Feast & Focus is your excuse to eat like royalty, shoot like a pro, and explore landscapes that look like they’ve been filtered by nature itself. Come with us and celebrate the winter flavours, colours, wildlife and stories of Tasmania’s East Coast in the Off Season.
Taste whisky, wine, cheese, beer, crayfish and oysters fresh from the source, then wander down to those impossibly turquoise waters and fire-orange rocks that make the Bay of Fires named ‘Best Australian Beach’ for 2025 by Tourism Australia.
You’ll spend one night tucked away in a cosy cabin at Freycinet Lodge, then two nights in a waterfront room at Panorama Hotel in St Helens that comes complete with natural lagoons and more birdlife than you can point a lens at: pelicans, swans, egrets, herons, sea eagles and a couple of curious ducks who think they own the joint.
Mornings start with those crisp winter conditions photographers dream about. We’ll chase long exposures, dramatic skies and moody ocean swells along the Bay of Fires secluded beaches and hidden coves. Editing sessions will be held in the Easy Tiger Cinema, on the big screen no less!!
Winter is Tasmania’s best kept photography secret — and we’re letting you in on it.
The days will be dedicated to exploring the region. We will take you to meet passionate local makers and shake the hands that make the beers, sip high quality small batch whisky and get acquainted with the type of seafood that ruins supermarket prawns forever.
- Sip single malt whisky at Waubs Harbour Distillery
- Blow the froth off a cheeky pint at Bicheno Beer Co
- Sample boutique wine at Devil’s Corner
- Taste artisan cheese at Pyengana Dairy
- Slurp freshly shucked oysters at Melshell Oyster Shack
- And yes, we will visit the Lobster Shack. Enough said!
Evenings are when Tasmania shows off and this is when we’ll meet the nocturnal locals at East Coast Nature Worlds, Devils After Dark. You will get to photograph the Tasmanian Devil up close and safely hang out with the cutest (and loudest) carnivores on the island.
Tassie has more stars than Hollywood and at night, if the weather spirits are kind, you’ll have a chance to gaze up in awe at the galaxy and capture the Milky Way in all its winter glory. If you’re lucky, maybe even an Aurora, because Tasmania likes to keep a few surprises up her sleeve.
This isn’t just a photography tour. It’s a winter feast for the senses and the lenses, handcrafted by locals who know where the best shots and the best bites are hiding. It’s a tour designed to warm your palate, your creativity and your soul.
Welcome to the Off Season - Bring your appetite. Bring your camera. Leave room for dessert.
Details
- Location - Bay of Fires • Freycinet • East Coast Tasmania
- Date - Friday 14 August - Monday 17 August 2026
- All inclusive of accommodation, delicious meals and comfortable transport in our luxury rated van
- Tuition - TWO local expert photographers
- Sleeping Arrangements - One room per person. Twin share available upon request
- Departure & Return - The tour departs from and returns to the Old Woolstore Hotel, located at 11/1 Macquarie Street, Hobart City. Departure is scheduled for Friday morning, 14 August 2026, with return on Monday afternoon, 17 August 2026
- For those travelling to Hobart we can help you with a 10% discount at The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel which is the collection point on day one. Simply use TASPHOTO on the Old Woolstore's website at checkout
- Payment Terms - A $1000 AUD deposit is required to secure your booking. Once received, we will email you an invoice for the full tour amount. The remaining balance must be paid no later than 60 days before the tour’s start date. By booking you acknowledge and accept our Terms and Conditions
- Fitness / Mobility Requirements - This workshop involves a low to moderate level of fitness. Participants should be comfortable with short walks to shooting locations, including walking by head torch before sunrise or after dark. Some locations are accessed via beaches, slippery rainforest trails, unsealed paths, steps, and gentle inclines, and conditions may be cold and/or wet (weather and safety permitting)
$4500 per person
Your Accommodation
Experience comfort and style in beautiful surrounds with our handpicked Tasmanian accommodation.
- Freycinet Lodge – Freycinet National Park – Personal Cabin
- Panorama Hotel – St Helens – Waterfront Room
Freycinet lodge sits within a National Park under the Hazards Mountain Range and the Panorama Hotel is absolute waterfront with an abundance of birdlife.
Can’t ask for much more than that… we hope you do though, look at the food and bev offering below!
Authentic Tasmanian Experiences
We partner with the exceptional operators on the East Coast to bring you memorable experiences.
With intimate group sizes, you’ll enjoy private tours and meet the people behind the business, wherever possible.
You’ll skip the crowds entirely with a private Devils After Dark experience at East Coast Nature World — a rare opportunity to photograph Tasmania’s most iconic wildlife without distraction.
At Waubs Harbour Whisky Distillery, enjoy a private distillery tour, followed by a guided tasting in their ocean-view room.
You’ll also meet the local brewers and owners behind Bicheno Beer Co, sampling their favourite small-batch creations right inside the brewery’s taproom.
Delicious Tasmanian Food & Beverages
Our tours include delicious, local meals and grazing plates that expose you to Tasmania’s “Paddock To Plate” and “Meet The Makers” style of food culture.
We’ll visit cosy cafés, seafood shacks, country bakeries, and the best eateries, where you can enjoy a true tase of how good Tassie’s East Coast does food. There will be heaps to eat but we can’t guarantee you won’t see something delicious that you ‘just have to have’ … thats on you haha.
Love a latte? Omg, the coffee on the coast is amazing!
If you travel on your belly, this tour will impress you.
Photography Heaven
Tasmania’s East Coast doesn’t just look good in winter — it shows off.
Crisp air, long golden hours, dramatic skies, moody seas, and hardly any crowds. It’s the perfect recipe for long exposure magic.
Where else can you photograph electric-blue water, orange lichen-covered boulders, white sand, and brooding winter clouds — all in the same frame? The East Coast is contrast heaven.
But it’s not all epic coastlines. For those in the know, thats us, there’s amazing forests and huge waterfalls to be seen. We’ll keep this up our sleeve and wow you when the moment comes.
Included / Not Included
Included
- 3 Nights premium accommodation with a waterfront room or a private cabin in a national park, all to yourself, each night!
- Private tour and tasting at Waubs Harbour Distillery
- Private Tour at Bicheno Beer Co
- Private tour at Devils after Dark at East Coast Natureworld
- Private photographic tuition each day from 2 expert photographers More one on one time for you
- Comfortable transport in a luxury rated van
- Post-production class at Easy Tiger Cinema
- Day 1 – Lunch & Dinner
- Day 2 and 3 – Three meals per day, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Day 4 – Breakfast & Lunch
Not Included
- Drinks
- Alcohol – outside of the samples provided by the tour operators
- Airfares
- Transfers
- Any personal items purchased during the workshop
- Travel and Medical Insurance
- Equipment insurance
