Welcome to the Post-Covid-19 era. We're excited to announce that most of our Classic Tours have resumed operation. Also, we have introduced several new designs and perspectives to our tours. The most important of these is our commitment to Flexibility — from our Classic Tours to the Tailor-made Tours — there's flexibility with accommodating all budgets as well as all comfort zones. Experience the "Off Beat" difference — smaller groups, living inside the culture, photographing the Classic Highlights to the local secrets, using local services and local guides, responsible travel.  — AUTHENTIC — LIFE-CHANGING — MAGICAL —
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • The Offbeat Story
    • Offbeat Overview
    • What Keeps Your Dream Alive
    • The Perfect Fit
    • Why Off Beat Tours?
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    • Testimonials
    • Covid-19 Updates
  • Tours
    • Inside Nepal-Overiew
      • Inside Nepal-Highlights
      • Inside Nepal-Itinerary
      • Cost & Reservation
    • The Magic of Myanmar-Overview
      • Magic of Myanmar-Highlights
      • The Magic of Myanmar-Itinerary
      • Magic of Myanmar-Cost & Reservation
    • Japan’s Myth Road-Overview
      • Japans Myth Road Highlights
    • Sacred Sojourn 1 — Overview
      • Sojourn-1 Highlights
      • Sacred Sojourn 1 Itinerary
      • Cost & Reservation-1 2/23
    • Sacred Sojourn 2 Overview
      • Sojourn-2 Highlights
      • Sacred Sojourn 2 Itinerary
      • Cost & Reservation-2 2/24
    • Private Tailor-made Tours
  • Workshops
    • The Zone System in Color Photography
    • Leading the Eye (Intro)
    • Leading the Eye (Advanced)
    • Working with Difficult Light
    • Photographic Art & Documentary Expression
  • E-Learning
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Skype Conference with Mick
  • Blog
    • 5 Things the World Fears Most About Covid-19: Truth or Myths
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Featured Tours

Asia Tours
Inside Nepal
Nepalese women sitting in a circle during their morning fasting rituals
A Sacred Sojourn
Asia Tours
The Magic of Myanmar
A Shinto god dances for the community elders of this small farming village
Japan's Ancient Myth Road
A traditional Korean woman walks with her foraged mountain vegetables through a forest with cairn markers
Korea: Masks, Fire & Passion (coming soon)

Our Credo

We believe that every person is important, unique, and has something valuable to contribute to the world. We believe that the vast archive of knowledge, expertise and imagination that makes up the complexity and diversity of cultures throughout the world needs to be preserved and shared. We believe if people...LEARN MORE

Responsible Travel

We provide a professional photographic education and a culturally enriching tour that benefits both the traveller and the local people of the host country. Our carefully designed tours lessen the ecological impact on an environment while fostering sustainable human development and social equality within it. How do we do this? LEARN MORE ABOUT RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL...

Small-group Tours

We specialize in small-group tours (a maximum of 7 photographers) so we can build into every tour a plethora of meaningful encounters and interactions with the culture we are experiencing. Or choose a private group tour, tailor-made for your needs! LEARN MORE ABOUT SMALL GROUP TRAVEL...

One to One Tuition

Photographers will learn techniques (basic to advanced, depending on individual needs) that will develop their photographic abilities and personal vision. The small group size ensures that there is plenty of time to give equal attention to each photographer. LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE TO ONE TUITION...

Access

Gaining access to special sites and events that are off the beaten path of the regular tourist routes is a trademark of Mick Stetson’s photography. You have immediate access to the best of Mick’s twenty years of research, personal contacts and experience as a photojournalist. LEARN MORE...

Professional Experience

The photographic instruction you receive is from an award-winning, internationally acclaimed professional photographer and educator who has been working and living in Asia for more than twenty-five years. LEARN MORE...

The Off Beat Story

— WHO ARE WE? —
Off Beat Photography Workshops/Tours is totally committed to providing professional photography tours that are educational and culturally enriching, going off-the-beaten path. All of our photography tours are hand-crafted to benefit both the traveller and the local people of the host country. The tourism we promote is designed to lessen the ecological impact on an environment and maximize sustainable human development and social equality within it.

