Rachel Bigsby Wildlife Photography Workshops
With Heritage Expeditions
Pioneering expedition cruise company Heritage Expeditions is delighted to partner with Nikon Ambassador and multi-award-winning seabird photographer Rachel Bigsby on two wildlife photography workshops. With accolades including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Bird Photographer of the Year, benefit from Rachel’s hands-on approach and specialisation in seabirds on the following small group Subantarctic Islands wildlife photography workshops:
- Birding Down Under: Subantarctic and Chatham Islands 6 - 22 December 2025
- Beyond Fiordland: New Zealand’s Wildest Islands 21 December 2025 - 1 January 2026
Each workshop is limited to just 8 photographers per voyage, ensuring you receive personal, one-on-one tuition both on board and in the field. Join one of Rachel’s exclusive wildlife photography workshops on an authentic expedition cruise with Heritage Expeditions aboard their luxurious 140-guest flagship Heritage Adventurer, where Rachel’s hands-on approach and specialisation in seabirds will elevate your wildlife photography. Whether you're a seasoned photographer or beginning your journey, her workshops offer the perfect blend of creativity, technical skill, and adventure. Benefit from interactive onboard sessions as well as guided excursions that offer once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to capture rare wildlife in some of the world’s most remote locations on a truly authentic expedition. Plus, you'll also be visiting one of 'The 25 Best Places to Go in 2025' according to influential travel bible Condé Nast Traveler which included these islands on its definitive travel list along with Heritage Expeditions and its Subantarctic Islands voyages.
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Birding Down Under: Subantarctic and Chatham Islands
17 DAYS - with Rachel Bigsby
6 – 22 Dec 2025
Queenstown, and return
- Island Groups: Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Macquarie Island & Chatham Islands - as featured in Conde Nast Traveler's The 25 Best Places to Go in 2025
- Incredibly rare Chatham Island Black Robin and Taiko (Magenta Petrel), and Forbe's/Chatham Parakeet
- Visit the only breeding sites of the Erect-crested Penguin and home to the world's rarest shag the endemic Bounty Island Shag in Antipodes and Bounty Islands
- Pyramid Rock, the only breeding place of the Chatham Island Albatross
- Cross the Chathams Rise, known location of Wandering Royal and Salvin's Albatross, and Cape, Westland Black and Cook's Petrel
- Observe the raucous antics of Macquarie Island's Royal Penguin and King Penguin colonies
- Watch lumbering Elephant Seals challenging each other on Macquarie Island
- Zodiac cruise Lusitania Bay - one of the largest penguin breeding colonies on the planet (Macquarie Island)
- Look for the elusive Campbell and Auckland and Campell Island Snipe
- Experience the rarely-seen early Albatross courting ritual known as gamming
Beyond Fiordland: New Zealand's Wildest Islands
12 DAYS - with Rachel Bigsby
21 Dec 2025 - 1 Jan 2026
Queenstown, return
Aboard Heritage Adventurer
- Visit remote World Heritage Sites: The Snares, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island (as featured in Conde Nast Traveler's The 25 Best Places to Go in 2025), and explore Stewart and Ulva Islands, Fiordland (Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound and Acheron Passage, Astronomer’s Point and Pickersgill Harbour)
- Discover the primordial majesty and unspoiled beauty of Fiordland
- Explore sea caves and observe wildlife in spectacular numbers
- Zodiac cruise glittering waterways between podocarp forests looking penguins and dolphins
- Spend the day hiking the unforgettable landscapes of Enderby and Campbell Islands
- Look for the elusive Campbell and Auckland Island Snipe
- Wade waist deep through fields of flowering megaherbs
- Experience the rarely-seen early Albatross courting ritual known as gamming
- Explore wildlife-rich rugged coastlines
- Human history - Coastwatcher's Huts, early settlements and shipwreck tales
- Visit some of New Zealand's most remote and iconic locations, many only accessible by expedition ship
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