Seth Hamel - Owner, guide, instructor and explorer

Tenor Hamel - Best dog ever (Tenor has since past, my once in a lifetime dog) New puppy coming soon. If you visit during the fall of 2021 or beyond you will meet my new pup during our trip(s).

My name is Seth Hamel, founder, instructor and guide with Enlighten Photography. The most important things that I would like for people to know about me are that I have a deep love and fascination with nature, as well as a genuine interest and love for people. I have been guiding and mentoring individuals in nature photography for over 10 years in the Zion and Bryce National Park areas.

For much of my career I’ve had other photographers working for me, guiding and teaching in this area. Once Covid hit, work dried up, and my employees had to pursue other avenues. Coming back from Covid, it became just me in the business. While I have an immense amount of love and real appreciation for the employees all of whom became close friends, there is something about being out in the field full-time again. It’s the relationships that I get to form during our outings together. I missed that during that early Covid era. I realized that those relationships are the richest, most fulfilling part of this career for me. The high-level photos captured and retainable education that people receive is always of utmost importance, but always through that process, we end our day with a beautiful little friendship, and I think most guests enjoy the happiness felt during the trip as much or more than the photos themselves. But please don’t take my word for it. You can see what people are saying on Tripadvisor HERE.

Here are a few other things that you may find interesting:

• I moved to Utah from my home state of New Hampshire 13 years ago to pursue Utah’s world class rock climbing opportunities

• My first line of work in photography was in ski photography

• I live off-grid in a yurt (it’s a Mongolian structure) near Zion National Park

• Southern Utah is my favorite place in the world

• Photography is only one of many passions. Here are some of my other hobbies:

  • Gardening

  • Exploring

  • Fishing

  • Rock climbing

  • Music

  • Motorcycle riding

  • Snowboarding

Come on out, hope to meet you.