Exclusive Event
lANDSCAPES AND ASTRO PANOS
with Professional Astrophotographer Rachel Gillespie
Mackenzie Country
21st August 2025 12.00pm - 24th August 2025 12.00pm
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY ADVENTURE
Accommodation not included in this adventure, base yourself in Twizel, pickups possible Christchurch THE DAY PRIOR
*** LIMITED SPOTS BOOK YOURS NOW ***
*EXCLUSIVE EVENT*
Rachel Gillespie Photography will share Astrophotography and Mackenzie Landscapes with you over 3 Nights, 4 Days. This workshop with have a predominant focus on the Astro however depending on weathers we can mix it with landscapes where required
Apply for more info to info@nztraveladventure.com
Includes
+ taking you to our favourite secret spots that come from years of exploring and finding awesome compositions in the area
+ coaching in mastering your camera settings and finding the best compositions while on location
+ use of our gear and showing you the best lenses for the purpose
+ teaching you how to use Kase Neutral Density filters
+ teaching you the principles of astrophotography and techniques to capture epic night images
+ personal coaching with your gear, making sure you get the best out of it
+ advanced post processing tuition over 4 days, learning to create beautiful images from the images you capture
Contact us for more info and to book
YOUR HOST
Rachel Gillespie - Fulltime Photography and Tourism Guide and owner of NZ Travel Adventure
Rachel Gillespie is a full time Guide in the South Island of New Zealand and has hosted guests at Lakestone Lodge, The Lindis Lodge and other places around the Region. Her passion is the night sky and astrophotography is her love. She is very serious about the Aoraki Mount Cook Dark Sky Reserve and the Kaikoura Dark Sky Trust and the affects that light pollution has on our skies and is a mum of 3 awesome kids and runs her busy Guiding and Tourism Photography Business from Canterbury and Kaikoura. She loves helping people to master the basics and get results and some really great adventures along the way.
Landscapes has become another favourite pastime and becoming a close second to the night sky photography. Rachel shoots with Canon R6 II, R6, R5 and 6D and Kase Filters,
Lenses: Tamron, Canon, Samyang and DJI
@rachelgillespienz
SAFETY
Rachel Gillespie holds a current first aid certificate and NZ Travel Adventure holds public liability insurance and is Qualmark Silver Accredited.
DOC Approved under her shared company licence Southern Photography Adventures Limited
Workshop Early Bird Price now is $NZ1,999.00
+64275 178 732
Jarred Wilson
Photography Tutor
Rachel Gillespie runs an accredited full time Guiding and Tourism Photography Business roaming the length and breadth of the South Island. Born and bred here and with a great passion for landscape photography, she’s the perfect person to guide us through her backyard to more magical locations than you’d ever know were there. Astrophotography is also a great love of hers and she is a whole hearted advocate for the Aoraki Mount Cook Dark Sky Reserve and running focused astro workshops. She thoroughly enjoys supporting people to master the fundamentals of all aspects of landscape photography, get results they’re happy with and is always up for some really great adventures along the way!
Rachel Gillespie
+64275178732
Rachel Gillespie
Professional Photographer + Guide
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