Santa Fe

Since 1990, more than 30,000 participants and instructors have journeyed to Santa Fe to pursue their passion for photography.

Inspired by the rich culture and picturesque high desert of Santa Fe, The Workshops offers state-of-the-art education in a setting that encourages creativity and the expansion of your technical skills.

with Zoe Peterson

March 22 and 23, 2025
In this hands-on, weekend workshop in Santa Fe participants learn to apply fine art practices to the medium-defying process of zine making with the option of printing images from the Workshops’ Digital Lab or working with mixed media, collage, and found imagery.
Tuition
$625.00
Tuition
$625.00

with Christina Selby

April 7 – 11, 2025
Join Christina Selby in experimenting with a range of photographic techniques, including landscape, macro, wildlife, and astro-photography. This workshop encourages you to push your boundaries and cultivate new skills that enrich your storytelling.
Tuition
$1195.00
Tuition
$1195.00

with Gabriela Campos

April 17 – 19, 2025
This April, join photojournalist and native New Mexican Gabriela Campos for this truly one-of-a-kind opportunity to document the Good Friday traditions and Pilgrimage to Chimayo, witnessing and photographing the events of the weekend up close.

with Anna Rotty

April 28 – May 2, 2025
Join Anna for this week-long workshop in Santa Fe as she guides participants through iterative processes in photography and digital printmaking that push both mediums to new creative heights.
Package Price
$1395.00
Package Price
$1395.00

with Renee Lynn, Stephanie Johnson, Richard Martin, and Guests

May 20 – 23, 2025
In May, join us for an intensive four-day, art-filled retreat Santa Fe to learn from the current leaders in the abstract movement, Renee Lynn, Stephanie Johnson, and Richard Martin as well a guest presenters Valda Bailey and Shelley Vandegrift as they all help broaden your creative perspectives and technical skillset.
Package Price
$1895.00
Package Price
$1895.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Cira Crowell

June 23 – 27, 2025
Hone your style, focus your skills, and deepen your concept of what it means to create your own dynamic black-and-white photographs with Leica expert Cira Crowell as your guide.
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$300.00
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$300.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Rick Allred

June 23 – 27, 2025
Guided by long-time instructor Rick Allred, this workshop is suited for beginning photographers who want to delve into the essentials of digital photography and acquire technical understanding as well as an imaginative eye.
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$170.00
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$170.00

with Lee Anne White

June 23 – 27, 2025
Set in the nation’s oldest capital city, Santa Fe, transcend capturing mere images and delve deeper into storytelling and portraying a profound sense of place in this immersive photography workshop.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$150.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$150.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Joe Perri

June 23 – 27, 2025
Join acclaimed editorial and documentary photographer Joe Perri in Santa Fe for a week of storytelling and exploration, leaving with several completed visual narratives and an expanded definition and practice of portraiture.
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$395.00
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$395.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Nevada Wier

June 30 – July 4, 2025
Join us for an unforgettable week in Santa Fe with photographer extraordinaire Nevada Wier in this new workshop exploring the basis of what makes an intriguing, visually alluring, and creative photograph, while expanding your photographic toolkit and learning to find color, light, action, and pattern in the world around you.
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$280.00
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$280.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Cotton Miller

June 30 – July 4, 2025
Learn the importance of color management, a proper printing workflow using Adobe Lightroom, and what it takes to make beautiful color or black-and-white digital prints on a consistent basis.
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$200.00
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$200.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Michael Clark

June 30 – July 4, 2025
Explore the creative fundamentals of portraiture by diving headfirst into a world of cowboys, ranch hands, cowgirls, and other classic characters of the iconic West with longtime New Mexico resident Michael Clark.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$415.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$415.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Elena Dorfman

June 30 – July 4, 2025
Experiment with alternative approaches to landscape photography, working on location in a variety of environments—natural formations, archeological sites, and historical settings—taking “straight” photos and also using unconventional tools including prisms and gels.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$255.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$255.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Julieanne Kost

