“A belated thank you for a great trip! I had a great time on the puffin tour. Your expertise was apparent, and the food and stories were top-notch. I also appreciated the reverence for nature and photo tips.
I strongly caution anyone considering this photo tour—you will have too many puffin photos!!
During our time in the Mingan Archipelago, I appreciated Chris's professional—but not didactic—attitude. By the end of the trip, I was comfortable tracking fast-moving puffins with 800mm and even 1120mm. We were also fortunate to have some great silhouette opportunities, which unlocked a new style of photography for me.
When I first saw in the advert that the food would be exceptional, I was a bit skeptical about how good the food could be on a 100m by 350m crag. Pleasantly wrong. The food was A+ and kept our energy high. The cabins were clean and comfortable, so you had good recovery after long days.
Outside of photographing was memorable, too. Chris is a real cosmopolitan, but very approachable and keeps a good reverence for nature. It made for an entertaining but relaxed environment.
I enter nearly every photography trip with the goal of a single print-quality photo. I walked away from this photo tour with a backlog of puffin action shots, portraits, silhouettes, environmental shots, behavioral pics, and more. I've casually photographed puffins in Iceland and the Farne Islands, and was not granted the same fortune. Additionally, we got to capture some nice images of Savannah Sparrows and other shorebirds.
I highly recommend this trip to anyone with an itch for puffins. Most of my next year is booked out, but I will definitely consider future workshops with Chris!”
— William Kelly | Austin, Texas, USA | Deluxe Atlantic Puffins Galore Photography Workshop 2026
Atlantic Puffin returning with fish © William Kelly — made during the 2026 Deluxe Atlantic Puffins Galore Photography Workshop.