder at the World’s wild and beautiful places has never waned and sharing that magical world with other photographers is one of his greatest pleasures.

Landscape images Gallery

For over 13 years Adam ran his own landscape gallery in the historic port city of Fremantle, Western Australia, and his landscape images now grace the walls of thousands of homes and offices the world over. These images show a small slice of the wonder and beauty of the natural world and hopefully remind viewers where we come from and what’s truly important.

In 2018 Adam moved the landscape images business completely online and shut the doors to the gallery, allowing him to focus full time on photography tours that had been a growing part of his business for the previous 12 years. Since then he has organised and run many photography workshops and photo tours to some of the worlds most wild and beautiful places such as The Kimberley (Coming again soon), The Pilbara (Karijini NP), Tasmania, Iceland, Greenland, Japan, Bhutan and Cambodia. To date Adam has run more than 40 successful dedicated photography tours… and still counting…

Karijini Tour Images Gallery

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