Springtime within the Smokies 2026: Highlights from Tremont’s Pictures Workshop

Led by Steve Zigler, Susan Milinkovich, Tom Vadnais, Dan Thompson, and Rich Rings, the workshop gave members the possibility to decelerate, examine gentle, experiment with composition, and obtain steerage within the discipline. Instructors labored intently with college students all through the week, providing recommendation, encouragement, and technical assist as members photographed streams, forests, trails, historic locations, and the various small particulars that make spring within the Smokies so memorable.

“The instructors were all phenomenal. It felt like I had a personal instructor with the level of attention I received.”

“The workshop instructors were universally excellent. All were patient, extremely passionate and knowledgeable, and generous with their time.”

Tremont’s Springtime within the Smokies and Autumn Brilliance workshops are the one residential images applications inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Participants keep in dorms on Tremont’s campus, take pleasure in family-style meals collectively, and share transportation to a few of the most stunning spots within the Smokies.

Because their dwelling base was contained in the nationwide park, the group was in a position to start their discipline classes early at prime areas, together with Elkmont, Cades Cove, and the Foothills Parkway. These outings gave college students alternatives to work with altering situations, ask questions in actual time, and apply new strategies with instructors close by.