Dates:

Saturday, October 18 - Monday, October 27, 2025

Cost: 

$9,295 - Double occupancy rooms w/ private bathroom (Single room available for $1000)

Size:

Limited to 8 attendees

Included in the cost of the trip:

• Double occupancy lodging with private bathroom (Single room available for $1000)
• All meals
  
• Whisky distillery tour
• Ground transportation in two motor coaches
• In-the-field photography instruction
  
• Image review/critique and Adobe Lightroom post processing assistance
• Gratuities for guides
• Airport transportation
• Use of loaner Leica camera equipment (*limited availability)
  
  

Not included in the cost of the trip:

• Air travel
• Alcoholic drinks and snacks
• Medical/Travel/Gear insurance
  
• Items of a personal nature
  
  
  

Signing Up

To sign up for this photo adventure, please pay your $2495 deposit, and the $1000 single room supplement should you choose it, here on our website. The balance will be due on July 18, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact us via email (workshops@leicastoremiami.com) or phone (305-921-4433). We look forward to seeing you in Scotland!

Itinerary

Saturday, October 18: Meetup and Welcome Dinner

This photo adventure will begin at the Royal Hotel in Stornoway (on the Isle of Lewis) at Noon on this day. You'll need to fly into Stornoway Airport (SYY) via Logan Air from either Edinburgh (EDI - once daily) or Glasgow (GLA - twice daily). Upon arrival, you can take a taxi (or here) into Stornoway, which is about a 9 minute drive.

After we've had our introductions and loaded the vans, we'll photograph our way down to the Isle of Harris. We'll check-in to the Hotel Hebrides, our home for the next 3 nights, and then gather for a welcome dinner.

October 22-24: Explore Isle of Lewis



Today, we'll make our way to the Isle of Lewis, eventually checking in to the Royal Hotel, where we'll spend the next 3 nights. Once you're settled in, we will head out to photograph the island, ending in either a sunset shoot on the rugged western coast or shooting some of the abandoned houses which are scattered about the islands.

We'll shoot sunrise at Garry Beach, which is an idyllic golden sandy bay with rugged seas stacks standing like huge chess pieces. At high tide we’ll be able to get long exposures of the waves lapping around the base of the stacks, but at low tide we can walk all the way around them and find different angles to work with. It’s then back to the hotel for breakfast and a morning rest before heading out for the rest of the day, starting with a visit to a historic village of traditional thatched cottages nestled in a remote cove on the rugged northern shore.



We’ll then shoot a 2000 year old broch (communal house) which is beautifully situation among rolling hills and lochs, before heading to our evening location at Mangersta Sea Stacks - one of the most impressive coastal views in the UK. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to experiment with both short and long exposures as the waves pound against the rocks below your elevated vantage point.



No visit would be complete with out a visit to one of the world’s most complete and photogenic standing stone circles, the Callanish Stone Circle. This one is a mere 5000 years old and we’ll be in position to hopefully capture it in silhouette with a colorful sky behind it, and then as the first light hits the stones and brings them to life. Then it’s back to the hotel for breakfast and a morning rest.

October 25-26: The Highlands

Today we head to the Highlands via a two hour ferry. We won’t know the timing of this ferry until closer to the trip, so it is not possible to plan the day just yet. However, if the ferry is in the morning, then we will leave after breakfast and have an afternoon session in the Highlands. If the ferry is in the afternoon, then we will make use of our final morning on Lewis by exploring more photogenic locations. When we arrive in the Highlands, we will check-in to the Glengarry Castle Hotel, where we'll stay for the next two nights.



As we'll be situated in the heart of the Highlands, we’ll have a wide range of locations to explore. From the shores of Loch Ness to the stunning fall colors of Glen Affric, both of which offer a stark change to what will have been witnessed so far in this trip. Even the hotel grounds themselves are worthy of spending a couple of hours wandering around with your camera.

On day nine we will wake in Edinburgh and say our goodbyes. After breakfast, you can take a short taxi from our hotel to Edinburgh Airport or perhaps stay a few more days to explore Scotland.

Payment

A $2495 deposit, and the $1000 single room supplement should you choose it, is due at the time of registration. The balance will be due on July 18, 2025.

Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Enrollment is limited to 8 participants, and once you sign up, we are counting on your attendance. If you need to withdraw from this workshop, please notify us in writing (email is acceptable) as soon as possible. This is our refund policy:

If you cancel and we find someone to fill your seat, we will refund you the full amount you have paid towards the tuition, minus a $250 service charge. If you cancel and we cannot find someone to fill your seat, then you will be refunded according to the following schedule:

At least 90 days before the start of the workshop: Full refund minus $250 service fee.
Between 89 and 60 days before the start of the workshop: 75% refund
Between 59 and 45 days before the start of the workshop: 50% refund
Less than 45 days from the start of the workshop: No refund

Course Cancellation and Other Terms

Leica Store Miami reserves the right to cancel a reservation if full payment has not been received by 90 days prior to the start of the workshop.
In the event that this workshop must be canceled due to inadequate enrollment, all fees and deposits will be refunded in full or may be transferred to another workshop within 24 months.
In the unlikely event of illness, accident or injury to one of the instructors, Leica Store Miami reserves the right to replace that instructor with a comparable instructor.

Medical Insurance (required)

Emergency medical insurance through a provider like Allianz or similar is required to participate in any of Leica Store Miami's international workshop.

Travel Insurance (STRONGLY recommended)

Leica Store Miami is not responsible for cancellations due to medical or personal emergencies so we highly recommend purchasing travel Insurance. Companies like Travelex and Allianz Global Assistance are reputable but you can choose any vendor you like. Just make sure that they have an A+ rating from the BBB. Leica Store Miami is not responsible for reimbursement of non-refundable airline tickets in the event of a workshop cancellation.

Camera Gear Insurance (STRONGLY recommended)

We advise all of our workshop attendees to insure their camera gear against damage, theft, loss, etc. If your gear is not already insured, check with your home owner's insurance to see if they offer coverage. There are several photo specific insurance policies out there as well.

Single Room Policy
If you sign-up for double occupancy room sharing and there are no other attendees to pair you with, you will be responsible for paying the single room supplement.

Communicable Illness Protocols

Our main goal on all of our tours is to keep everyone safe. To that end, we ask that everyone do their best to avoid exposure to communicable diseases like Covid-19, influenza, RSV, etc before and during our trip. If someone in our group becomes ill on the trip and we deem it to be harmful to the group, we reserve the right to remove them from group activities where social distancing is not possible.

Transfers

If for any reason you wish to transfer your deposit or workshop fee, please notify us by email. You must register and complete a new workshop within 24 months of the withdrawal. We reserve the right to accept or deny any transfer.

There are no exceptions to our Cancellation and Transfer Policy.