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Nature Photography Academy™ review

Nature Photography Academy™ publishes 330 course modules on Skool. It charges $9 a month.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined Nature Photography Academy™, and nothing below is a verdict.

Nature Photography Academy (NPA) is a Skool community for nature and landscape photographers who want to find a personal vision and make images that mean something to them, with less weight on gear or technical polish.[1] Meredith Fontana created the group in June 2024.[1]

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Members
474
Published price
$9
per month
Members, last 28 days
-9
3 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
Rank by members
#3,302
of 6,077 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#686
of 1,230 sellers listed in content and audience building, by published members
Price rank in niche
#239
of 342 priced in Content and audience building listed here, highest first
Check the Course score
82
B+, strong
Niche
Content and audience building
1,308 listed here
Created
27 Jun 2024
Skool publishes this date
Readings
12
since 24 Aug 2026

About Nature Photography Academy™

It is built around constructive feedback and shared practice, and it is open to photographers of every level.[1] Fontana's website describes the Academy as offering structured lessons and honest critique.[2]

Fontana worked as a paleontologist for more than a decade before turning to photography full-time and teaching through writing, courses, workshops and community.[1][3] The listing says Fontana's work is regularly selected for juried exhibitions in the U.S.[1] Meredith Fontana Photography, LLC also offers group and private workshops and tours, camera club talks, one-on-one sessions, mentorship and a print shop, plus more than 40 free ebooks, cheat sheets and workbooks.[2] The business is a member of 1% for the Planet, giving 1% of annual sales from prints, courses and other creative work to environmental organisations.[2]

Sources

  1. Skool listing: skool.com/naturephotography, as collected 28 Sept 2026
  2. Official website: meredithfontana.com, retrieved 30 Sept 2026
  3. Official website: meredithfontana.com/about, retrieved 30 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes
NicheContent and audience buildingFormatCommunityAccessFree trial mentioned

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What is inside

Course modules
330
Courses
14
Posts, all time
1,406
People running it
2

Counts published by Nature Photography Academy™ on its own page, read on 31 Oct 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by meredith-fontana-9995.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 31 Oct 2026 from Skool source page archived copy 8f4406a3807f.
Observable monthly ceiling
$9
monthly price
474
published members
$4,266
theoretical ceiling per month

This is not revenue, earnings or income. It assumes every listed member pays the headline price, which is never the case in practice, and it does not account for free members, trials, discounts, churn, refunds, platform fees or tax.

Against the content and audience building niche

Percentile among the other 1,307 content and audience building listings here.

Price · further right is cheaper70th
most expensivecheapest

Held at $9 per month in each of the 8 readings that published a price, from October 2026 to 31 Oct 2026.

Check the Course Score
82B+Strong

Ahead of 82% of the 13,549 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure Nature Photography Academy™ published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 65%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 67%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 83%

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  • Members up 8% since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Members up 8% since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Net member count up 8% between our first reading, on 24 Aug 2026, and our latest, on 31 Oct 2026.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 474 members.

Evidence: measured.

First recorded
24 August 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
Website

Tracked over time

Member change
-2-0.4%over 4 days-9-1.9%over 28 days
Price change
No change confirmed between readings taken the same way

12 observations over 68 days.

Member count
44045046047048047424 Aug 202631 Oct 2026change
Monthly price
$9$93 Oct 202631 Oct 2026

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
31 Oct 2026474-2$9 per month$4,266
27 Oct 20264760$9 per month$4,284
23 Oct 2026476-1$9 per month$4,284
19 Oct 20264770$9 per month$4,293
15 Oct 2026477-2$9 per month$4,293
11 Oct 2026479-3$9 per month$4,311
7 Oct 2026482-1$9 per month$4,338
3 Oct 2026483+4$9 per month$4,347
28 Sept 2026479+37Free + paid tiersNot calculated
7 Sept 2026442+2Free + paid tiersNot calculated
31 Aug 2026440+1Free + paid tiersNot calculated
24 Aug 2026439Free + paid tiersNot calculated
Average per week, last 28 days3 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026-2
Average per week, since first reading24 Aug 2026 to 31 Oct 2026+4

Course content readings

Course content readings
ObservedPostsModulesCourses
31 Oct 20261,406+333014
23 Oct 20261,403+21330+114
15 Oct 20261,382+932914
11 Oct 20261,373+50329+214
16 Sept 20261,32332714
Added per week16 Sept 2026 to 31 Oct 2026+13+0.50

Common questions about Nature Photography Academy™

What is Nature Photography Academy™?
Nature Photography Academy (NPA) is a Skool community for nature and landscape photographers who want to find a personal vision and make images that mean something to them, with less weight on gear or technical polish. Meredith Fontana created the group in June 2024.
How much does Nature Photography Academy™ cost?
Nature Photography Academy™ charges $9 per month on Skool, read 31 Oct 2026. That is cheaper than 70% of the other priced content and audience building listings here.
How many members does Nature Photography Academy™ have?
Nature Photography Academy™ lists 474 members, read 31 Oct 2026.
How has Nature Photography Academy™'s membership changed?
From 439 members on 24 Aug 2026, our first reading, to 474 on 31 Oct 2026: up 35, or 8%.
How does Nature Photography Academy™ compare with other content and audience building communities?
At $9 a month, Nature Photography Academy™ sits below the $27 median of the 341 priced content and audience building listings here. The niche median is 539 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What do you get inside Nature Photography Academy™?
Nature Photography Academy™ publishes 330 course modules, 14 courses, 1,406 posts, 2 admins. Communities with the most course content.

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