Unique Workshops
Angela partners with sanctuaries, wildlife display groups & bird clubs to create an ethical animal photography experience like no other in Sydney.
These workshops bring you closer than ever to Australian native fauna. And you’ll learn more about the animals you are photographing.
Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
For the last 6 months Angela has been carefully planning photography experiences
at the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
With CEO/director Ben Dessen, They have been selecting locations within this private Sanctuary and working with species who enjoy being photographed.
In natural outdoor settings that are not open to the public, you will get to photograph the Sanctuary’s most endearing ambassadors, whilst hearing about their unique background stories and species facts.
All class bookings financially support the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in their mission to be a world class native wildlife rehabilitation & training facility as well as being a forever home for unreleasable wildlife and surrendered native pets.
Bird Experience, 23rd October - limited spots
Animal Experience, 6th November - limited spots
Macro Experience, date tbc.
Testimonials from inaugural bird experience which took place 25th September:
"Not only did we learn more about how to use our cameras to get the most out of our wildlife photos, but we also got to learn about all these amazing birds they have at the sanctuary and their conservation efforts in rehabilitation and release. The class was thoroughly planned out, and super educational".
Taylor
"Thoroughly recommend Angela's workshops, it was such a great experience, and getting the chance to walk around the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary was awesome, they do amazing work there and with the proceeds of the workshops going to support the Sanctuary it is well worth it for that alone".
Ben & Millie
Full Day Studio Class - annual (video at top)
Angela will teach you how to take stunning close-up wildlife portraits.
Your subjects will be a cockatoo, tawny frogmouth, lizards, snakes, crocodile, kookaburra plus other surprise animal appearances!
Angela will also talk about her techniques in the field, discussing the importance of maintaining high ethical standards when you are working with wildlife.
From an ethical photography viewpoint, Angela doesn't use flash on wildlife. As an alternative Angela will demonstrate her specially designed continuous lighting and daylight studio set-ups.
You are guaranteed to walk away with some stunning shots, a deeper understanding of Australian wildlife and some techniques you can use in the field.
The subjects in the class are Angela's pet parrots who love attention and Australian Wildlife Displays, who are a fully licensed mobile zoo with animals, birds and reptiles which are used to people and being handled.
Class options are full day as well as a 3 hour class through Nikon and The Australian Museum.
Scheduled for May 2027.
Photography Walks
Angela offers small group photography walks, where she scouts a Sydney nature rich location and guides though a variety of photographic opportunities.
Next one scheduled is with Sydney bird club on 24th October, 2026 (SOLD OUT).
Nikon
Angela is a Nikon school lecturer and teaches studio or field classes throughout the year.
These book out incredibly quickly through eventbrite.
Angela next class is Saturday 7th November, 2026 with Georgina Stytler (SOLD OUT).
Please get in touch if you would like to be alerted when any of these classes go live for bookings.
What past students have said:
"Hi Angela, thanks for the workshop this morning. Really learnt a lot but also opened my eyes. Really appreciated how and what you taught".
David
"Just wanted to once again thank you for a brilliant day on Sunday! I really enjoyed it and in just 1 day, I feel so much more competent with the use of my camera and will be avoiding my ‘automatic' settings from now on with confidence! On top of that, I conquered a quite real fear of snakes that I have so it was an all round excellent day! I’ve got some great pictures coming along, I’ll pick my favourites and I’ll send through after the weekend if I ever get through them all :)
Many Thanks again, it was great to meet you"
Kind Regards
Jess Brown
" I have been interested in photography for quite a number of years and have recently done a couple of jobs, i wanted to get more skills especially in wildlife because this is what i am most passionate about, i found Angela's course online and decided to give it a go as i had been following her work for quite awhile, i was not disappointed as it was a fantastic day getting to photograph many beautiful animals, i learnt so much in the day and where i can improve as a photographer, i feel more confident that i can produce an inspiring image, so thank you for a wonderful day :)"
Thank you
Teneale,
"I had the pleasure of meeting Angela Robertson-Buchanon on Sunday as a student in her Native Australian Wildlife Macro & Portrait Workshop.
Angela is a wonderful teacher with an incredible passion for animals and photography. The workshop was well organised and gave me the opportunity to photograph lots of Australian wildlife - up close and personal.
Thank you Angela for a fantastic day - I would recommend this workshop to anyone :) "
Christine Bernasconi
"I had a wonderful day at the class. I left feeling so inspired by your work and also the beautiful animals we got to photograph. I have done many workshops over the years and have never had such interesting subjects to photograph nor have I learnt as much as I did at your workshop. I look forward to using my macro lens more and really putting those skills to work.
Thanks again for a great day – I look forward to doing another workshop with you soon".
Kind regards
Louise
"I would just like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff at Wildlife for the wonderful macro photography course I was fortunate to experience last week.
My nerves and any thought of intimidation quickly disappeared when Angela introduced herself. Angela's warm and friendly manner, made it a wonderful morning with her passion for photography very exciting! I wasn't sure on macro photography, however, having won an experience to develop any photography skills I jumped at the chance. Angela introduced me to a world of detail, colour and texture that can only be found through a macro lens.
I feel very fortunate and appreciative for the experience.
I would recommend this experience to anyone that is interested in photography, as the skills and tips can be applied to all subjects. However, to get up close and personal with wildlife is something one should encounter. I will definitely be giving my daughter the opportunity to learn some photography skills though Wildlife".
Thank you once again.
Domenique
"Thank you for the wonderful photography course on Saturday. It was lovely to meet you. I had a ball and know it will be a big hit for you.
Also thanks for letting me use your camera and sending the photos through so quickly".
Kind regards,
Emma
"The Wild Life Photography Class was an incredibly fun, insightful experience and one that I would highly recommend to any enthusiastic macro photographer. Angela was a wonderful teacher, she was attentive towards the whole class and made sure to dedicate time towards chatting with us individually. Her manner was approachable and affable and I had a fantastic time learning from her".
Thanks,
Josie.
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