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

Katmai Bears — September 3 – 12, 2026
Pantanal — October 19 – 27, 2026

Sold Out Workshops

Tigers of India — January 27 – February 10, 2026
Tanzania Migration — February 13 – 22, 2026
Outer Banks: Shape, Space, Intention — March 13 – 16, 2026
Patagonia Pumas — April 22 – May 1, 2026
Galápagos — May 3 – 11, 2026
Botswana Safari — June 9 – 19, 2026
Botswana Safari — June 20 – 30, 2026

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.