Professional garden photographer Saxon Holt vacationed in Portugal with only his iPhone to capture images. Rather than being a limitation, the experience led to insights that became the genesis of a series on camera phone photography for Pacific Horticulture. He will share photos of Portugal’s gorgeous gardens and landscapes, while talking through easy-to-learn tips, techniques and approaches to enhance your phone photography. Saxon will give you the skills and confidence to elevate your compositions, lighting choices and more — whether you’re traveling abroad or shooting in your own garden.

Speaker’s bio:

Based in Marin County, Saxon is a photojournalist and the sole photographer of more than 30 garden books, most recently Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates (Timber Press, 2021.) Holt directs the Summer-Dry Project, which provides gardeners with plant information and photos to inspire sustainable, climate-adapted gardens in the summer-dry climates of the Pacific West Coast. He is a member of  the American Society of Media Photographers, a Fellow of GardenComm (Garden Communicators International), a board member of Pacific Horticulture and owner of the PhotoBotanic Garden Library.