Sergio Photo Tours is the culmination of over three decades of adventure travel with camera in hand.
Sooner or later, the love of adventure travel to unknown regions across the globe, the gift of visiting different cultures and making new friends, seeing amazing landscapes and capturing them for posterity had to amount to a full circle in a life’s journey. Thus, Sergio Photo Tours was born and I am proud to say that every photo tour I offer is one I have done myself and would only offer to you if I was willing to pay for it myself. These are not canned package tours slapped with a pretty photo label. These are custom designed tours to put you (and where I would be) at the right place, at the right time to make amazing images, period. The in-country scouting was done by me, in conjunction with local experts, figuring out the logistics, sorting out the places to eat and sleep, choosing the best locations and coming back with the images to prove that with decades of experience in adventure travel, plenty of hard work, and a team of people spread across many countries these photo tours are designed for one thing – you coming back home with the photos to proudly share with friends and family. The same details apply if you want us to handle logistics for commercial shoots so let us know what you need and we can find a solution that provides the results you seek. I have worked in major cities with all the modern amenities and in remote locations where electricity is just a dream. I know what is possible and how to make it work when one is far away from the comforts of modern life.
I have the knowledge needed to shoot, to capture digital files, download, organize, sort, edit, process and archive in the field. I have a solid grasp of Digital Asset Management (DAM), and part of what I offer is hands-on experience to make sure that your photos (your valuable data) is safe and secure and you get back home with images organized, sorted, processed, embedded with metadata and with double/triple back-ups in case “life happens” before you get home. I use Mac computers and can troubleshoot most issues in the field. I use Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Bridge and a few other programs that are standard in the industry to organize, edit and process digital files in the field. What counts is using the right tools, the proper way for the job that is required.
Please feel free to ask me about your technology needs before arriving on a tour as we are often far, far away from any kind of store (often in a different country) that likely will not have what you need. I have had my share of technology breakdowns over the years due to many reasons, so I have developed a system that works for me. Technology is not perfect, but with proper planning most things can be accomplished.
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At this time we offer tours in Bolivia (my home country), Peru, Atacama Desert of northern Chile, Patagonia in southern Chile, New Zealand’s South Island and the western US in Colorado, Utah and California.
Very soon we will have photo tours run in western Canada (B.C. and Alberta), New Mexico, Arizona, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to contact us directly via phone at 303-545-5728 (Office), 303-808-7713 (mobile) or via e-mail at phototours@sergiophototours.com
