I feel like I got to know Scotland because we interacted with people. I became a part of the community. Scotland is an ideal atmosphere for a budding photographer, says graduate student Larry Chen, who also went on last year's trip. The country is different enough culturally, he says, to be interesting to Americans and, at the same time, presents no language barriers. But more than anything, the trip gives student photographers the undivided attention of Eiler and his wife, Lyntha, both former National Geographic photographers.
Field school is a real-world experience.
Eiler says he wants students to experience what it's like being in the field, alone and working long hours.