Photography · Beginner
Wildlife Photography Course
Explore Aotearoa's wild side through the lens.
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Passionate and Experienced Tutors
Self-Paced Study
Flexible Payment Options Available
About This Course
New Zealand's landscapes and wildlife are a rare training ground, and this course is built around them. You'll learn the camera craft specific to wildlife and nature work — fast-moving subjects, unpredictable light, and long lenses — alongside the fieldcraft and ethics that responsible wildlife photography demands.
By the end, you'll have a body of work built from real time in the field, along with the editing skills to bring those images home.
It suits photographers with at least a basic handle on their camera who want to specialise in a genre most general courses only touch on briefly. Wherever you're based — see our locations pages for region-specific spots worth exploring — the fieldcraft and ethics taught here apply nationwide.
What You'll Learn
Module 1
Camera Craft For The Outdoors
Gear and settings suited to unpredictable outdoor and wildlife conditions.
Module 2
Understanding Animal Behaviour
Read behaviour to anticipate the moment before it happens.
Module 3
Fieldcraft & Ethics
Responsible, low-impact practices for photographing wildlife in the field.
Module 4
Editing Wildlife Images
Bring out detail and colour without losing the authenticity of the scene.
Module 5
Building A Wildlife Portfolio
Assemble a portfolio that reflects your time in the field.
Your Tutors
Deb
Head Tutor — Landscape & Travel Photography
Seasoned photographer and educator with a passion for landscape, travel, macro, and food photography. As Head Tutor, Deb reviews assignments across nearly every course on offer, and her feedback consistently comes back to the same principle: strong technical fundamentals are what let a photographer's own style come through, rather than getting in the way of it.
John
Tutor — Nature, Travel & Sports Photography
Experienced photographer with a passion for nature, travel, and sports photography, bringing a fresh perspective. John's own work is shaped by chasing fast-moving subjects and unpredictable outdoor light, which comes through directly in the feedback he gives students working through the same challenges in their own assignments.
Success in Focus
What Our Students Say
“I found the course very informative and really enjoyed how I could do each module at my own pace. Deb was very responsive and provided valuable and encouraging feedback. I especially liked how detailed the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom modules were and the video resources. The course has definitely given me a solid foundation to build upon and I realise I am heading in the right direction with photography.”
Kylie
“I've just completed a photography course through learning online, the help I got was amazing and the course was extremely good. I learnt so much from this course and I would highly recommend going through them if your looking for a course to study from home.”
Samantha D'Silva
“I have just completed my Professional Photography course. Deb was my tutor and she was very helpful and quick to respond. The course information was very easy to understand and 'the work at your own pace' curriculum was super helpful being a Mum of 2.”
Gabby
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