— WHAT DO WE DO? —
At Off Beat Photography Workshops/Tours we take you on a handcrafted photographic journey into the heart of a culture’s diverse landscape and customs. We take you to unique unspoiled locations that are off-the-beaten tourist path where timeless traditions endure within extraordinary landscapes. We give you the once-in-a-lifetime encounter with some of the most diverse people on our planet. We show you how to turn these incredible life-changing experiences into photographic moments that capture the true essence of a culture and its sense of place in the world.

— WHY ARE WE SO GOOD AT DOING WHAT WE DO? —
Off Beat Photography Workshops/Tours just happens to create some of the best photography tours in Asia. The tours Mick has personally created are culturally enriching, benefiting both the traveller and the local people of the host country. They evolved from Mick’s own travels through Asia over the past 25 years as a photojournalist and researcher. They are a manifestation of his personal belief that encounters with remote ethnic groups should be about lessening the impact on an environment and maximizing sustainable human development and social equality within it.

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I want to thank a lot of people for helping me wit I want to thank a lot of people for helping me with this project, especially the villagers who took me into their confidence and showed me, unabashedly, their life as they live it today. But also I want to thank Buddhi Chettri, who was my guide and became my friend. Without him, I couldn't have gotten the access I needed. Cheers Buddhi! Mick
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Imai Toshiko, a single mother for the past 15 year Imai Toshiko, a single mother for the past 15 years, watches her daughter pass through the threshold into the ceremony that initiates Japanese adulthood. Surviving and giving her daughter opportunities to grow into a successful adult was her only focus. Today Toshiko celebrates with her daughter, Sakura, their success in overcoming the hardships of the past 20 years.
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Check out Lens Magazine's latest issue, "Colors." Check out Lens Magazine's latest issue, "Colors." It's an exciting portfolio of top-notch photography being created today. I am so honored, and feel quite lucky, to be a part of it. Steve McCurry's iconic photograph of the "Afghan Girl" is on the cover and inside an exclusive interview with him. The featured articles showcase awesome work from some very fine artists: Mark Edward Harris, Michelle Valberg, Thomas Dellert, Jason Fenmore, Joseph Rossbach, Hussam Sleiby, Leu Britto and Holger Hoffmann.#lensmagazine #stevemccurry #fineartphotography #colorphotography #topphotographer #lens #lensculture
LENS Magazine's new issue, "Colors," is an excitin LENS Magazine's new issue, "Colors," is an exciting collection of amazing work by some of the most influential photographers worldwide, including an exclusive interview with Steve McCurry, of "Afghan Girl" fame. I'm honored to be one of the photographers featured in this issue along with the other nine artists incredible work.#artphotography #fineartphotography #filmphotography #photooftheday #colorphotography #2022 #lensculture #lensmagazine #japanphotography #lens #travelphotography #photography
Some of the most influential photographers worldwi Some of the most influential photographers worldwide, Some of the most influential photographers worldwide - https://mailchi.mp/b572d05764d1/some-of-the-most-influential-photographers-worldwide including an exclusive interview with Steve McCurry, along with articles featuring fantastic work by Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press, Michelle Valberg, Thomas Dellert, Eric Kaltenmark, Jason Fenmore, Joseph Rossbach, Mick Stetson, Hussam Sleiby, Leu Britto and Holger Hoffmann.
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"World View" Photo Exhibit in Boston I'm honored t "World View" Photo Exhibit in Boston I'm honored to be one of the photographers exhibiting in this show. If you live in Boston or are just visiting during this month, I hope you will take the time to visit this remarkable gallery and view all the great work that is being created today.
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Photography Awards

2022 Siena International Photo Awards — Finalist
Zeke Awards 2021 — Boston Exhibition
15th Pollux Awards 2020 — Honorable Mention
11th Pollux Awards 2018 — Honorable Mention
Chromatic Awards 2017 — Winner Photolucida 2016 Critical Mass — Finalist
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2016 — Silver Winner
PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 — Honorable Mention
ASMP’s Best of 2015 — Winner
PDN “World in Focus” Photography Contest 2014 — Winner
National Geographic 2014 — Finalist
National Geographic 2013 — Finalist

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