We know many of you are looking forward to your next photography workshop, as are we. At Arizona Highways PhotoScapes our priority is first and foremost the safety and well being of our customers and staff. First and foremost, all members of our team are full vaccinated. We continue to closely follow the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as it pertains to our workshop locations. Our teams are monitoring the most up-to-minute information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Governor's Office of Arizona or other states where our workshops are set to take place as well as any parks involved.
COVID-19 Safety Precautions
Effective March 2, 2022, our team has made the following updates to our policies and procedures to keep our participants, our staff, and the communities we visit safe and healthy. AHPS continues to emphasize participant safety as a priority in all workshops, and for that reason has required all participants to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or provide a negative Covid-19 test performed within 72 hrs. of workshop start.
All participants will wear masks while in group transportation regardless of vaccination status. While not mandated, we encourage participants to wear a mask in all indoor settings or when social distancing is not possible, especially those considered high risk. Mask requirements imposed at any facilities (local, state, or federal) that may be used or visited during a workshop must be followed. Precautionary Measures
We have strengthened our safety protocols to include recommendations by the CDC, WHO, and state and federal governments. We are in constant communication with our team to reinforce the importance of not reporting to a workshop if they are exhibiting any symptoms. Likewise, if at any point during a workshop a participant or team member feels ill, they should report it immediately and resign from participating in workshop activities. A team member will inform participants of their options and take the proper steps to ensure that we all stay safe and protected, should that happen.
Staff and participants will be issued masks, hand sanitizers, and personal tissues. Participants are required to sign a liability waiver and follow our guidelines for participation in order to keep everyone on the workshop healthy.
Precautions team members and participants are required to take to protect others:
• Frequently wash your hands with soap and (ideally hot) running water for at least 20 seconds.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin and wash your hands. If you don’t have a tissue to hand, then sneeze into the crease of your elbow.
• Do not travel if you feel sick and avoid close contact with anyone who is sick.
• Carry hand sanitizer with you at all times and use it frequently.
• Do not congregate in groups and remain at least 6 feet from one another.
• Do not touch other participants’ gear or camera equipment
Staff and participants will be issued masks, hand sanitizers, and personal tissues. Participants are required to sign a liability waiver and follow our guidelines for participation in order to keep everyone on the workshop healthy.
Precautions team members and participants are required to take to protect others:
• Frequently wash your hands with soap and (ideally hot) running water for at least 20 seconds.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin and wash your hands. If you don’t have a tissue to hand, then sneeze into the crease of your elbow.
• Do not travel if you feel sick and avoid close contact with anyone who is sick.
• Carry hand sanitizer with you at all times and use it frequently.
• Do not congregate in groups and remain at least 6 feet from one another.
• Do not touch other participants’ gear or camera equipment
Transportation
Many of our workshops include group transportation. All participants are required to wear a mask in group transportation.
Additionally, our staff has implemented enhanced cleaning protocols for each workshop vehicle. This will include sanitizing and disinfecting high-touch surfaces such as door handles and railings frequently.
Additionally, our staff has implemented enhanced cleaning protocols for each workshop vehicle. This will include sanitizing and disinfecting high-touch surfaces such as door handles and railings frequently.
Lodging and Meals
We hold our vendors to the highest standards and seek properties that are aligned with the recommended requirements for cleanliness, sanitation, and social distancing. Additionally, we have implemented heightened precautions in social distancing, use of personal protective equipment, and where applicable, sanitation, disinfection, and cleaning measures as guided by the CDC and WHO.
At this time, AHPS will resume most group dining activities identified on the itinerary. Water and pre-packaged snacks will continue to be available on all workshops.
At this time, AHPS will resume most group dining activities identified on the itinerary. Water and pre-packaged snacks will continue to be available on all workshops.
Field Sessions
The natural landscape of wide-open spaces will enable participants to enjoy field sessions without wearing a mask unless desired or required by federal, state, or local mandates. We will continue to ask that participants and staff refrain from touching each other’s camera equipment and gear.
Classroom Sessions
Many participants look forward to the opportunity to share insights with each other and learn new tips and techniques from analyzing images in the classroom and working through post-processing ideals. At this time, we will resume indoor classroom sessions where appropriate with social distancing. Fully vaccinated participants are not required but encouraged to wear a mask. Those participants that are not vaccinated or considered high risk, should wear a mask in all indoor settings or when social distancing is not possible.
Customer Registrations
AHPS has resumed most workshop activities. We continue to examine and evaluate workshop activities for alignment with best safety practices recommended by the U.S. State Department, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and local governments. Any changes to workshop itineraries will be communicated to participants as soon as we make those decisions.
If you have future travel planned, please continue to review the travel advisories or warnings for your workshop destination from the U.S. State Department, the CDC, and the World Health Organization. We’ll continue to keep confirmed workshop participants informed as new info or guidance comes in, and will update this message accordingly.
Thank you for choosing Arizona Highways PhotoScapes for your photography workshop. We look forward to photographing beautiful landscapes with you again soon. If you have questions about the status of your workshop registration please email us at info@ahps.com.
If you have future travel planned, please continue to review the travel advisories or warnings for your workshop destination from the U.S. State Department, the CDC, and the World Health Organization. We’ll continue to keep confirmed workshop participants informed as new info or guidance comes in, and will update this message accordingly.
Thank you for choosing Arizona Highways PhotoScapes for your photography workshop. We look forward to photographing beautiful landscapes with you again soon. If you have questions about the status of your workshop registration please email us at info@ahps.com.