Greetings from San Diego!
Spring is upon us. Karl is in Vietnam, finishing up the last of three tours in that region. Next up for him is the Philippines and Angkor Photo Workshops this summer (see information below). Meanwhile, I'm keeping busy here in San Diego helping Kat get our upcoming trips going while preparing to move into a new home and attending my kid's baseball games. We're working on some new trip offerings for 2013, so keep an eye on our newsletters in the next month or so for the details.
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Featured Tour:
The Angkor Photo Workshops - coming this summer!
Karl will be hosting The Angkor Photo Workshops July 16-30, 2012. Space is still available for this unique tour/workshop. The testimonial below, from one of our 2011 participants, does a nice job of summing up the experience.
"Thanks Karl, whilst your normal photo tours are exceptional, this workshop, working in such a rich area of the World was without exception the most rewarding photographic experience possible. It was like the fog lifting when the principals of what elements to shoot, and how to piece them together were explained, now I can create stories rather than just showing a muddle of images."
Andrew Eio, Buckinghamshire, UK
To see all the info and to sign up for the trip click here
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Cuba Gallery complete!
I've put together my third and final gallery of images from Cuba last year. This one is from the tobacco growing region around Vinales, probably my favorite area to photograph in Cuba. Click on the image below or click here
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Jim Cline Photo Tours featured in the Travel & Leisure section of local newspaper
Our Logistics Coordinator, Kat Miner, recently had her work published in "The Daily Press", a newspaper based in the High Desert area of Southern California. The article, written by Kat, features images from our recent Guatemala trip, in which she was a participant. Click on the photo above to take you to the online |
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Tours and Workshops
Late Spring/Summer 2012
Peru: Machu Picchu & The Sacred Valley
of the Incas
May 2 - 12, 2012 with Jim Cline - Trip full
May 16 - 26, 2012 with Jim Cline - 4 spaces available
Peru is truly an amazing photography destination with colonial cities and mystical Inca ruins situated high in the Andes, with friendly people in their colorful markets with traditional clothing. I know this area very well and have many friends to photograph, as I've been there 12 times in the past 8 years!
For more information or to reserve your spot, click here.
To see the testimonials from the recent 2011 trip, click here.
To see images from the 2011 trip click the image below.
June 16 - 30, 2012 with Karl Grobl
Spaces available
Join Karl in exploring the beautiful Philippine islands where the photo opportunites are boundless. You'll visit the bustling capital of Manila, discover wonderful scenic areas with beautiful rice paddies, explore old Spanish colonial cities, wander picturesque beaches and meet wonderful photo-friendly people.
To get more information and to reserve your spot, click here. You'll find testimonials from last year's trip here, click the "Testimonials" tab to view
For a taste of the of photo opportunites you'll have, check out Karl's images from last year's trip, click the image below. 
July 16 - 30, 2012 with Karl Grobl Spaces Available
This trip is a combination of a workshop and photo tour experience, aimed at those of you who want more of an intensive classroom type experience, in a setting that allows for fantastic photo opportunities. Last year's workshop was a big success, and the instructors are excited to run it again in 2012!
To reserve your spot or get more information, click here.
To see testimonials from the 2011 workshop click here .
To see a write-up in an online travel magazine on this workshop click here.
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Fall 2012 Tours
Amazing Myanmar
September 11 - 25, 2012 with Karl Grobl
Trip full, waitlist available, 2013 Interest List Forming
Join us as we explore this Golden Land, perhaps the least discovered country in Southeast Asia. Our itinerary includes Yangon's Schwedagon Pagoda the ancient city of Bagan, where the landscape is dotted with more than one thousand temples, Inle Lake, with its local fishermen, bustling local markets and lakeside life and Mandalay where we will photograph monks crossing U Bien's foot bridge.
To see testimonials from Karl's recent trips click here. Then click on the "Testimonials" tab.
For more information or to add your name to the Wait List / Interest list, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List tab.
