A sea kayak is an excellent tool for the nature documentarian to commune with nature. It provides the stealth necessary to film wildlife up-close, something impossible to achieve with a motorized vessel. Our sea kayaking workshop is truly an immersive educational experience; you are bound to get wet. But you’ll learn how to keep your camera equipment and camping gear dry. Award-winning documentarian Tom Donohue will guide you in the skills and thought processes necessary for capturing your story while registered Maine Sea Kayaking guide Josh Lipkowitz will teach you the skills necessary for island exploration.

Sea kayaking the Maine Island Trail is a dream destination for many sea kayakers. There is no better time to enjoy this unique adventure than mid-August when the waters are at their warmest and the air cool. Our adventure begins on the Saturday night when you meet Tom and Josh at our first campsite for dinner and orientation. We’ll start the next day in the water to learn the basics of sea kayaking. After lunch, we’re off to our first island in search of a story. 

In total you will have five days to capture your story. Then, following a weekend to get home and recuperate, you will start on your edit in our on-line classroom. Editing teaches you what you need to know about your camerawork. You’ll discover both your successes and errors from the field. Overcoming mishaps is at the heart of documentary storytelling. Tom will guide you through the process with class lectures each morning and an individual review of your cut in the afternoon. At the end of edit week, we will screen all our films together.