Small Group Photography Tours · europe & ireland · since 2017

Explore. Learn. Create.

Photography tours across some of Europe’s most beautiful landscapes. Intimate groups of 5-6 photographers, built around being in the right place at the right time and refined through years of returning to the same places until I know them like the back of my hand.

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Intentionally Small

I limit every tour to just 5 or 6 photographers. This keeps the experience personal and allows me to work closely with everyone, adapting to conditions and working without the pressure of larger groups.

Local Knowledge

I specialise in a small number of locations I know extremely well, including Ireland, Lofoten, Lapland, and the Dolomites. These are places I’ve returned to over many years, refining each tour through experience.

Everything Arranged

I take care of all accommodation, transport, and planning throughout the tour. This ensures everything runs smoothly and allows you to focus fully on photography and working in the right conditions.

Refined Experience

Since 2017, I’ve led over 80 photography tours in locations I know very well. Each tour has helped refine how I guide, and that experience carries through into every photography tour I run today.

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2026 – 2027 Tours

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8th – 14th February 2027

Finnish Lapland

7 Days / 6 Nights

4/6 Places Available

Split between Kilpisjärvi and Pallas–Yllästunturi National Park, this tour focuses on working in the right locations as light, weather, and aurora conditions unfold.

2800

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11th – 16th January 2027

Lofoten Islands

6 Nights / 7 Days

5/6 Spots Available

Join me for 7 days on an incredible Norway Photography Tour as we explore the Lofoten Islands; land of the Northern Lights and amazing fjords.

3800

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14th – 25th June 2027

Ultimate Ireland

12 Days / 11 Nights

4/6 Places Available

The complete Ireland experience: from the Causeway Coast to the Wild Atlantic Way, capturing iconic views and hidden gems with a local guide.

5200

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Great photography tour. Tyler is an excellent tutor when it comes to providing advise on how to improve your photographic skills and composition. He is very attentive to the needs of the participants and always willing to help. The tour will take you to some very nice location for landscape photography. This is not a touristy tour it is made for photographers who like landscape and nature photography. We have been lucky enough to see 4 times the Northern lights, at varied degrees of activity but managed to get some good photography. The tour is fairly fluid in terms of schedule, based on weather conditions and light. Really recommend it for people who want to improve their photography skills, while enjoying rural Iceland.

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I had a fantastic week in Senja, Norway, with Tyler. His in-depth knowledge of the best locations around the island & his photography expertise meant I came back with some great shots. Thanks Tyler.

Debra Thorpe
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I throughly enjoyed my tour of North and West Ireland with Chasing Light Photo Tours Tyler's knowledge and history of the area is something you just do not get on the average photo tour. His guidance and selection of photo locations was just so unique. We not only visited known landscape locations but also some locations that I had not known about, which were equally as stunning as known locations. He is also very attentive with the group and safety. In addition, his good-naturedness and humor just add a unique and very enjoyable trip. There were 6 photographers including Tyler and we all got along fantastically. I highly recommend Chasing Light Photo Tours and look forward to another adventure with them. Michael

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Tyler's passion not only for photography, but for helping people hone their skills, made this a trip of a lifetime. Our group had a range of experience and equipment and Tyler met each of us where we were and helped create amazing photos and great memories. We saw an erupting volcano, multiple nights of the aurora, glaciers, mountains, waterfalls, reindeer and ponies, basalt formations, black sand beaches and more. There was a never-ending supply of subjects and shooting conditions. Tyler plans his trips meticiously yet still allowed us to pivot when unplanned events occurred (like an erupting volcano!). He gave us free range to explore, yet kept our safety paramount. Finally, Tyler's knowledge of Iceland took us to places off the beaten path and even when we were at more touristy spots, he timed it so that we were gone as the big tour buses arrived. I highly recommend Tyler and Chasing Light Tours for your next photographic adventure!

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Photography tours built around being in the right place, at the right time.

Since 2017, I’ve led over 80 photography tours across Ireland and Europe. Each departure has refined how I guide, how I plan, and how I respond to changing light and weather in the field.

My tours are designed to give you the time, space, and guidance needed to develop your photography while working in carefully chosen locations. More than just visiting places, they’re about working with conditions, building confidence, and creating meaningful images in the field.

My tours focus on a small number of carefully chosen locations, including Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and Causeway Coast, as well as Lofoten, Finnish Lapland, and the Dolomites. These are places I return to regularly, refining each tour through experience and understanding how to work with conditions as they unfold.

These tours bring together photographers who value time in the field, thoughtful guidance, and the opportunity to experience exceptional places in a small group setting.

