Reflections: A Women’s Photography Retreat at Caddo Lake
Highlights:
- Kayak through the ancient flooded cypress forest of Caddo Lake at sunrise
- Small, intimate group of 8 women — space to slow down, see deeply, and create freely
- Group pontoon tour for a different perspective on the lake
- Daily image reviews and post-processing sessions with your instructors
- Closing dinner at Big Pines Lodge on the water
- All-inclusive: lodging, meals, kayak gear, permits, and airport transfers from Shreveport
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Difficulty Level:1/5 |
| Solitude Level: Max |
Group Size: 8 Guests |
| Trip Length: 5 Days |
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Details:
Caddo Lake is one of the most visually arresting landscapes in the South — a flooded cypress forest draped in Spanish moss, where the water is still, the light shifts quietly, and something new reveals itself every hour. This retreat puts you in a kayak and sets you loose in it.
Designed for women photographers who want more than a checklist workshop, Reflections is a small-group creative retreat limited to 8 participants. You’ll explore the lake at your own pace, with the freedom and flexibility that only comes from being on the water independently — and the support of an intimate group working through the same creative questions you are.
Workshop Details:
November 2-6, 2027
Available
Trip Leader
Brie Stockwell
Price
$4,495
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Book NowWhat We’ll Explore
Caddo Lake rewards patience and observation. Throughout the retreat we’ll work with what the place offers — still water, cypress reflections, soft early light, quiet wildlife — and explore how to translate what you’re feeling into images that are genuinely yours.
- Seeing beyond the obvious subject
- Working with reflection, repetition, and abstraction
- Responding to mood and atmosphere rather than conditions
- Letting go of literal interpretations and finding your own visual language
Creative techniques — including intentional camera movement (ICM) — will be introduced as tools for expression, not endpoints. Each offers a different way to read the same scene.
What Makes This Retreat Different
- A slower, more reflective pace with real space to think and observe
- Emphasis on personal interpretation over technical instruction
- Small group of 8 — more one-on-one time, deeper conversation, genuine connection
- A collaborative, non-competitive, women-only environment
- Kayak access gives you full autonomy on the water — go where your curiosity leads you
This is not a checklist-driven workshop. It’s an experience designed to help you see more clearly, work more intentionally, and reconnect with why you create.
Who This Is For
This retreat is a good fit if you:
- Are comfortable with your camera and basic settings
- Feel drawn to quieter, more interpretive work
- Want to explore new ways of seeing without pressure or judgment
- Value connection, conversation, and shared creative experience
- Are looking for a reset, a new direction, or a chance to refine your creative vision
What You’ll Leave With
- A deeper understanding of your own visual tendencies and strengths
- New approaches to familiar and unfamiliar scenes
- A small, meaningful body of work from the experience
- Renewed creative energy and direction
- Connections with a supportive group of like-minded women photographers
Why Choose Nature Photography Workshops?
Sign up for any in-person workshop and get a full year’s membership to the Nature Photography Collective absolutely free. That’s a $177 value, on us!
Access to Over 200 Online Photography Courses
- 188+ class lessons.
- 45+ hours of course content.
- Get access to all new speaker series the morning following each live session!
- Special download sheets on workflow, editing, presets and more.
- 12 different courses on topics from creativity, post processing, and the elements of photography.
- Access to new book summaries as posted.
- New courses released regularly.
- Bonus eBooks on Composition, Light, and Technique: Vision/Processing.
- Special access to classes and events available only to yearly members.
- Preferred access to in-field workshops before anyone else!
Live Preparation Zoom Call
Meet with your instructor before the workshop. Receive personalized instruction and have a chance to have your questions answered.
Live Editing Zoom Call
Upon returning home from your workshop, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate remotely with your instructor on photo editing techniques.
Meet your Instructors
These dynamic master photographers and educators will be there every step of the way to support, guide and instruct.
Brie Stockwell
Brie Stockwell is a US-based nature photographer, photography mentor, and educator. She travels full time with her husband, photographing new places wherever life takes them — an opportunist at heart, always finding her way back to the dunes and desert spaces of the Southwest.
An award-winning and internationally published photographer, Brie blends photographic craft with the inner work of creativity, helping photographers trust their instincts, deepen their vision, and create work that feels intentional and true to them.
She hosts two podcasts — Wild Women in Photography and The Complete Creative — exploring creativity, identity, and long-term creative practice. Brie also enjoys her work as a life coach, supporting creative professionals in building sustainable, meaningful careers. You can learn more about Brie and her work at her website.
