MONSOON STORMS | NIGHT SKY | LANDSCAPES
M O A B | U T A H
JULY, 13TH - 18th, 2026
CLASS LIMIT : 7
TUTIION: $3,750.00
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
This workshop will take us out into the Utah desert to capture the stunning scenery inside Utah, Specifically Arches National Park and Dead Horse State Park. We will be based out of Moab, Utah the entire time. Temperatures are hotter this time of year, and storms are more frequent making for some excellent photo ops. This will give us an increased chance to capture desert storms, lightning, and dramatic clouds amongst the alien-like landscapes. As always we will have night sky photo ops as skies permit. We may do a little driving to get to storms that are near by, if there isn't any weather predicted then we will have numerous area's around to explore during the morning, evening and at night.
RAINBOW OVER ARCHES NATIONAL PARK
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK | NORTH WINDOW MAMMATUS CLOUDS
DELICATE ARCH AND STARS
WORKSHOP INCLUDES
- Commercial Permit Fees for all parks
- Arches National Park Landscape Photography and Night Sky Photography
- Transportation from Moab, Utah, each day
- Learn how to use radar to see where storms are heading
- Learn Apps to help predict targets, storm tracks, and timing
- Chasing storms
- How to create compelling compositions
- Best Filters for Landscape / Storm Photography
- Post Processing of our image's online tutorials
- Online Video Tutorials on Star Trails, Timelapse Photography and Meteor Showers and Eclipse
WEATHER
This is why we are here, weather, to see some of the best desert storms we can find! It's the middle of the summer and it is hot out there in the desert. That is exactly what we need to have those summer monsoon storms from July thru September. In the event that there are no stormy days in the forecast, we will be taking advantage of the amazing scenery that Arches NP and Dead Horse Point State Park have to offer.
WHAT WE PLAN TO PHOTOGRAPH
We are hoping for desert storms each day! Some days we may travel a long distance to find storms before returning back to Moab in my Premium SUV / Van. In additional to chasing monsoon storms, we will explore Arches National Park, and Dead Horse State Park and possibly even Canyonlands NP if there is time.
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK 2025
CREEPING EAST
MONUMENT VALLEY UNDER THE STARS
GOBLIN VALLEY
BORDER WARS
GOBLIN VALLEY
ARCHES AT NIGHT
OLD JUNIPER STAR TRAIL
MONUMENT VALLEY DOUBLE RAINBOW
2023 STORM SEASON
ABOUT MONSOON STORMS
Between July and September Monsoon moisture returns to the desert southwest creating daily pop-up thunderstorms. These storms are accompanied by lots of lightning, hail, flash flooding, rainbow and amazing cloud formations. Some storms simply put out lightning with no precipitation, that makes for some spectacular displays by mother nature.
MULTIPLE STRIKES
TRAVEL
Travel to, from, the workshop is not included. We will all travel in my Premium SUV or Van each day to our locations. The closest airport to fly into is Grand Junction, Colorado. We will be based out of Moab, Utah entire time.
LODGING
Hotel accommodations are included in the workshop (double occupancy) Two queen beds, right in the middle of Moab. If you wish to have your own room, you can book it on your own, there are plenty of hotels to choose from here. I do suggest staying at the same place as the group, simply for convivence.
LENS SELECITON
Long lenses will come in very handy for distant storms and for other detailed shots in wide-open landscapes. I suggest a minimum of 200mm. A range up to 400mm can also come in handy. The lens I have on the most is my 24mm-120mm f/4. It covers a wide range for landscape and storm photography. For night sky images I suggest a 14mm FX equiv. and at least f/2.8!
TURRET ARCH AND THE MILKY WAY
CAMERA GEAR
A full list of camera gear will be supplied to upon registering, the basics are a DSLR or Mirrorless camera, wide angle lens, telephoto lens, and a tripod with a cable release. You can also see the recommended equipment of most workshop on the Workshop Overview Page.
DEPOSIT
A non-refundable deposit of ($1,450.00) is due to secure your spot on the tour. If for some reason you need to cancel, you will be credited that amount towards a future workshop with us. Due to the nature of this workshop, once a payment has been made, we cannot offer you a cash refund. The remaining balance must be paid no later than 90 days before the start of this workshop. This workshop is expected to fill up quickly. The first 7 photographers who sign up will take the spots, if eight photographers sign up before you do, you will be refunded your full payment and placed on the wait list. Thanks for your understanding!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Jeff Berkes Photography reserves the right to make changes to the schedule, dates if need be. We are not responsible for bad weather, delays or cancellations. We are also not responsible for unplanned events, lost or stolen items, injuries, sickness, death or damages to personal equipment and loss of personal travel expense, consider travel insurance as well. You understand that outdoor activities may include some level of risk on any workshop. Failure to comply to park rules and regulations could result in you being ejected from the workshop. Some nights we will be up to midnight or later photographing the milky way and up early for sunrise. While in some of these locations we may be able to carpool and have less impacts at the locations that we visit,
MONUMENT VALLEY MONSOON
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