International Photography Workshops | David Beckstead

Fisheye Connect is excited to profile one of our long time photography instructors David Beckstead. We offer many workshops with a great hands on experience, perfect for beginner, intermediate, advanced and professional photographers. While online videos can provide useful information, there is only so much you can learn. At a hands on photography workshop, experienced instructors are there to guide you and answer your questions. Fisheye Connect is different, we offer that hands on experience through workshops across the country, as well as around the world!

David Beckstead, author of Dynamic Wedding Photography, was named “The Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World” by American Photo Magazine, and has been with us here at Fisheye Connect since day one. He is well know across the globe for his wedding photography, as well as his skills in all areas of photography! He hosts many travel photography workshops! Beckstead has taught photographer’s around the world and helped them greatly improve their composition, develop a compelling style, with poising, finding light and the use of shadows. He has taught photographers in multiple countries around the world including Australia, New Zealand, China, Canada, Spain, Russia, Malaysia, Borneo, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Turkey. David continues his teaching in even more countries such as UK, Ireland, Scotland, Slovenia, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Greece, South Africa, Croatia, Bangladesh, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia and across the US.

all images by David Beckstead

Truly a mountain man at heart, David has traveled to over 80 countries and almost every state in the US. He has hiked thousands of miles of backcountry, including above the base camp of Mt. Everest. He was one of the first registered trackers for Arizona Search and Rescue. While working for the US Forest Service for 12 summers as a Hotshot firefighter fighting fires around the US, and Canada, he carried a Nikon SLR with a 50 mm 1.8 lens. On the side, David is a fine art watercolor painter and lover of all things artistic.

Beckstead lives out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere, Washington State. David mixes his passion for art and travel to run a 16 year destination wedding photography business. Kassandra, his wife (of 21 fabulous years!) and business partner, shares his passions. Together they have successfully mixed their lifestyle with their business. They have a 6 year old amazing girl named Asia!  Also, they have photographed weddings in Brazil, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, UK, and the Bahamas. Including Caribbean, Mexico, Vietnam, Slovenia, Romania, Norway and many other destination style shoots.

Lastly, David also runs a private Facebook group for photographers called Abstract Canvas. The group has over 17,000 members, and grows every day! Abstract Canvas is a powerful critique community for wedding, portrait, and people photography. It is not an abstract photography or painting group.

Here is a video of David at work!

All images are provided by David Beckstead. If you are traveling, or would like to participate in one of David’s photography workshop, sign up for one of David’s workshops today, click here!