Sale Price:
$1,399.00
Original Price:
$1,599.00
OM SYSTEM Birds, Birds, and More Birds Photography Retreat
Breeding Season • Courtship Displays • Chicks • Behavior • Birds in Flight
March 8–12, 2026 (Florida)
An immersive bird photography experience with OM SYSTEM ambassadors — designed to inspire, challenge, and transform your photography.
Whether you’re new to bird photography or ready to level up, this retreat blends art, fieldcraft, and computational intelligence into an experience that will change how you photograph wildlife forever.
Step into the vibrant heart of Florida during its most electrifying time of year—breeding and displaying season, when colonies erupt with color, movement, dance, and new life. This is the moment when feathers flare, mates court with ritual elegance, and tiny downy chicks stretch their wobbly necks toward the rising sun.
Join us for a deeply immersive Bird Photography Retreat, created for photographers who crave both inspiration and technical mastery. Whether you’re eager to capture the split-second lift of a roseate spoonbill, the glowing aigrettes of great egrets in display, or the tender moments between parents and chicks, this workshop will guide you toward images that feel alive.
Two hotels, 8 locations, 4 ambassadors
Any camera model is welcome. but some features, subject detection, silent shutter, procapture, etc. are only available on OM SYSTEM cameras and select other cameras. Some locations may also lend themselves to awesome landscape images as well.
Why Photographers Love This Retreat
Learn from OM SYSTEM Ambassadors
Work in small groups with Frank Smith, Steve Morello, Lisa Cuchara, and Tom Cuchara — each offering their signature techniques, creative vision, and personalized guidance.
Eight Hands-On Sessions in Stunning Locations
Rotate Through Instructors & Subjects
Designed for Growth & Creativity
Community & Camaraderie
Share your images, get feedback, learn together, and recharge your artistic spark with photographers who love birds as much as you do.
What You’ll Experience
World-class rookery and wetland action at peak season: vibrant breeding plumage, elaborate courtship behaviors, vocal interactions, nest building, and chicks.
Extraordinary opportunities for Birds-in-Flight (BIF)—from effortless glides to explosive take-offs, feeding flights, and aerial displays.
A focus on bird behavior, helping you anticipate moments before they happen — the head toss, the wing stretch, the nest exchange, the first flight.
This retreat is hands-on, field-driven, and designed to elevate your images straight out of the camera.
OM SYSTEM owners: You’ll learn to harness the tools that make OM SYSTEM uniquely powerful for wildlife:
Bird Subject Detection AF — lock onto eyes, wings, and flight paths with precision, even in cluttered branches or busy colonies.
SH2 High-Speed Sequential Shooting — capture entire behavioral sequences at blistering frame rates so you never miss a moment.
Custom AF Target Points — set up and save AF patterns tailored to BIF, perched birds, and chaotic colony scenes.
Pro Capture Mode — freeze the action before it happens, from fish strikes to fledgling wing flaps to parents dropping into the nest with food.
You’ll not only learn the settings — you’ll experience how they transform your ability to anticipate and capture the wild.
A Retreat of Light, Learning & Community
From sunrise rookeries glowing in gold to afternoon BIF sessions to sunset wetlands, you’ll be surrounded by color, energy, and like-minded photographers who share your love of nature, creativity, and growth.
We’ll help you:
Approach colonies ethically and respectfully
Read body language to predict behaviors
Optimize exposure for white birds in harsh Florida sun
Compose for storytelling and emotion
Slow down, observe, and truly see the behaviors unfolding before you
Whether you’re new to bird photography or ready to master bird photoggraphy this retreat is for you. Florida’s breeding season is a spectacle of life, instinct, color, and connection. Join us to capture it with the tools and vision that help you create images that sing.
Come Curious… Leave Inspired.
Where to stay: Lots of places to stay: Hotels, motels, Airbnbs, VRBO’s, etc.
Retreat Includes
Pre-retreat Zoom orientation
Small groups & rotating instructor stations
Hands-on instruction concentrating on bird photography, with a touch of creative nature and computational techniques
Post-retreat image sharing + optional critique
Schedule (All times are Eastern time) (exact start time subject to change)
Days 1 and 2
morning sessions ~7am to ~10/11 am
mid day break/ lunch
afternoon sessions ~2:30pm/3:30 to ~6:30pm - Welcome
2:30pm to 4:00pm Dinner (not included in price)
4pm to 7 pm ET Session 1: Outing to a nearby location, all three groups
Day 3 Travel day/download, dinner
Days 3 and 4
morning sessions ~7am to ~10/11 am
mid day break/ lunch
afternoon sessions ~2:30pm/3:30 to ~6:30pm - Welcome
2:30pm to 4:00pm Dinner (not included in price)
4pm to 7 pm ET Session 1: Outing to a nearby location, all three groups
1 River, perhaps explore Birds in the woods too
6:30pm Dinner (not included in price)
Focus on bird photography, explaining bird detection AI AF, pro-capture, custom AF target points, chicks, feeding, displayng, bird behaviors, and more.
