World-renowned photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins travels to the wildest places on earth.

Go with him on a visual journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from the desert shores of Baja California to the rainforest coasts of Costa Rica and Southeast Alaska, and to the exotic Galapagos Islands. You will bask in the stunning beauty of his images and discover what makes these wild places special and worthy of protection. Along the way you will also learn how to improve your own photography and how to address difficult climate and lighting conditions in the field.

Ralph Lee Hopkins is an expedition leader and photographer with Lindblad Expeditions and teaches workshops for Arizona Highways, National Geographic Expeditions, and Santa Fe Workshops. His photos have been featured in books by National Geographic and appear regularly in magazines including Arizona Highways, National Geographic Traveler, Nature's Best, Outdoor Photographer, and Popular Photography.

Ralph is author of the popular guidebooks Hiking the Southwest's Geology and Hiking Colorado's Geology and his images are represented worldwide by the National Geographic Image Collection and Lonely Planet Images. To view his online portfolio visit www.wilderlandimages.com.

* $5 donation requested
(Hopkins workshop students: free)

For further information, call 707-884-1138 or visit www.gualalaarts.org. Located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, the Arts Center is open weekdays 9 am to 4 pm, and weekends from noon to 4 pm.