I have in-depth location knowledge and expertise in running photography workshops to various parts of China: Guilin and Yangshuo, Zhangjiajie, Yellow Mountains, Gobi desert and Tibetan Regions.

Over the years, I have become highly skilled in camera functions, photoshop/lightroom processing, and ways to compose in the field to create a body of work I share with others. The collaboration trips I ran with well-known photographers has helped me to develop more ways of facilitating a positive environment for different group dynamics. I am also fully involved in logistics and meal planning every day.

Gobi Desert Adventure Photography Workshop

Gobi Desert Workshop co-lead with Andrea Pozzi

10-18 Mar 2027

Yellow Mountains Workshop

Yellow Mountains Workshop

20-27 Mar 2027 & 8-15 Apr 2028

Timetable Availability  Location Price From More Info 
10-18 Mar 2027 Fully Booked Gobi Desert  – 5 nights camping in the desert Euro €3850 Link
20-27 Mar 2027 Fully Booked Yellow Mountain Workshop – 6 nights on the mountain top GBP £3150 Link
8-15 Apr 2028 3 Places Yellow Mountain Workshop – 6 nights on the mountain top GBP £3300 Link
Timm ChapmanClassic China Tour and Gobi Workshop
Juanli is as essential to travel as your passport. I joined her for a photo trip to China, an adventure fraught with drama on my part; first with my baggage not arriving until days into the trip. Juanli translated to fill out required lost luggage documents, then took me shopping to find the largest winter coat probably in the country to cover my 6’4” frame.
Next drama came when the heel on my hiking boots disintegrated. Juanli found me a cobbler in a rural town, whom proceeded to build me a new heel.
Then if that wasn’t enough, my crown came off at dinner high up in the mountains of Huangshan, and Juanli got on the phone and coordinated an emergency visit to a dentist to have it recemented, all without missing a beat in our travel schedule. What most assuredly would have ruined a trip across the globe, Juanli went over and above to ensure that I didn’t miss a thing and that the group was not negatively impacted. Oh, and I got some great photographs of spectacular landscapes along the way. I can’t recommend Juanli Sun enough. You will be in the best of hands
Jeff CarstenShangri-la and Tibet May 2019 Trip Review
I have just returned from an outstanding photographic adventure in China and Tibet with Juanli Sun. She has the uncanny ability to take us to remote places to capture remarkable images. Her artistic ability gave me a chance to see the world a little differently, and the images I’ve returned with are some of the best I’ve ever done. As native of the area, Juanli is the perfect workshop leader for an unforgettable experience in China and Tibet.