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Field Notes

Honest writing about landscape photography from someone who spends most of the year in the field. Practical advice, personal reflections, and the occasional opinion piece on the stuff no one else says out loud.

What to Wear in Morocco in October

From Essaouira’s Atlantic breeze to cold evenings in the Atlas foothills, Morocco in October throws a lot at you. Here’s what to actually pack, and what to leave at home.

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Knee ultrasound scan and man on crutches with knee brace

When things go wrong

Mid-tour. On crutches. Facing surgery. And still out shooting with my group that same evening. This is what happens when things go wrong, and why I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Stop comparing your photographs to others

Every time you compare your photographs to someone else’s, you’re measuring your worst day against their best conditions. I did it for years. Here’s what it cost me, and what changed when I finally stopped.

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Just two spots left on my Morocco Photography Tour from the 14th to 22nd October 2026, and this one is confirmed and running. We're on the ground with Darren Lewey, our local guide and expert who has been living in Morocco since 2010. If you've been thinking about it, now is the time to commit.
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Just two spots left on my Morocco Photography Tour from the 14th to 22nd October...

It's been a crazy few weeks. Ruptured my quads during a tour, had surgery, and now I'm in a fixed leg cast up to my hip with the next tour postponed until September. Not how I saw the summer going. But I'm here, and finally getting back to editing. Starting with this one from Mussenden Temple. Clear blue skies fifteen minutes before this. I watched a shower build over the hills of Donegal and track south until it swallowed everything. Most people leave at that point. I've learned to stay, because the light that comes after a heavy shower is almost always worth it. Mussenden Temple, Northern Ireland.
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It's been a crazy few weeks. Ruptured my quads during a tour, had surgery, and...

I suffered a serious knee injury last Friday, and no, I didn't come off my motorbike. One step at the Great Pollet Arch and my leg gave way completely. I won't lie, lying in that hospital bed was one of the darkest places I've been in a long time. But where there's a problem there's always a solution, and I found one. I've written the full story over on the blog. It's honest, it's raw, and it's very me. Link in bio.
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I suffered a serious knee injury last Friday, and no, I didn't come off my...

So what have I been up to since Lapland? Not much photography. Well I wasn't out shooting with any intention, just carrying the camera out of habit, the way you do. Glencoe for five days. A motorbike ride from Northern Ireland to the Netherlands. Time at home with the kids. Writing, journaling, started drawing again. Six blog posts went up on the site, the one on landscape photography composition is the one I'm most proud of, took my weeks to write! I've also completely gave up on social media. Deleted the apps, stopped scrolling. Honestly one of the best things I've ever done. My brain has so much room for other things now. It's been one of the most motivated stretches I've had in a long time. My Northwest Ireland tour begins next week, then my twelve day Ireland tour next month. Lots of final preparations to sort and time to get the camera back out! And apparently, time to post again 😂
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So what have I been up to since Lapland? Not much photography. Well I wasn't...

It’s been a few weeks since we returned from Finnish Lapland and I’m still on a high. Already looking forward to next year. Guests often ask what makes this place so special. Lapland isn’t dramatic in an obvious way. It’s subtle. Vast tundra. Silence. Light that shifts slowly across frozen ground. It encourages patience. It rewards effort. Temperatures can drop well below -25°C. Snowshoes are often essential. Reaching locations requires intention. But that’s exactly why the experience stays with you. When you put real effort into being there, the images feel earned. And that’s what makes Lapland so powerful, not just visually, but personally.
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It’s been a few weeks since we returned from Finnish Lapland and I’m still on...

Another successful Lapland photography tour comes to an end. A huge thank you to @tiinautti for her continued partnership, and to our local guide Mika, who took us deep into the tundra by snowmobile. Access like this changes everything. Within minutes, you leave the road behind and enter a landscape that is completely exposed to the Arctic. This is not an easy environment. Temperatures dropped to -32°C during the week. Snowshoes were essential just to move across the snow. Every location had to be reached on foot, through deep snow, in extreme cold. You work for every image here. It feels like a real expedition, and that is exactly what makes it so rewarding. I first lived and worked in Finland nine years ago, but it was only last year that I began offering tours here. Lapland has quickly become one of the most special places we operate. The silence, the simplicity, and the quality of light make it unlike anywhere else. Already looking forward to returning next year.
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Another successful Lapland photography tour comes to an end. A huge thank you to @tiinautti...

