Welcome to
Colby Brown Photography
I became a photographer back in 2006, rapidly rising in the ranks of the photo industry. I created my company, Colby Brown Photography, to offer my services to the public and corporations. I spent countless hours studying the latest photography techniques, exploring camera technology and photo editing. This learning curve opened my eyes to the world of photography education by exploring the world and using these techniques in the field.
I was leading photography workshops for National Geographic in South America, further spurring my love for both travel and photo education. Over the years, I have developed photography workshops that take you to wondrous locations around the globe while teaching the different disciplines of photography. Each workshop is carefully planned to offer the best scenic locations to create memorable adventure while allowing me to share my knowledge and experience.
Today, I am a professional photographer, photo educator and author living in Eastern Pennsylvania with my family. The meticulously researched photography workshops I created, specialize in landscape, travel and wildlife photography, I am fortunate to work all over the globe, across all 7 continents, documenting various cultures, environments and species in pursuit of capturing life on this planet. Following my heart and my passions, I dedicate a lot of my time to working with small NGOs, charities and initiative programs while on the road. If you have been looking for a way to give back, check out my NGO, The Giving Lens. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and contact me. Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy!
Each year I run photography workshop adventures around the globe in some of the most incredible locations on the planet such as Patagonia, Iceland, Norway, Cuba, Africa and much more…
Throughout my career I have created a number of tutorials, video courses & e-books that cover everything from social media and business to post-processing (Adobe, Capture One & On1 Photo RAW). You can find these in the Photography Education section of this website.
Marketing Campaigns
With a social media following that reaches into the millions, I help create & help run social influencer marketing campaigns for some of the biggest companies and destinations in the world, including; Iceland Naturally, Jordan Tourism Board, Australia.com, Sony, Dell, Google and others…
“The true voyage of discovery is not found in seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes!”
~Marcel Proust
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Client Testimonials

How to summarize this in a few words ? Amazing, challenging (a lot !), impressive, and always entertaining. Iceland in winter, even if the sun was with us during the whole trip, is an experience in itself. Colby knows how to bring this experience to a special level, how to help you to feel comfortable in rough situations (wow, this crazy icelandic wind and this stupid tripod…) and to focus yourself on what(…)
you have to do. It doesn’t matter if your feet are wet or if you have to get tired to reach a special spot in order to get a better shot. The key is to get the best from yourself, and Colby helps you to make yourself more confident. Thank you for that. Besides, he’s a totally “accessible” guy (not sure if this is the right translation of this word in english, I hope you’ll know what I mean ;-)), and it means something.
I attended the Iceland Winter Workshop in Winter 2017. Although weather conditions didn’t hold up (you can never expect anything in Iceland) Colby and his assistant Peyton made sure we still had an amazing experience and that we took advantage of every moment of light, weather pattern, or clear sky possible. They both were organized and made sure we were more then prepared for the trip starting months before(…)
the workshop and from the moment we arrived in Iceland everything was well organized. I liked that nothing was too set in stone as this allowed us flexibility to take advantage of the every changing weather conditions. It also helps that Colby has been to Iceland almost 30 times so he definitely knows the country well. The small group size allowed for more personal attention as well as development of camaraderie amongst ourselves, so much that we have planned future workshops together. I’m looking forward to coming back again and wouldn’t hesitate to do the exact same workshop as I feel like I only scratched the surface of photographic possibilities to be had in Iceland.
This was my first photography specific workshop and first true international excursion. Up until the arrival in San Jose there was plenty of communication and trip info provided yet there was still the unknown of 2 weeks in a foreign country with a group of strangers. Colby and team picked everyone up at the respective hotels and within 15 minutes we had everyone loaded and on the way to the jungle. Maybe it(…)
was luck or kismet but our group instantly became friends and we could not have been more excited. Colby and his partner Kenneth Martinez were the consumate hosts with every destination thoroughly planned out and executed to perfection. Although our group was well seasoned on photography we still learned a ton of wildlife tips and tricks beyond what we brought. Colby was incredibly well versed in all things photography but at the same time was incredibly patient and intuitive with his instruction. Especially with our macro flash photography sessions with reptiles and amphibians. It’s also worth noting that Colby and team aren’t just go here, shoot this with their workshops, they include so much of the local culture, language and customs that you are able to immerse yourself with the people that live and work there. Colby and I enjoyed a little inside joke wherein I would ask if we would see “a Sloth or a Fer de Lance” in between destinations and Colby would just smile and say “It’s possible….but not guaranteed… (we saw both)” So would I recommend and embark on another workshop with Colby? Highly likely and guaranteed!
