I will be as straightforward as I can be. If you are looking for a photographic opportunity of a lifetime, take this trip and work with Christopher Dodds. I have never been more pleased with a purchase in my life.

The location is idyllic: a small island with a lighthouse and a couple of warm and inviting buildings where you stay. The puffins are amazingly plentiful and fly in from dawn to dusk, which coincides with the photography opportunities that you will experience with Christopher Dodds.

I have always wanted to go on a photography expedition where I could interact with a professional photographer, who could teach me about the essence of photography: light, light angle, compositions, and technique. I would describe myself as an advanced amateur who has been learning about photography since I was a teenager, over 5 decades ago. My technical knowledge would likely be described as solid, and I have some top-end equipment. But in a few short hours, I took the information from Chris and transformed my shooting approach. Those tips resulted in an amazing increase in my "keepers" and a massive decrease in my post-processing work. As they say, "When you get it right in the camera…" The group is limited to 8 individuals who met at dawn, after breakfast, around 3 p.m., and after dinner to learn from Chris or shoot on our own. (The meals, 8 a.m. breakfast, noon lunch, and 5 p.m. dinner, were prepared by excellent chefs using food from the nearby onshore community and were excellent.) You were free to shoot all over the island on your own at any time, but I would highly advise trying to get as much information as you can from Chris while you are there. It will last a lifetime.

I am so pleased with the experience that I am looking to book my next trip with Chris, probably the snowy owls or a bear trip.

If you are thinking about doing something like this like I was and are not sure if this is the one for you, I will give you this advice… just book it. You will be very happy that you did.

— Alan Lesse | Deluxe Atlantic Puffins Galore Photography Workshop