Mexico's Copper Canyon
 Oct 12 - 21, 2012 with Ralph Velasco
Spaces available
Ralph Velasco will be leading a trip to Mexico's magical Copper Canyon. The Copper Canyon train is considered one of the great train rides of the world. Ride the train as it winds from the Pacific Coast to the Copper Canyon, located in the Sierra Madre Mountains, passing over 37 bridges and 86 tunnels along the way! We'll explore and photograph the areas around the rim of the canyon in the towns of Creel and Divisadero, and photograph the famous Tarahumara Indians who inhabit the area, and document their way of life. We'll also journey down inside the Canyon to the charming town of Batopilas located 6,000 feet below the rim of the canyon on the Batopilas River. We'll have the opportunity to explore the area at the Bottom of the canyon as well!
About Ralph Velasco:
Ralph is an excellent photographer, has extensive teaching experience, and speaks fluent Spanish.
For information on the Copper Canyon tour or to reserve your spot, click here.
Oct 22 - Nov 4, 2012, with Karl Grobl
Trip full, waitlist available (2013 Interest List Forming)
The Kingdom of Bhutan, the "Land of the Thunder Dragon", remains one of the last places on earth where you can experience true Himalayan culture, seemingly unchanged for centuries. Nepal is a land of yaks and yetis, stupas and Sherpas and the home of 3 great mini-kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley. The tour has been timed to coincide with a prime festival season in Bhutan.
For more information or to add your name to the Wait List / Interest list, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List tab.  Oct 28 - Nov 5, 2012, with Jim Cline Trip full, waitlist available (2013 Interest List Forming)
This trip is a personal favorite - this will be my 14th straight year photographing in Oaxaca during the Day of the Dead celebrations!!! Many other companies have now jumped on the bandwagon, bringing large groups, but I have a more intimate knowledge of this amazing celebration, and now how to find the action and chase the light there like no one else - and I keep my group size small. We'll be photographing the parties in several village cemeteries, as well as colorful parades, spectacular colonial architecture, Zapotec pyramids, indigenous markets, traditional dance performances, and the daily life of Oaxaca. To see a gallery of Jim's images from the 2011 tour click here. We have had several people attend this trip, who liked it so much they came back on it again another year. Click here for more information and to reserve your spot.  November 10 - 19, 2012, with Jim ClineTrip full, waitlist available
I will be leading this trip again to my favorite area in Mexico. We'll photograph Mayan pyramids, the current day descendents of the Mayans with their weaving traditions, turquoise rivers and wildlife (hopefully crocodiles), waterfalls, and the beautiful colonial city of San Cristobal de las Casas.
To see a gallery of my images from Chiapas click here. To and your name to the interest list, click here and then on the Wait List / Interest List tab.
India: Pushkar & Rajasthan
 November 14 - 28, 2012, with Karl Grobl
Trip full, waitlist available (2013 Interest List Forming)
India is a fascinating destination best suited for truly adventurous, flexible and enthusiastic travelers; whose desire is to experience off-the-beaten-track places and come home with images and stories to ponder for decades. Join Karl for a unique and personal look at this beautiful country. This trip of a lifetime is not to be missed!
Check out Karl's terrific slide show video of the 2008 tour here.
For more information or to be put on the Wait List / Interest List for this tour, click here, then on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab.
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Winter Tours, 2013
Thailand, Laos & Cambodia 
Just Released! February 14 - 29, 2013, with Karl Grobl From Thailand's beautiful temples, bustling floating markets, and fascinating hill tribes, to the authentic traditional cultures of Luang Prabang in Laos, an extended boat trip down the Mekong River with an overnight stay along its banks, and the mystical Angkor Wat in Cambodia, this trip has it all.
To see Karl's slide show video of the 2009 tour click here.
