Become a member of The Photography Experience with David W. Shaw

A Community of photographers interested in learning about improving our art while engaging the natural world in a profound way.
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Photo Experience Basic Member

$5/mo
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The basic membership level gets you: - Bi-weekly emails - Discussion forums - Access to the complete library of instructional ebooks and short-classes - Discounted rate on full-length and live courses

Includes 43 products

One Image - Koyukuk Evening
Wild Domain - Botswana
One Image - Dawn Leopard
One Image - Tidal Brown Bear
One Image - Sawatch Sunset
Field to Lightroom - Storms in the Arctic
One Image - Storm Over Denali
Lightroom and Landscape - Denali in Black and White
The Shoot - Great Sand Dunes
Why This Image Works - Jim Brandenburg
Why This Image Works - Sawatch Sunset
The Shoot - Antlers in the Fog
The Shoot - On Foot in Kachemak Bay
Why This Image Works - Salmon Stream
Field to Lightroom - Sunset in CO 1
Winter in the Brooks Range - Visual Monograph
Winter in Alaska - A Real World Guide to Outdoor Photography
Lightroom and Wildlife - Lake Clark Brown Bear
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - One Lens in the Arctic
Mountains, Glaciers, and Coast - A Visual Monograph
Field to Lightroom - Autumn Aspens
How to Break In a New Lens
The Practice of Photography
Why This Image Works - Galen Rowell's Golok Rider
Why This Image Works - Glacier by Rene Koster
Move and Experiment
Taking a Visual Inventory
Controlling Noise in Lightroom
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Abstract Photography
Understanding Subject Isolation
Evening in the Desert
Understanding Backlight
Understanding Hot Light
Fire in the Darkness - High Contrast, Drama, and Mood
The Photo Experience Magazine Volume 1
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Flowers
Field Session - Temperate Rainforest
Canon R5ii Setup for Wildlife Photography
Photo Experience Magazine - 2025 Kalahari Safari Report
A Day in Lake Clark National Park
The Photographic Silhouette - A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photography
Field to Lightroom - Colorado's La Plata Peak
SwiftCull - Culling Application for MacOS

Includes 3 private spaces

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Photography Discussions
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Rockies Level Membership

$10/mo or $100/yr
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At this level, you'll get all of the Basic Membership Level Benefits plus: - One 45-minute 1:1 online session with David Shaw ($75 value) - Free access to all live and on-demand classes

Includes 44 products

One Image - Koyukuk Evening
Wild Domain - Botswana
One Image - Dawn Leopard
One Image - Tidal Brown Bear
45-Minute One-on-One Session
One Image - Sawatch Sunset
Field to Lightroom - Storms in the Arctic
One Image - Storm Over Denali
Lightroom and Landscape - Denali in Black and White
The Shoot - Great Sand Dunes
Why This Image Works - Jim Brandenburg
Why This Image Works - Sawatch Sunset
The Shoot - Antlers in the Fog
The Shoot - On Foot in Kachemak Bay
Why This Image Works - Salmon Stream
Field to Lightroom - Sunset in CO 1
Winter in the Brooks Range - Visual Monograph
Winter in Alaska - A Real World Guide to Outdoor Photography
Lightroom and Wildlife - Lake Clark Brown Bear
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - One Lens in the Arctic
Mountains, Glaciers, and Coast - A Visual Monograph
Field to Lightroom - Autumn Aspens
How to Break In a New Lens
The Practice of Photography
Why This Image Works - Galen Rowell's Golok Rider
Why This Image Works - Glacier by Rene Koster
Move and Experiment
Taking a Visual Inventory
Controlling Noise in Lightroom
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Abstract Photography
Understanding Subject Isolation
Evening in the Desert
Understanding Backlight
Understanding Hot Light
Fire in the Darkness - High Contrast, Drama, and Mood
The Photo Experience Magazine Volume 1
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Flowers
Field Session - Temperate Rainforest
Canon R5ii Setup for Wildlife Photography
Photo Experience Magazine - 2025 Kalahari Safari Report
A Day in Lake Clark National Park
The Photographic Silhouette - A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photography
Field to Lightroom - Colorado's La Plata Peak
SwiftCull - Culling Application for MacOS

Includes 3 private spaces

General
Photography Discussions
Random

Alaska Level Membership

$100/mo or $1,000/yr
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At the Alaska Level Membership, you'll get all of the Basic and Rockies level memberships perks plus: - Four one-on-one, 45-minute, private sessions with David Shaw. - Yearly $500 discount on any photo workshop.

