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Shooting in Extreme Locations:

Adventure Photography

with Ben Haggar

Sunday Mar 8 / 2026

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Adventure lives in wild places and these extreme environments are some of the most difficult places to capture imagery on the planet.

From mountains to jungles, deserts to the polar regions or here at home in British Columbia’s temperate rainforests, each environment comes with its own unique set of challenges. In this workshop, adventure photographer Ben Haggar will share stories, tips, and tricks from shooting assignments on all 7 continents over the past 25 years including BBC earth productions in the Arctic, mountain biking in the Himalayas, and camel trekking across the Sahara.

Details

Sunday Mar 8 / 2026
2:00pm
3:00pm
Doors: 1:30pm

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Fully subsidized workshop spots are available for BIPOC & Indigenous-identifying individuals. Please email [email protected].

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Award-winning photographer Ben Haggar shares hard-earned lessons shooting adventure stories across Earth’s harshest environments.

Adventure lives in wild places and these extreme environments are some of the most difficult places to capture imagery on the planet. From mountains to jungles, deserts to the polar regions or here at home in British Columbia’s temperate rainforests, each environment comes with its own unique set of challenges. In this workshop, adventure photographer Ben Haggar will share stories, tips, and tricks from shooting assignments on all 7 continents over the past 25 years including BBC earth productions in the Arctic, mountain biking in the Himalayas, and camel trekking across the Sahara.

Speaker

Ben Haggar

Photographer, Writer, Filmmaker

Award-winning photographer Ben Haggar shares hard-earned lessons shooting adventure stories across Earth’s harshest environments.
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