Testimonial from Feb 2011 Thailand, Laos & Cambodia trip:
"I have been on several organized photo tours and workshops - this was by far the best experience I have had in terms of flow of activities, shooting time balanced with "tour" stuff, attention from/time with/assistance and overall organization of the trip. Karl's passion for photography and interaction with the local people - many of whom he clearly knows from his work there and from prior trips. I feel very fortunate to have had this experience and look forward to future trips with Jim and Karl."
Lisa Brockman, San Diego, CA
To reserve your spot, click here.
The Kumbh Mela Pilgrimage in India
Feb 3 - 12, 2013, with Karl Grobl - Interest List forming
Purna Kumbh mela is held only once in twelve years in Allahabad and we have timed our departure to be there during the main bathing date of Mauni Amavasya. CBS called it "one of the most extraordinary displays of faith on Earth, a spectacular journey drawing tens of millions of people".
For more about history of the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, click here.
Please email us at info@jimcline.com if you'd like to be added to the interest list for this trip.
Amazing Myanmar
February 2013 - Interest list forming
Join us as we explore this Golden Land, perhaps the least discovered country in Southeast Asia. Our itinerary includes Yangon's Schwedagon Pagoda the ancient city of Bagan, where the landscape is dotted with more than one thousand temples, Inle Lake, with its local fishermen, bustling local markets and lakeside life and Mandalay where we will photograph monks crossing U Bien's foot bridge.
See Karl's slide show video of the 2008 Myanmar tour here.
To see testimonials from Karl's recent trips click here. Then click on the "Testimonials" tab.
To add your name to the Wait List / Interest List for this tour click here then click on the "Wait List/Interest List" tab.
As Recommended in the 2010 Moon Handbooks Baja guidebook!
Baja Gray Whales  8-day trip with Jim Cline Feb/Mar 2013 Interest List formingOne more day added - now 8 days! We'll spend 3 days whale watching, as well as two days photographing the beautiful desert scenery in Catavina and 2 days in the quaint town of San Ignacio, home to one of Baja's most beautiful missions and friendly people. The last few years, almost every trip into the lagoon we've had friendly whales come right up to our boat. For more information or to reserve your spot on this trip, click here
Vietnam Explorer
 March, 2013 with Karl Grobl - Interest List forming
Vietnam is truly one of the few "authentic" destinations left in this modern ever-homogenizing world. With its amazing diversity and rich cultural history, Vietnam offers the adventurous traveler a unique opportunity to experience and photograph an exciting mix of landscapes, people, places, philosophies, cuisines, crafts, and religions.
To be added to the Interest List for this tour, click here, then click the "Wait List / Interest List" tab.
As recommended in the 2009
Frommer's Central America guidebook (p 177)
Guatemala, the Living Maya
 2013 with Jim Cline, Interest List formingThis trip is not to be missed; it's one of the most beautiful areas to photograph (and one of my personal favorites). We'll visit the colonial gem of Antigua, the beautiful Lake Atitlan ringed by traditional villages, the famous Mayan market at Chichicastenango, and several less-visited villages outside of Quetzaltenango, I have many friends in the Mayan villages and we will have photo opportunities that other tourists never have.
To view a gallery of Jim's images from the 2007 tour click here. To add your name to the Interest List, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab. |
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Jim Cline Photo Tours
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Who we are:
Where to find us:
info at jimcline dot com
4463 Longshore Way
San Diego, California 92130
(858) 350-1314
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Testimonials!
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Karl and I are very proud of
the testimonials we've received.
I hope you'll take a look at
what some of our participants
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More Published Work |
with links to some of my published work (and a couple of articles about me). I'm about 2 years behind, I'll try to update it soon!
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We're in Rough Guides! | 
We are already listed in Moon Handbooks and Frommer's guidebooks. Now we have been written up in Rough Guides as well!
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Come Along for the Ride!
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Karl has produced his first "Come Along for the Ride" video. It is both informative and inspiring, not to mention fun. In spite of his busy schedule, Karl does a great job of keeping his blog up to date. You can follow him on his journeys at his blog address: www.karlgrobl.com/blog
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