Includes 42 products

One Image - Koyukuk Evening
Wild Domain - Botswana
One Image - Dawn Leopard
One Image - Tidal Brown Bear
45-Minute One-on-One Session
One Image - Sawatch Sunset
Field to Lightroom - Storms in the Arctic
One Image - Storm Over Denali
Lightroom and Landscape - Denali in Black and White
The Shoot - Great Sand Dunes
Why This Image Works - Jim Brandenburg
Why This Image Works - Sawatch Sunset
The Shoot - Antlers in the Fog
The Shoot - On Foot in Kachemak Bay
Why This Image Works - Salmon Stream
Field to Lightroom - Sunset in CO 1
Winter in the Brooks Range - Visual Monograph
Winter in Alaska - A Real World Guide to Outdoor Photography
Lightroom and Wildlife - Lake Clark Brown Bear
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - One Lens in the Arctic
Mountains, Glaciers, and Coast - A Visual Monograph
Field to Lightroom - Autumn Aspens
How to Break In a New Lens
The Practice of Photography
Why This Image Works - Galen Rowell's Golok Rider
Why This Image Works - Glacier by Rene Koster
Move and Experiment
Taking a Visual Inventory
Controlling Noise in Lightroom
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Abstract Photography
Understanding Subject Isolation
Evening in the Desert
Understanding Backlight
Understanding Hot Light
Fire in the Darkness - High Contrast, Drama, and Mood
The Photo Experience Magazine Volume 1
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Flowers
Field Session - Temperate Rainforest
Canon R5ii Setup for Wildlife Photography
Photo Experience Magazine - 2025 Kalahari Safari Report
A Day in Lake Clark National Park
The Photographic Silhouette - A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photography

Includes 3 private spaces

General
Photography Discussions
Random

Global Membership Plan

$500/mo or $5,000/yr
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At the Global Level, you'll get all benefits from the previous tiers plus: - Eight, one-on-one, 45-minute sessions with David Shaw - 50% off any workshop valued under $8,000 USD

Includes 42 products

One Image - Koyukuk Evening
Wild Domain - Botswana
One Image - Dawn Leopard
One Image - Tidal Brown Bear
45-Minute One-on-One Session
One Image - Sawatch Sunset
Field to Lightroom - Storms in the Arctic
One Image - Storm Over Denali
Lightroom and Landscape - Denali in Black and White
The Shoot - Great Sand Dunes
Why This Image Works - Jim Brandenburg
Why This Image Works - Sawatch Sunset
The Shoot - Antlers in the Fog
The Shoot - On Foot in Kachemak Bay
Why This Image Works - Salmon Stream
Field to Lightroom - Sunset in CO 1
Winter in the Brooks Range - Visual Monograph
Winter in Alaska - A Real World Guide to Outdoor Photography
Lightroom and Wildlife - Lake Clark Brown Bear
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - One Lens in the Arctic
Mountains, Glaciers, and Coast - A Visual Monograph
Field to Lightroom - Autumn Aspens
How to Break In a New Lens
The Practice of Photography
Why This Image Works - Galen Rowell's Golok Rider
Why This Image Works - Glacier by Rene Koster
Move and Experiment
Taking a Visual Inventory
Controlling Noise in Lightroom
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Abstract Photography
Understanding Subject Isolation
Evening in the Desert
Understanding Backlight
Understanding Hot Light
Fire in the Darkness - High Contrast, Drama, and Mood
The Photo Experience Magazine Volume 1
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Flowers
Field Session - Temperate Rainforest
Canon R5ii Setup for Wildlife Photography
Photo Experience Magazine - 2025 Kalahari Safari Report
A Day in Lake Clark National Park
The Photographic Silhouette - A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photography

Includes 3 private spaces

General
Photography Discussions
Random

Mentorship Program

$1,000/mo or $11,000/yr
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All benefits of previous tiers plus: - 75% off yearly entry into any workshop (trip valued under $8,000 USD) - Monthly 45-minute Zoom sessions - Regular email contact - Guidance on marketing images, website design, and selling photos and articles - Free, private, all-inclusive, 3-day workshop with David W. Shaw in Salida, Colorado.

