Richard Bernabe

Richard Bernabe is an internationally renowned nature, wildlife, and travel photographer and a widely-published author from the United States. His passion for adventure has been the driving force behind his life’s quest to capture the moods and character of the world’s most amazing places, from Africa to the Amazon to the Arctic and countless places in between.

Editorial clients include National Geographic, The New York Times, Time, Audubon, The BBC, The World Wildlife Fund, National Parks, Outdoor Photographer, and many others. Corporate clients include Canon, Patagonia, Orvis, REI, Apple, Microsoft, American Express, and more.

Richard is a highly sought-after teacher and public speaker who accepts many invitations from around the world each year to help educate others on photography, adventure travel, and our natural world.

P.S. Did you know that Richard’s favorite book is about fly fishing? Learn more about Richard and his approaches to photography by visiting his “Meet the Pro” page.

See more of Richard's work here.

Open Workshops

Winter Birds of Bosque del Apache — January 10 – 13, 2027 (1 Spot Left)
Winter Birds of Bosque del Apache — January 14 – 17, 2027 (2 Spots Left)
Texas Birds in Flight — May 20 – 23, 2027 (3 Spots Left)
Kenya Black Leopard and Samburu Safari — July 13 – 22, 2027 (1 Spot Left—Male Share)
Uganda Gorillas and Chimps Safari — October 31 – November 9, 2027

Sold Out Workshops

Botswana Safari — June 9 – 19, 2026
Botswana Safari — June 20 – 30, 2026
Katmai Bears — September 3 – 12, 2026
Brazil’s Pantanal Wildlife Safari — October 19 – 27, 2026
Polar Bears of Churchill — November 6 – 13, 2026
Polar Bears of Churchill — November 12 – 19, 2026
Winter Bull Moose of Wyoming — December 3 – 6, 2026
India Tiger Safari — February 28 – March 15, 2027
Patagonia Pumas — March 24 – April 2, 2027
Namibia Safari — July 24 – August 5, 2027
Zambia Zimbabwe Safari — August 7 – 18, 2027
Wild Indonesia: Orangutans and Dragons — October 4 – 15, 2027
Kenya Safari — October 19 – 28, 2027

Testimonials

Glynda K.

Smoky Mountains

I have been on more than a dozen photo workshops since 2013. The Smoky Mountain one was by far the most educational one for pure photography instruction. Richard was always available to answer questions, provide guidance, and make suggestions. He made the workshop educational and provided a lot of laughs along the way.

Gene H.

Smoky Mountains

Richard provided excellent group and one-on-one instruction and advice in a friendly and helpful way at all times. It was a real pleasure and privilege to receive instruction from such an accomplished photographer.

Bruce K.

Namibia Safari

Richard Bernabe is very knowledgeable about photography and has a very personable teaching style, which I greatly appreciated. As an educator, I admired his ability to provide instruction that matched everyone's individual level. I know that I learned a lot from Richard and could tell from seeing other group members' pictures, their photographic skills had improved as well.

Darrell S.

Outer Banks

The workshop definitely met my expectations! I wanted to learn from one of today's top landscape and wildlife photographers and Richard Bernabe did not disappoint! All of the locations were pre-scouted for various types of compositions and each required different techniques to bring out the styles. They also allowed the group to explore instead of being bunched up for that "ONE" perfect shot.

Kathy M.

Outer Banks

Richard is thoughtful and able to give constructive criticism and show how things can be better during an image review. In the last image review I intentionally put up images that I thought were not strong compositionally and wanted a discussion on why they did/didn't work. It was a fascinating discussion with both validation of my skills and ways to improve.

Christine N.

Namibia Safari

Richard willingly shared his vast knowledge of Namibia, pointing out key locations to get the best photos and also making sure our camera settings were appropriate for the conditions.