VTPhotoTours won’t take you to Ben & Jerry’s factory tour or other common tourist sites; you should do that on your own!
We’ve explored nearly every road, back-road, and know many of the regions best-kept secrets. We’ll show you the most beautiful spots in Vermont, many which are difficult to find (or are private.)

Your satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back!
Our tours are geared to shutterbugs and photographers of every skill level. We design each tour specific to our guests’ desires, keeping in mind the light and weather conditions so you’ll have many opportunities to make memorable and breathtaking photographs of Vermont.

Go just for the ride, instruction, or a combination of both
Your guide, Steve Mermelstein is a lifetime student and teacher of photography and is a Commercial and Event Photographer based in Burlington, VT. He’s always been focused on capturing the best light and making the perfect image in the camera. If you desire, he can teach you what to look for and give you tips and advice so you can learn how to make the images you pre-visualize.

More about Steve
Steve was hooked on photography when he was a young child. His mom says that he even had a camera in his hand back when he was in a stroller. By the time he was in the 5th grade he was loading and developing his own film and printing in a makeshift wet darkroom he setup in his bathroom.

He shot and was the primary photographer for his school’s yearbook and newspaper in middle and high school and landed his first paying job in his first year of high school. By the time he graduated high school, Steve had setup a full black and white and color lab and was working professionally as a commercial and event photographer. Doing this he put himself through College and Graduate School.

However, photography went on the back burner after school as he went into other things.

In 1995, Steve moved to Vermont as he enjoyed vacationing in the state every summer since he was born. He quickly found it hard to resist the call to photograph the natural beauty everywhere he looked and started to pickup his camera again.

After upgrading to digital equipment in 2002, Steve started to live and breath photography again. Since, he spent ALL of his free time shooting landscapes and wildlife across New England but mainly in Vermont.

Steve has been giving tours of Vermont to friends and family since 2003, many of which shared their photographs with their friends. Soon requests for tours from friends of friends started coming in and Steve realized he accidentally came across something that could be a good side business.

In 2006, as part of a mid life crisis he decided to go back into photography full time and hasn’t once regretted the decision.

About his work ethic
Steve is not the flighty, cheap “guy with a camera” that pulls the, “I’m an artist…that doesn’t fit my artistic vision” bull or never delivers on time.

Everyone that works with him says he’s a “Professional Photographer” that truly acts Professional. Steve and his crew show up on time, make the photographs the client wants and needs, and delivers beautiful finished prints and files when promised.

When you work with him you can be assured your photographic needs will be fulfilled and all your expectations will be met, if not exceeded.

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