Today is Sámi National Day 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇴🇷🇺 A day to celebrate the Sámi people, their culture, traditions, and deep connection to the land. These photos are of our local guides in Lapland. The people who take us out onto the tundra, read the weather, and understand the snow, the light, and the land in a way you simply cannot learn from a map or an app. Without them, our Lapland photography tour would not be what it is. They are more than guides. They are storytellers, guardians of this landscape, and the reason we can safely and respectfully experience a place that can be as harsh as it is beautiful. Every journey out into the tundra is built on trust, local knowledge, and generations of experience. I am endlessly grateful to work alongside them, and to be welcomed into their world, even for a short time. Dates are now live on the website for next year’s Lapland photography tour, running from 8 to 14 February 2027. Happy Sámi National Day. Thank you for everything you do. #chasinglighttours #laplandfinland #SamiNationalDay #sápmi #arcticlife
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Today is Sámi National Day 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇴🇷🇺 A day to celebrate the Sámi people, their culture,...

Last year I ran my very first Ireland photography tour, and one thing that kept coming up was just how small Ireland looks on a map. In 10 days we travelled the Causeway Coast, followed the Wild Atlantic Way, and made it as far as Dingle. On paper that probably sounds easy. Ireland is small, right? The Wild Atlantic Way is roughly 1,600 miles long. For anyone used to big highways and long straight roads, that number might not sound like much. But Ireland does not work like that. Here, you cannot drive more than a mile, tongue firmly in cheek, before you hit a roundabout, a junction, a tractor, a flock of sheep, or a road that suddenly narrows to the width of a bicycle. Add in slow traffic, constant stopping to look at the light, and the fact that every second corner makes you want to pull in and take a photo, and progress becomes beautifully slow. That is exactly why this year I have extended the tour by two days. Not to see more places, but to see them properly. It gives us the breathing room to push further into Kerry, without rushing, without clock watching, and without turning the journey into a box ticking exercise. And even then, we will only just scratch the surface. It is also why I run different regional tours. Ireland may be small, but there is a huge amount to see, and each area has its own pace, light, and character. This year’s Ultimate Ireland June tour is already sold out, but I still have a few places left on the September tour, as well as limited availability on my North West Ireland tour in May. #chasinglighttours #causewaycoastalroute #discoverynorthernireland #wildatlanticway
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Last year I ran my very first Ireland photography tour, and one thing that kept...

If Ireland has been on your list for a while, there is still time to join my North West Ireland photography tour this May, and it is guaranteed to run. The north west is where Ireland feels at its wildest. Dramatic coastlines, quiet roads, fast changing weather, and light that can transform a scene in minutes. This tour is about slowing down, working with the conditions, and learning how to create images with real atmosphere and depth. We travel in small groups, visit locations when the light is right, and spend time in the field shooting and learning, not rushing between viewpoints. If you want to experience Ireland properly with your camera, and come home with photographs that reflect how it actually felt to be there, this tour was built for that. #wildatlanticway #donegal #irishlandscapephotography #photographyworkshop #chasinglighttours
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If Ireland has been on your list for a while, there is still time to...

I’ve had so many messages lately asking if I’m running my Dolomites tour again this year that I could genuinely fill a tour without even trying. Short answer, I’m not. If you’ve read my “Scaling Back for a Stronger Future” post, you’ll know I’ve been intentionally cutting back on tours for 2026 and 2027. After a pretty full on couple of years of travel, I’ve been trying to slow things down, spend more time at home, and be more present with family instead of constantly being on the road. It felt like the right moment to step back and rethink what I actually want this trip to be. And honestly, I think it’s going to be better because of it. For September 2027, I’m planning something completely different from the usual “drive to a classic spot, shoot, drive back down” style tour. The idea is to stay up in the mountains, sleeping in refugios, hiking between locations, carrying just what we need, and properly living up there for a few days at a time, moving through landscapes like this instead of just dropping into them for an hour. Sunset. Night skies. Quiet evenings in the hut. Then sunrise. No crowds. No alarms to race up a pass in the dark. Just time, light, and the kind of moments you only get when you’re already where you need to be. This year I’m heading out myself to scout it properly. I’ll be hiking routes, staying in different refugios, testing what works, what doesn’t, and shaping it into something I’d genuinely want to take people on. It won’t be for everyone. You’ll need a good level of fitness, you’ll need to be comfortable hiking for several hours a day, and you’ll need to be able to carry your own camera gear and a small overnight kit with the basics for a couple of days in the mountains. If the Dolomites has been on your list with me and this kind of trip sounds like your thing, drop me a message and I’ll put you on the early interest list for September 2027. I’ll share more once the route and dates are locked in. #dolomites #photographyworkshop #phototour #mountainphotography #chasinglighttours
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I’ve had so many messages lately asking if I’m running my Dolomites tour again this...