Includes 43 products

One Image - Koyukuk Evening
Wild Domain - Botswana
One Image - Dawn Leopard
One Image - Tidal Brown Bear
45-Minute One-on-One Session
One Image - Sawatch Sunset
Field to Lightroom - Storms in the Arctic
One Image - Storm Over Denali
Lightroom and Landscape - Denali in Black and White
The Shoot - Great Sand Dunes
3-day In-person private workshop
Why This Image Works - Jim Brandenburg
Why This Image Works - Sawatch Sunset
The Shoot - Antlers in the Fog
The Shoot - On Foot in Kachemak Bay
Why This Image Works - Salmon Stream
Field to Lightroom - Sunset in CO 1
Winter in the Brooks Range - Visual Monograph
Winter in Alaska - A Real World Guide to Outdoor Photography
Lightroom and Wildlife - Lake Clark Brown Bear
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - One Lens in the Arctic
Mountains, Glaciers, and Coast - A Visual Monograph
Field to Lightroom - Autumn Aspens
How to Break In a New Lens
The Practice of Photography
Why This Image Works - Galen Rowell's Golok Rider
Why This Image Works - Glacier by Rene Koster
Move and Experiment
Taking a Visual Inventory
Controlling Noise in Lightroom
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Abstract Photography
Understanding Subject Isolation
Evening in the Desert
Understanding Backlight
Understanding Hot Light
Fire in the Darkness - High Contrast, Drama, and Mood
The Photo Experience Magazine Volume 1
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Flowers
Field Session - Temperate Rainforest
Canon R5ii Setup for Wildlife Photography
Photo Experience Magazine - 2025 Kalahari Safari Report
A Day in Lake Clark National Park
The Photographic Silhouette - A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photography

Includes 3 private spaces

General
Photography Discussions
Random

Denali Membership

$25/mo or $250/yr
Choose plan
At the Denali level, you'll get all of the Basic and Rockies Membership Level Benefits plus: - Three 45-minute 1:1 online sessions with David Shaw ($225 value) - $200 Discount on any workshop - Free access to all live and on-demand classes

Includes 46 products

One Image - Koyukuk Evening
Wild Domain - Botswana
One Image - Dawn Leopard
One Image - Tidal Brown Bear
45-Minute One-on-One Session
One Image - Sawatch Sunset
Field to Lightroom - Storms in the Arctic
One Image - Storm Over Denali
Lightroom and Landscape - Denali in Black and White
The Shoot - Great Sand Dunes
3-day In-person private workshop
Why This Image Works - Jim Brandenburg
Why This Image Works - Sawatch Sunset
The Shoot - Antlers in the Fog
The Shoot - On Foot in Kachemak Bay
Why This Image Works - Salmon Stream
Field to Lightroom - Sunset in CO 1
Winter in the Brooks Range - Visual Monograph
Winter in Alaska - A Real World Guide to Outdoor Photography
Lightroom and Wildlife - Lake Clark Brown Bear
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - One Lens in the Arctic
Mountains, Glaciers, and Coast - A Visual Monograph
Field to Lightroom - Autumn Aspens
How to Break In a New Lens
The Practice of Photography
Why This Image Works - Galen Rowell's Golok Rider
Why This Image Works - Glacier by Rene Koster
Move and Experiment
Taking a Visual Inventory
Controlling Noise in Lightroom
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Abstract Photography
Understanding Subject Isolation
Evening in the Desert
Cheat Sheet! - A Lightweight Field Backup System
Understanding Backlight
Understanding Hot Light
Fire in the Darkness - High Contrast, Drama, and Mood
The Photo Experience Magazine Volume 1
Guide to Creative Outdoor Photography - Flowers
Field Session - Temperate Rainforest
Canon R5ii Setup for Wildlife Photography
Photo Experience Magazine - 2025 Kalahari Safari Report
A Day in Lake Clark National Park
The Photographic Silhouette - A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photography
Field to Lightroom - Colorado's La Plata Peak
SwiftCull - Culling Application for MacOS

Includes 2 private spaces

General
Random