OM SYSTEM Birds, Birds, and More Birds Photography Retreat
Breeding Season • Courtship Displays • Chicks • Behavior • Birds in Flight
March 8–12, 2026 (Florida)
An immersive bird photography experience with OM SYSTEM ambassadors — designed to inspire, challenge, and transform your photography.
Whether you’re new to bird photography or ready to level up, this retreat blends art, fieldcraft, and computational intelligence into an experience that will change how you photograph wildlife forever.
Step into the vibrant heart of Florida during its most electrifying time of year—breeding and displaying season, when colonies erupt with color, movement, dance, and new life. This is the moment when feathers flare, mates court with ritual elegance, and tiny downy chicks stretch their wobbly necks toward the rising sun.
Join us for a deeply immersive Bird Photography Retreat, created for photographers who crave both inspiration and technical mastery. Whether you’re eager to capture the split-second lift of a roseate spoonbill, the glowing aigrettes of great egrets in display, or the tender moments between parents and chicks, this workshop will guide you toward images that feel alive.
Two hotels, 8 locations, 4 ambassadors
Any camera model is welcome. but some features, subject detection, silent shutter, procapture, etc. are only available on OM SYSTEM cameras and select other cameras. Some locations may also lend themselves to awesome landscape images as well.
Why Photographers Love This Retreat
Learn from OM SYSTEM Ambassadors
Work in small groups with Frank Smith, Steve Morello, Lisa Cuchara, and Tom Cuchara — each offering their signature techniques, creative vision, and personalized guidance.
Eight Hands-On Sessions in Stunning Locations
Rotate Through Instructors & Subjects
Designed for Growth & Creativity
Community & Camaraderie
Share your images, get feedback, learn together, and recharge your artistic spark with photographers who love birds as much as you do.
What You’ll Experience
World-class rookery and wetland action at peak season: vibrant breeding plumage, elaborate courtship behaviors, vocal interactions, nest building, and chicks.
Extraordinary opportunities for Birds-in-Flight (BIF)—from effortless glides to explosive take-offs, feeding flights, and aerial displays.
A focus on bird behavior, helping you anticipate moments before they happen — the head toss, the wing stretch, the nest exchange, the first flight.
This retreat is hands-on, field-driven, and designed to elevate your images straight out of the camera.
OM SYSTEM owners: You’ll learn to harness the tools that make OM SYSTEM uniquely powerful for wildlife:
Bird Subject Detection AF — lock onto eyes, wings, and flight paths with precision, even in cluttered branches or busy colonies.
SH2 High-Speed Sequential Shooting — capture entire behavioral sequences at blistering frame rates so you never miss a moment.
Custom AF Target Points — set up and save AF patterns tailored to BIF, perched birds, and chaotic colony scenes.
Pro Capture Mode — freeze the action before it happens, from fish strikes to fledgling wing flaps to parents dropping into the nest with food.
You’ll not only learn the settings — you’ll experience how they transform your ability to anticipate and capture the wild.
A Retreat of Light, Learning & Community
From sunrise rookeries glowing in gold to afternoon BIF sessions to sunset wetlands, you’ll be surrounded by color, energy, and like-minded photographers who share your love of nature, creativity, and growth.
We’ll help you:
Approach colonies ethically and respectfully
Read body language to predict behaviors
Optimize exposure for white birds in harsh Florida sun
Compose for storytelling and emotion
Slow down, observe, and truly see the behaviors unfolding before you
Whether you’re new to bird photography or ready to master bird photoggraphy this retreat is for you. Florida’s breeding season is a spectacle of life, instinct, color, and connection. Join us to capture it with the tools and vision that help you create images that sing.
Come Curious… Leave Inspired.
Where to stay: Lots of places to stay: Hotels, motels, Airbnbs, VRBO’s, etc.
Retreat Includes
Pre-retreat Zoom orientation
Small groups & rotating instructor stations
Hands-on instruction concentrating on bird photography, with a touch of creative nature and computational techniques
Post-retreat image sharing + optional critique
Schedule (All times are Eastern time) (exact start time subject to change)
Days 1 and 2
morning sessions ~7am to ~10/11 am
mid day break/ lunch
afternoon sessions ~2:30pm/3:30 to ~6:30pm - Welcome
2:30pm to 4:00pm Dinner (not included in price)
4pm to 7 pm ET Session 1: Outing to a nearby location, all three groups
Day 3 Travel day/download, dinner
Days 3 and 4
morning sessions ~7am to ~10/11 am
mid day break/ lunch
afternoon sessions ~2:30pm/3:30 to ~6:30pm - Welcome
2:30pm to 4:00pm Dinner (not included in price)
4pm to 7 pm ET Session 1: Outing to a nearby location, all three groups
1 River, perhaps explore Birds in the woods too
6:30pm Dinner (not included in price)
Focus on bird photography, explaining bird detection AI AF, pro-capture, custom AF target points, chicks, feeding, displayng, bird behaviors, and more.
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