JOHN PEDERSEN
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo Workshops,
Creative Education,
Prints, Books & Videos
Welcome!
I am a full time photographer, workshop leader and creative educator based in the Pacific Northwest. As a photographer for most of my life, I continue to refine my craft and share my love of nature and photography with my clients and friends. By observing the rhythms of nature and life around me, I strive to create compelling photographs that draw the viewer in to the image and make a connection or evoke an emotion.
PHOTO WORKSHOPS | PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & BOOKS | PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG & PODCAST
PHOTO WORKSHOPS,
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & BOOKS,
PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG & PODCAST
Photography Workshops
CREATIVE EDUCATION in the ART of PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP WORKSHOPS:
Small group workshops in amazing locations.
PRIVATE WORKSHOPS:
Experience a private workshop with John to unlock your creative potential.
REMOTE SESSIONS:
Engage remotely for post-processing, image critique, etc.
PHOTOGRAPHY SPEAKER:
Group Presentations and Corporate team building events.
BIO
My goal is to convey my love of nature and the visual arts through photography. I strive to create compelling photographs, drawing the viewer in to make a connection or evoke an emotion.
PODCAST
The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics centered around landscape and nature photography.
John’s Blog
Self Critique
One of the most valuable skills we can gain as photographers is the ability to self critique our compositions in the field and our images when we get home. Being able to set aside the emotional connections we may have with an image and be able to give an impartial [ read more ... ]
The Craft
Photographers often talk about practicing the craft of photography. Do you refer to photography in this way? Some opinions vary, but I feel that photography is a visual ART FORM, like painting or sculpting, and many of the same principles apply to any of these visual medium. Perspective, light/shadows, color, [ read more ... ]
The End of 2025
Welp, it's the end of 2025 and we are now firmly in the new year. As you've probably heard me say before, I use Winter time as a time to process images from the past year that I haven't gotten to yet, clean up my image library by deleting files [ read more ... ]
Alaska Workshop Diary
I had taken notes during the workshop to share with the attendees about the places we visited and the sights we saw, so I turned it in to my Alaska Workshop Diary and something I could share with you. I hope that you find this entertaining and can give you [ read more ... ]
Target Fixation
I recently returned from a fantastic workshop in Alaska and have a funny story to share about target fixation. Of course I came home with many many images and other stories, but this story stands out to me as it was scary and makes a great point about how target [ read more ... ]