Nature Photography Workshops

Our much-loved full day photography workshops are back for 2026, with renowned professional photographer Laurie Campbell.  

The workshops consist of tutorials as well as a tour of Edinburgh Zoo taking in a number of different settings and animals – big and small, furry and feathery. Laurie will be with you for the entire day, giving personal attention to each participant as well as sharing many tricks of the trade.

Laurie was a keeper at Edinburgh Zoo before embarking on a highly successful thirty-year career as a nature photographer and has now returned as the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) nature photographer in residence. He has over thirty-five years’ experience in leading photographic workshops, has illustrated and authored several books – including the bestselling ‘RSPB Guide to Bird & Nature Photography’ – and has won twenty-three awards in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. In 2014 he was awarded the RSPB's Lifetime Achievement Award. A selection of his work can be viewed at lauriecampbell.com.

Dates

• Monday 4 May
• Tuesday 5 May
• Thursday 27 August
• Friday 28 August
• Tuesday 8 September
• Wednesday 9 September

We plan to go ahead with the workshops even if it's raining so please bring appropriate clothing and protection for your equipment.

For further information please contact events@rzss.org.uk.  

Please read the full Nature Photography Workshop Terms and Conditions before booking a place.