Photography Workshops
by Professional Photographers
Jack McAward, Dan Cotton and Gil Gustavsen

Photography Workshops
Anyone can take a snapshot. But exciting photographs are perceived in the eye, even before the camera is on the tripod. Our professional photographers -- Jack, Dan and Gil -- will assist you in "seeing" before "shooting." Our professional photographers will share some of the ways to make a good photograph a great photograph.

Windwalker offers both "private only" excursions and workshops for larger groups from two hours to full days.

Jack MacAward
Jack's camera experience began the moment he was born. His father was a successful advertising agency owner in Manhattan and taught Jack everything he knew about cameras, advertising and public relations. Jack went on to get his degree in broadcast production and now owns an advertising agency and production studio. As an award-winning photographer, Jack's skills are much sought after. He's conducted workshops for Arizona Highways for nine years and has been with Windwalker doing photography workshops and adventures since its inception. Jack says, "Photography is both a hobby and profession for me, so it's still as fun today as it was the day I picked up my first camera.

Jacks love for Arizona is reflected in his many images.

Dan Cotton
Dan started his love of photography at age 24. He was serving in the Air Force stationed with the Army in Korea when he bought his first camera. It was love at first sight. Once he completed his military service, he came back home and attended the Ohio State University and spent the bulk of his college career in the dark room. Dan has 30 years of experience as a professional photographer and has taught adult photography classes for 12 years. One of the most exciting phases of his career was as a photographer for the big advertising agencies in Chicago. But his love of the city life has shifted to a love on the desert and capturing the beauty of the desert southwest. Dan says he has the most fun with, "surrealism and photography and the merger of the two" in the art pieces he creates.

Gil Gustavsen
Gil's father was an excellent amateur photographer and Gil spent nearly six years in his father's darkroom before he ever even received his first camera. Gil actually began his working career creating custom furniture for hotels and motels. Then he and his wife stopped by the Sonoran Desert Museum one day to take some photos. He fell in love and decided to become a professional photographer. He is currently working on a series of photographs and a story documenting Range Creek Ranch — the ranch was donated by its owner to the government in the hopes of preserving an entire canyon full of Fremont Native American sites. He loves taking photos that help preserve the history of the American West and is extremely knowledgeable about the Native American sites in Arizona, as well as about the Sonoran Desert.