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Creativity Continues

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Creative expression is a way to reconnect with ourselves and then with others. To encourage that community, Santa Fe Workshops has launched Creativity Continues, a collective way to develop our creative voices. These events are free and open to the public.

Featured Event:

On Beauty with Richard Misrach and John Paul Caponigro

Date: December 13, 2023

Event Details:

Wed, December 13, 2023 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST

Richard Misrach and John Paul Caponigro discuss the role of beauty in art (and specifically photography) as a source of nourishment for individuals and a force for social change.

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“Photobiography” with Martin Parr

Event Date: January 27, 2024

During this one hour talk, followed by a Q&A, Parr presents “Photobiography,” discussing the development of his ideas over his long career in photography. Parr’s work is infused with a distinctive wit and sense of irony and enables us to see things that have seemed familiar to us in a completely new way.

Photography in an Age of Environmental Crisis with David Maisel

Event Date: March 21, 2024

In David Maisel's multi-chaptered and decades-long aerial photography series Black Maps, he explores the aesthetics and politics of radically human-altered environments, including open pit mines, clear-cut forests, and classified military zones.

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Illuminating Nocturnal Landscapes with Reuben Wu and Anne Kelly

Date: November 9, 2023

A special evening with photographer Reuben Wu and photo-eye Gallery Director Anne Kelly. Ruben’s work involves illuminating nocturnal landscapes with lights attached to drones.

Rodney Smith: A Remembrance with Dr. Rebecca Senf

Date: November 1, 2023

Photography historian and curator, Dr. Rebecca Senf, remembers legendary photographer Rodney Smith and his thoughtful and timeless images.

Out There: A Visual Journey Across the National Parks with Brendan Hall

Date: October 19, 2023

Santa Fe Workshops welcomes Brendan Hall for a discussion crafted for filmmakers and photographers alike, exploring empathy, risk taking, and serendipity in the creative process.

The Gay Space Agency with Mackenzie Calle

Date: September 14, 2023

Join photographer Mackenzie Calle for a conversation on her project, “The Gay Space Agency,” which addresses the historical inequities faced by the LGBTQ+ community in astronautics.

A Sense of Wonder with Tami Bone

Date: July 26, 2023

Join Tami for a discussion on blending modern photomontage, pigment printmaking, and a centuries-old painting technique that creates an inner luminosity within the finished work.

The Creative Process: How to Overcome Creative Blocks and The Fear of Uncertainty in Art Making with Manuela Thames

Date: May 9, 2023

Manuela speaks about embracing these creative barriers as an aspect of the artistic endeavor and about redefining success, and how doing so can free us to confront uncertainties and unleash the authentically creative and inspired work we seek to realize.

On Collecting with Anne Kelly and Michael Rubin

Date: May 4, 2023

Featuring a special evening with photo-eye Gallery Director Anne Kelly and the director of The Rubin Collection, Michael Rubin. Together Anne and “Rubin” explore topics relating to collecting photography and collecting in general.

Beyond the Landscape: Experimental Tintype Photograms with Nadezda Nikolova

Date: April 6, 2023

Using light, wet plate collodion chemistry, paper cut-outs, cliché verre, and brushes, Nadezda creates experimental camera-less compositions in the darkroom through multiple exposures that allude to landscapes, light and atmospheric phenomena, and organic forms found in nature.

My Journey Through the Industry with Sebastian Kim

Date: April 4, 2023

Born in Vietnam and raised in Iran, France, and Southern California, Sebastian began his career assisting Richard Avedon and Steven Meisel. Now based in Brooklyn, he has risen to the pinnacle of the editorial, fashion, and commercial photography world.

What We Leave Behind with Brad Temkin

Date: March 14, 2023

Through visual explorations of the contemporary landscape and its intersection points with the environment, Brad’s lens reminds us that we are everywhere, and impact everything we touch.. During this one-hour talk, Brad will discuss the evolution of his career and share the guiding questions that shaped his work along the way

The Essence of Water with Elizabeth Opalenik

Date: March 9, 2023

Elizabeth works with water as a creative medium in its own right, introducing it into many aspects of her imagery. Join us for this evening in March to hear Elizabeth speak about the ways in which water has shaped her work over time.

Visions of the Carnal & the Ethereal with Tara Sellios

Date: March 6, 2023

This free online lecture features Tara Sellios' visceral photography, a highly detailed, intensely planned and process oriented discipline.

Stories on Set with Jeff Lipsky

Date: February 16, 2023

Join celebrity photographer and natural light master Jeff Lipsky, as he shares anecdotes from his favorite shoots, as well as his time-tested strategies for developing rapport with your subjects, utilizing props, and other elements of his unique creative process.

Anonymous Woman: Draped, Reconstructed, and Demise with Patty Carroll

Date: February 9, 2023

An artist well known for her super-saturated color images of Americana, Patty Carroll's Anonymous Woman project is a 3-part series of studio installations made for the camera, addressing women and their complicated relationships with domesticity.

Going Beyond with Frank Ockenfels 3

Date: December 8, 2022

Esteemed photographic artist Frank Ockenfels illustrates a range of different concepts, techniques, and shares his one-of-a-kind photographic abstract images.