Private Photography Tours
A landscape photography journey designed entirely around you — your vision, your pace, your images — in the most iconic locations on Earth.
A real tour operator behind every frame
A private tour is more than a guided walk to a famous viewpoint. It is a complete photographic experience, backed by a fully fledged tour operator and shaped by fifteen years of designing and leading expeditions across the world's most demanding landscapes.
Everything is taken care of so you can think about one thing only — your photography. The logistics of a professional travel operation are combined with the eye and field craft of a landscape photographer, so the entire trip works in service of the images you came to create.
Whether you travel solo, as a couple or with a small group of friends, the experience is built around you, the photographer — never the other way around.
15+
Years organising trips
15
Signature regions
1:1
Or small private groups
100%
Bespoke itineraries
“Tell us the images you dream of making. We will build the entire journey to make them happen.”
Built entirely around you
No fixed departures. No rigid programmes. Just an itinerary drawn from a blank page, around your goals.
Fully flexible routing
The itinerary is shaped around your subjects, your fitness, your travel style and the weather — and it can adapt in the field to chase the best possible light.
Designed to your level
From a first serious landscape trip to an advanced shooter refining a personal style, the pace and the teaching are tuned precisely to you.
Everything taken care of
Transfers, permits, accommodation, local fixers and guides — all organised, so your only job is to keep shooting.
Far more than panoramas
These are not only tours for sweeping wide vistas. They cover every discipline of landscape photography — whatever you most want to learn and create.
Milky Way & deep night
Plan and shoot the galactic core, star fields and nightscapes from genuinely dark skies.
Moonlit landscapes
Use the soft, sculptural light of the moon to reveal texture and depth after dark.
Sunrise, sunset & blue hour
Be in the right place at the right moment, every single time, with careful light planning.
Focus stacking
Edge-to-edge sharpness from foreground to infinity, mastered in the field and in post.
Focal blending
Combine multiple focal lengths into one natural, balanced and powerful composition.
Exposure blending & compositing
Advanced blending and compositing techniques to translate a scene into your vision.
From the first light of dawn to the heart of the galaxy at midnight, the entire craft of landscape photography is on the table — and the tour is shaped around the techniques you most want to master.
Iconic destinations
Fifteen landscapes known intimately — scouted, photographed and guided across countless private and group expeditions.
Norway
Arctic fjords, the Lofoten light and aurora-lit winter nights.
Iceland
Waterfalls, black sands, glacier lagoons and the northern sky.
Tuscany
Rolling hills, lone cypresses and soft Mediterranean dawns.
Provence
Endless lavender fields under summer light and stars.
Camargue
Wild horses, salt flats and luminous coastal wetlands.
Chile
The Atacama — among the darkest, clearest skies on Earth.
Patagonia
Granite spires, glaciers and the raw drama of the south.
Dolomites
Iconic limestone peaks at sunrise, sunset and under the Milky Way.
Algeria
The Sahara’s sculpted dunes and otherworldly Tassili rock.
Morocco
Erg Chebbi dunes, kasbahs and the silence of the desert night.
Tunisia
Star-dunes, salt lakes and warm, cinematic desert tones.
Switzerland
Alpine giants, mirror lakes and high-mountain clarity.
Namibia
Deadvlei, Sossusvlei dunes and pristine southern-hemisphere skies.
Kazakhstan
Mangystau’s surreal chalk formations and Martian plateaus.
Jordan
Wadi Rum’s red desert, sandstone towers and brilliant stars.
Dreaming of somewhere else? These are simply the regions known best — new destinations can be planned together on request.
Your comfort, your way
From five-star comfort to a remote tent under the stars — the style of the trip is entirely your choice.
Luxury & boutique
Hand-picked luxury hotels and characterful boutique stays, with fine dining and full comfort between shoots.
Mid-range & budget
Comfortable, well-located mid-range or budget accommodation that keeps you close to the best light without overspending.
Tented expeditions
Fully supported camping expeditions deep into remote terrain, with all logistics, gear and camp management taken care of.
Local & alpine guides
Trusted local guides and certified alpine guides are brought in wherever they make the experience safer, deeper and more rewarding.
Tell us how you like to travel, and the experience is assembled to match — comfort level, effort, remoteness and budget, all on your terms.
Gallery
How a private tour comes together
Share your vision
Tell us what you want to photograph, your experience, your dates and your dream locations. Nothing is off the table.
We design the itinerary
A fully bespoke route is drawn around you — light windows, weather, moon phases and the images you want to come home with.
Logistics are handled
Flights guidance, transfers, permits, accommodation, local and alpine guides — every detail is organised for you.
You shoot, fully guided
In the field you focus on photography while receiving hands-on coaching, from composition to advanced post-processing.
Pricing, made to measure
Because every private tour is unique, there is no fixed price tag. The investment reflects exactly what you ask for — your destination, the length of the trip, the level of comfort, the guides involved and the photography you want to focus on.
A tailored quote is put together once your wishes are clear, combining the full logistics of the tour operator with the photographic expertise that makes the experience truly worthwhile.
The result: a trip priced around your needs — and built to deliver images you will be proud of for a lifetime.
Let's design your journey
Share your dream location, your dates and the images you want to create. A fully personalised photography tour will be designed around you — wherever in the world that takes us.
Questions? Email info@alexwides.com