Shoreline view across a calm bay under a dramatic cloud-filled sky

Photo Walk

How to Capture a Breathtaking Landscape with your iPhone

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Shoreline view across a calm bay under a dramatic cloud-filled sky
© Mike Chiaverina

Learn how to capture beautiful landscape photos with your iPhone camera. The latest iPhones are capable of taking stunning, high-quality photographs, and this hands-on workshop will teach you how to make the most of your device’s powerful camera. Join photography teacher Mike Chiaverina as you explore the picturesque trails of the Door County Land Trust’s Ship Canal Nature Preserve, learning composition and lighting techniques to create powerful photographs of the landscape.

We will start at the Door County Land Trust office for a presentation on techniques and then caravan over to the preserve to practice taking photos. Throughout the session, Mike will demonstrate how to use your iPhone’s features to enhance your photos, helping you learn how to create stunning images you’ll be proud to share with friends and family. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn iPhone photography while immersed in the beauty of Door County’s natural landscape.

A few of Mike’s photographs

Sturgeon Bay Canal lighthouse silhouetted against a vivid sunset sky

Panoramic view of fall foliage glowing across a wooded ridge

Sunset over the bay framed by a silhouetted tree

A weathered cabin tucked into a green hillside under a blue sky

Program Leader

Mike Chiaverina

Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve

About This Preserve

Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve

At 445 acres within Sturgeon Bay's city limits, this preserve protects a remarkable ridge-swale landscape, rare dune plants, and one of the region's most critical neo-tropical migratory bird stopovers — land that once narrowly escaped becoming a coal plant.

445 acres2.5 mi of trailsTown of Sturgeon Bay

Terrain

EasyNatural surfacesandy

What You'll See

ForestShorelineDunesWetlandcreekridge-swaleScenic overlookhistoriclighthouse-viewspier-accessnative-american-history

Facilities

🅿️ Parkingℹ️ Kiosk
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