Name: Matthew Williams-Ellis Photography
Price range: $

Madagascar Landscape & Wildlife Photography Holiday

£4,150 14-28 October 2023

This two week Madagascar photography holiday offers the opportunity to learn wildlife, travel and landscape photography in one of the most beautiful, fascinating and biodiverse countries in the world. As we travel by 4 wheel drive from Antananarivo to Ifaty, you will learn wildlife photography while searching for baby lemurs and chameleons, be up at first light to capture sunrise at Isalo National Park and capture portraits as we interact with locals in bustling, colourful markets.

This photography holiday is all about getting out there and taking LOTS of photos, practising and experimenting with newly learned techniques, tips and tricks in front of exciting subjects. By the end of the trip, you will feel confident about both technical and creative aspects of photography. You will further your photographic eye, develop a proactive photography mindset, allowing you to capture eye-catching and emotive photographs when traveling in the future. You will come away with stunning images, telling the story of this vibrant country.

When we are not out and about, I will provide feedback on photos taken during the day, as well as offering tutorials on editing, lightroom, organisation and output of images.

The wildlife photography and landscape photography opportunities in Madagascar are truly inspiring and you will be certain to return with a beautiful portfolio of images.

The best way to learn about what it’s like to go on this Madagascar photography workshop holiday is to check out my write up of the previous trip here or explore a gallery of my favourite photos of Madagascar here.

Madagascar

16 days

8 people max.

Beginner to Advanced

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Baobab tree under the stars at night in spiny forest Ifaty South West Madagascar Africa

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Red Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis endemic to Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Tourist hiking in Ranomafana National Park Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Ring tailed Lemur Lemur catta Isalo National Park Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Milne Edwards Sifaka Propithecus Edwardsi jumping between trees Ranomafana National Park Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Ranomafana

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait of brick makers near Ranomafana Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer in Andasibe on a travel and wildlife photography holiday in Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Working in the Manandoana Valley rice paddy fields near Antsirabe Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Anja Ambalavao 2

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Red Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis endemic to Madagascar 2

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Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Parsons chameleon Calumma parsonii endemic to Madagascar 2

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Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Isalo National Park landscape at sunrise Ihorombe Region Madagascar 2

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Green Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis endemic to Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Geese in Ranomafana Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Parsons chameleon Calumma parsonii endemic to Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Street scene in Antisrabe Market at sunset Vakinankaratra Region Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Peacock day gecko Phelsuma quadriocellata Ranomafana National Park Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Stormy landscape Ambalavao Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Waterfall in Isalo National Park Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait in a market near Antsirabe Vakinankaratra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Weaving with silk Ambalavao Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Zebu Ox drawn cart street scene near Antananarivo Antananarivo Province Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Trees in mist at dawn Andasibe National Park Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Tourist walking in Isalo National Park with Ihorombe Plains behind Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Taking a pig to market near Antananarivo Antananarivo Province Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Sunset at Ifaty in Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Street scene Ambohimahasoa Saturday Market Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Ring tailed Lemur and its baby Lemur catta Anja Community Reserve Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait of Madagascan boy on Ifaty Beach South West Madagascar Africa

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait of lady in traditional Malagassy clothes Ambohimahasoa Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait of a pig farmer Andohasana Monday Pig Market Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait of a girl near Ranomafana Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Portrait of a boy Ranomafana Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Ranomafana 2

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Anja Ambalavao

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Anja Ambalavao 5

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Anja Ambalavao 4

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Photographer on a Madagascar travel and wildlife photography holiday at Anja Ambalavao 3

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Perinet Reserve Andasibe Mantadia National Park Alaotra Mangoro Region Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Patterns and marking of a Madagascar Green Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Parsons chameleon Calumma parsonii endemic to Madagascar catching a fly

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Parsons chameleon Calumma parsonii endemic to Madagascar 3

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Namorona River on a misty morning at dawn Ranomafana Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Mountains of Isalo National Park at sunrise Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Madagascar Bee eater aka Olive Bee eater Merops superciliosus Isalo National Park Ihorombe Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Local Madagascan Woman balancing goods on her head Isalo National Park Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Ladies carrying baskets on their heads near Antananarivo Antananarivo Province Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Isalo National Park Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Isalo National Park landscape at sunrise Ihorombe Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Isalo National Park at sunset Ihorombe Region Southwestern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Indri aka Babakoto Indri Indri a large lemur in Perinet Reserve Andasibe Mantadia National Park Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Grey Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur Lemur Island Andasibe Eastern Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Grey Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur Andasibe Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Gambling in Ranomafana town Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Flatid Leaf Bug aka leafhopper Phromnia rosea nymphs Anja Community Reserve Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Fisherman fishing from a Pirogue a traditional Madagascar sailing boat Ifaty Madagascar Africa

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Cycling with freshy cut rice in the Manandoana Valley rice paddy fields near Antsirabe Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Common Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus Andasibe Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Carpet Chameleon aka White lined Chameleon Furcifer lateralis endemic to Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Canyon in Isalo National Park at sunset Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Burnt out trees in Isalo National Park Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Brick workers near Ranomafana Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Brick workers near Ranomafana Haute Matsiatra Region Madagascar 2

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Brick workers firing a kiln near Antsirabe Vakinankaratra Region Madagascar

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata endemic to Madagascar seen on Lemur Island Andasibe

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata endemic to Madagascar Andasibe

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Beans for sale in Ranomafana Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday Andohasana Market near Ranomafana Madagascar Central Highlands

Madagascar Wildlife Photography Holiday 4wd driving at Isalo National Park Ihorombe Region Southwest Madagascar

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HIGHLIGHTS: Learn macro photography while photographing chameleons in Andasibe National Park
Try to capture an Indri mid flight as it springs from tree to tree in Ranomafana National Park
Photography the extraordinary landscape at sunrise from a rocky outcrop in Isalo National Park
Learn street photography while exploring bustling markets in Ambalavao and Antsirabe
Capture intimate portraits while getting to know the incredibly friendly locals as they make bricks, work in paddy fields and practise traditional arts and crafts
Learn wildlife photography in the presence of baby lemurs in Anja Natural Reserve
Photograph iconic baobab trees under the nights sky in the spiny forest
Learn to edit while enjoying magical sunsets in the coastal town of Ifaty
The unknown – as we drive across the island, we make plenty of unplanned stops when we come across anything interesting

Meet your Photography Guide

Matthew is a London-based travel, landscape and wildlife photographer who's work has been recognised in Travel Photography of the Year on numerous occasions. He absolutely loves sharing his passion and to date has taught over 500 people on his workshops and photography holidays. Whether leading tours, shooting assignments or working on personal projects, he loves nothing more than getting out there and exploring the world with camera in hand and is excited to help you do the same!

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