Mongolia Photography Adventure Tour with Max Muench

After individual arrival in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, we will meet for a first welcome dinner at a local restaurant to introduce ourselves and share the detailed schedule for the following days. Max Muench will teach you before leaving the city important aspects of outdoor photography for the upcoming tour.

For the first time, Max will take you to Gobi, one of the world’s great deserts. As it will take about two days to reach the Great Dune, we will stop at the famous White Stupa Tsaagan Suvargaa and Flaming Cliffs near Bayanzag for the night.  The area is known for being the place of the very first discovery of dinosaur eggs and other fossils. We will stay a night in 2-person tents, prepare a barbecue and will sit around the campfire as well as a nice Ger camp and sleep in the typical Jurts.

After shooting sunrise above the incredible Flaming Cliffs, we will make our way towards the Great Dune Khongryn Els. We will meet camels along the way and take photos of them during sunset and in the night. The sky in Gobi will probably be the clearest sky you have ever seen - millions of stars and the milky way will be our main subject for the night shoot. We will stay in local gers for two nights and visit a Camel herder family. For sunrise we will climb the Great Dune and have a relaxed rest of the day until the sunset shoot with campfire and camels.

It might sound strange to you but the most amazing part of traveling across Mongolia is to drive through the endless steppes, seeing no one for a long time, forgetting about the rush and stress at home and clearing your mind completely. Along the 1.500km way to western Mongolia, we will pass old monasteries and stupas, hundreds of goat and horse herds, and will learn more about the history of Mongolia. Max will talk about their adventures, editing techniques as well as stock photography and social media marketing and will answer every question asked. The overnight stays will a mix of hotels and wild camping with bonfires and vivid conversations.

Meet the Eagle Hunter of Mongolia 

The highlight of our journey across this beautiful country will be the meeting with Kazakh eagle hunters which are famous for the Altai mountains. Before that and to recover from the long ride we will stay in twin rooms at a comfortable hotel in the center of Ulgii from where we also reach the local market within a few minutes. Afterwards we will head out in our 4x4s from SIXT to find the legendary eagle hunters about one hour away from Ulgii. We will take photos of them during sunset and sunrise and will stay at their place for the night. We head out to meet Matei Barzabai and his son, the heroes of Max’ Eagle Hunter video and go horseback riding with them in the majestic Altai mountains. In the end of our stay in the Altai mountains we will have an incredibly scenic flight above the Khangai Mountains back to Ulan Bator altogether and finish the adventure with one day of editing session and a cozy dinner.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

During the time of workshop Max will share his experiences and knowledge, that they received in many years of hard work in the art and social media industry, with you. We will give you insights about how to create your own style, to find your audience and to start working with large companies and brands. Let's find answers to your personal questions and goals!

Photography. We will share our experiences in the fields of mobile, digital and film photography

Editing & post production. Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom Mobile and Adobe Photoshop introduction

Social Media Marketing. Learn how to enhance your Instagram and how to build your own community

Stock photography. Insights in Adobe Stock.

• During the workshop, we will live in the most comfortable conditions of all possible options that this region can provide. We will stay in hotels, local gers and comfortable 2 persons tents. Food will be adapted to the individual preferences of all participants, vegetarians welcome.
• During our travels we will use comfortable UAZ Patriots SUVs, driven by local drivers who know the area very well.
• Our speakers speak German, English and Russian.