Photo Credit: Bear Paw Charters

Sitka Photography Tours

Take an unforgettable photography tour out of Sitka with experienced local operators offering unique ways to capture Southeast Alaska’s wild beauty. Whether you prefer a one-day excursion or a multi-day adventure, these tours provide exceptional opportunities to photograph whales, seabirds, coastal landscapes, and other iconic wildlife in their natural habitat.

Some tours focus on all-inclusive, multi-day cruises with comfortable accommodations and extended time in remote areas, while others offer intimate, small-group boat-based workshops led by award-winning photographers. Together, they cater to a wide range of skill levels and travel styles—helping photographers of all kinds capture Alaska’s wildlife, light, and landscapes at their very best.

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Photography Tours

Season: May - Sept $16,000+ 2+ Nights 2+ Nights

Bear Paw Char­ters offers pri­vate, all-inclu­sive day trips and longer tours on its lux­u­ry yacht — per­fect for whale watch­ing, bear view­ing, and expe­ri­enc­ing Alaska’s scenic majesty.

Season: May 4 - Aug 6 $280+ 3+ hrs

Small-group wildlife pho­tog­ra­phy work­shops in Sit­ka Sound with award-win­ning film­mak­er and pho­tog­ra­ph­er Ben Hamil­ton. Guests explore remote islands by boat, pho­tograph­ing whales, sea otters, puffins, eagles, and oth­er icon­ic Alaskan wildlife. Open to all skill lev­els and cam­era types, these work­shops pro­vide hands-on instruc­tion in light, com­po­si­tion, and wildlife behavior.

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