TRADITIONAL LIFESTYLES/SOUTHWEST CHINA. April 11th - May 3rd, 1998. Photo tour led by Michele Burgess, visiting villages of minority people of Yunnan and Guizhov provinces, (the Sani, Dai, Akha, Miao, Bai, others). $3950 fee covers round trip from Los Angeles, accommodations, most meals, special banquets, and extensive sightseeing. Contact: In Focus with Michele Burgess, 20741 Catamaran Ln, Huntington Beach CA 92646. Phone: 1 714 536-6104. Fax: 1 714 536-6578.

MEXICO. November 22nd - 30th, 1997. Led by photographer John Warner. Oaxaca and Xico, Vera Cruz. Limited space available. Fee: $1300. Includes all ground transportation; all meals; lodging; daytime and evening photographic instruction; mid-Workshop E-6 slide film processing for up to 3 rolls of film for critiquing; guide services; entrance fees to archaeological sites. Contact: Otter Creek Photography, Hendricks, West Virginia 26271; Phone: 1 304 478-3586. Fax: 1 304 478-3422.

NORTH AMERICAN NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION'S 4TH ANNUAL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM. January 14th - 18th, 1998, in Haines City, FL. Speakers, portfolio review, seminars, and training sessions. Contact: North American Nature Photography Association, 10200 W 44th Ave, Ste 304, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. Phone: 1 303 422-8527. Fax: 1 303 422-8894.