Name: Tangier Island Photo Workshop
Item: Tangier Island Photo Workshop
Author: Osprey Photo Workshops and Tours

This Tangier Island Photo Workshop (6-8 & 13-15 May 2022) features photography of a unique waterman community and local wildlife. Just south of the Maryland line, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, lays Tangier Island, VA. Covering approximately 1.2 square miles, Tangier Island is actually a series of small islands connected by narrow wooden bridges spanning marshes and tidal creeks. Tangier is a charming community of waterman and shop owners. Many inhabitants make their living, as did their ancestors for more than 400 years, by crabbing, fishing, and oystering. Each day we will rise before dawn, hoping to capture sunrise images and photos of the watermen as they man their skiffs, heading out to their offshore crab shanties and workboats to gather up their crab pots, scrapes, floats, and other gear for the day. For photos from the water, Saturday morning I chartered a boat for a trip around the island with the hopes of photographing the docks, waterman at work, and local birdlife.

During our stay, we will explore the beach, tidal creeks, and wetlands in search of wildlife. Ducks, geese, herons, rails, shorebirds, skimmers, terns, and pelicans take advantage of the rich food supply that the island and its surroundings afford. There is also a healthy population of ospreys nesting on nearby platforms and jetties. It is not uncommon to see one fly overhead with a fish in its talons.

From the mainland, Tangier can only be reached by boat or small plane. Golf carts replace cars as the primary mode of transportation on the island since the streets are narrow and barely wide enough for 2 carts to pass. It’s a peaceful community with friendly people and no traffic lights or violent crime. There are no banks, arcades, and only 2 bed and breakfast accommodations. Many born on the island speak a unique dialect of English dating back to that used by the first settlers arriving on the island from Cornwall England.

We will be staying at a local bed & breakfast. Limited to 6 participants.

PRICE: $883 based on double occupancy; $1025 based on 1 person/room (All rooms have only 1 Queen Bed)

DEPOSIT: 50 % of total. Final payment due 30 days prior to workshop.

If the COVID virus is still an issue by the time of the workshop, I will be following the guidance of the CDC regarding precautions. Mask wearing, social distancing and other protective measures may be required depending on the virus situation at the time.

The price includes: instruction (one on one interaction in the field); image critiques; two nights accommodations at a B&B with a private bath; a 1.5 hour chartered boat trip to photograph crab shanties, waterman and ospreys from the water; and golf cart transportation on the island.

Participants can travel to Tangier using a ferry from Crisfield, MD or Onancock, VA. Departure times on Friday are approximately 5 p.m. with return to Crisfield or Onancock on Sunday at 3:00 or 3:30 p.m. (approximately 1 hour crossing).

Price does not include meals and snacks, boat transportation from Crisfield or Onancock to Tangier and return. (Round trip fare is approximately $30.)

Cancellation Policy
Notifications of cancellation must be in writing.

The following charges apply per person at the time I receive your written notification of cancellation:

Cancel up to 121 days prior to departure date – full refund.
120 to 61 days prior to departure, $125 administrative fee charged. ($35 admin fee for weekend workshops.)
60 to 46 days prior to departure, 50% of workshop or tour cost.
45 days or less prior to departure – NO REFUND
Medical circumstances or emergencies do not constitute grounds for exception to the cancellation policy. Therefore, trip cancellation & interruption insurance is HIGHLY recommended. Travelers Insurance Company and others provide such policies at a reasonable rate. In the unlikely event that the trip is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, your money will be refunded in full, with the exception of expenses you personally incurred while preparing for the trip.

JOPPA, MD

Since 1979, Irene has shared her photographic experiences and love of nature with thousands of individuals through more than 200 photo classes, workshops, lectures, and tours in both the U.S. and abroad. Sponsors have included zoos, nature centers, camera clubs, and conservation organizations such as National Wildlife Federation. For more than 19 years, she has taught photography classes at Johns Hopkins University and other educational institutions and has written “How To” articles on nature photography for national publications such as Outdoor Photographer and Birding. Her images have appeared in magazines, calendars, and books published by National Wildlife Federation, Natural History Society, National Geographic, Audubon, and Sierra Club. Her book, “Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, an Ecological Treasure,” is sold in bookstores nationwide.

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