July 7 – 11, 2025
Join Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost in this immersive workshop, discovering how color, tone, texture, and structure can unify even the most surreal scenes in the art of Photoshop compositing.
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Jennifer Spelman

July 7 – 11, 2025
In this portrait photography workshop centered around the culturally diverse streets of Santa Fe, Jennifer Spelman, emphasizes personal connection, trust, and ease in creating the most expressive portraits that are representative of individuals and their culture
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$180.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$180.00

with Nick Merrick

July 7 – 11, 2025
This in-person workshop instructed by Nick Merrick held in Santa Fe is designed for photographers with experience in architectural photography and will cover both the technical and aesthetic elements related to architectural photographic techniques.
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$155.00
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$155.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Kathleen Clemons

July 7 – 11, 2025
Kathleen Clemons leads this hands-on workshop that explores the myriad ways our images of flowers can convey meaning, evolve emotion, and can be used as symbols to convey a wide range of human experiences.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$115.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$115.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Kristi Odom

July 14 – 18, 2025
This new workshop with Kristi Odom is designed for photographers who wish to elevate their artistry by capturing the mysterious allure of wide-open desert skies, a dizzying accumulation of cloud formations, vivid stars, and the Milky Way.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$70.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$70.00

with Jill Skupin Burkholder

July 14 – 18, 2025
Jill Skupin Burkholder leads participants in an technique incorporating inkjet printing on archival paper and painting with cold wax medium and oil paints, transforming photographic images into painterly fine art, rich with oil paint’s lush color and the tactile texture of beeswax.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$155.00
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$155.00

with Dan Burkholder

July 14 – 18, 2025
This summer join Dan Burkholder in this mobile photography workshop using the iPhone to dive into the flexible world of Raw files and how to photograph, edit, and stylize your images, taking you from casual captures to serious artwork.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$175.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$175.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Xuan-Hui Ng

July 14 – 18, 2025
Discover and explore nature’s embrace in Santa Fe, New Mexico as Xuan-Hui Ng shares her techniques for photographing nature, including her use of natural light, shadows, reflections, rain, snow, and mist to simplify and add texture to the images.
Tuition
$2395.00
Fee
$105.00
Tuition
$2395.00
Fee
$105.00

with Peter Yang

July 21 – 25, 2025
Acclaimed editorial photographer Peter Yang breaks down how to take your work to the next level, from brainstorming creative ideas to bringing them to life with thoughtful lighting and composition.
Tuition
$2395.00
Fee
$400.00
Tuition
$2395.00
Fee
$400.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Carlan Tapp

July 21 – 25, 2025
Join renowned landscape photographer Carlan Tapp this summer to embrace the visual intrigue of the desert southwest; exploring the desert’s intense sunlight, working with dramatic shadows and highlights, while searching for geometric patterns and textures.
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$110.00
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$110.00

with Shelley Vandegrift

July 21 – 25, 2025
Join Shelley Vandegrift in the enchanting landscapes of Santa Fe for a deep dive into photographic expressionism, learning how to photograph intuitively and explore post-processing techniques that craft your vision.
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$155.00
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$155.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Matt Black

July 21 – 25, 2025
Join famed documentary photographer Matt Black for a week in Santa Fe focusing on developing and sharpening your photographic storytelling skills in this workshop designed for photographers seeking to clarify vision and purpose within their documentary work.
Tuition
$2495.00
Fee
$65.00
Tuition
$2495.00
Fee
$65.00

with Craig Stevens

July 28 – August 1, 2025
Investigate the possibilities that our tools offer us, from scale to tonality to contrast to the subtleties of monochromatic color and split toning as well as work with Adobe software (Lightroom and Photoshop), DxO plugins, and the ImagePrint Black RIP.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$200.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$200.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Diana Bloomfield

July 28 – August 1, 2025
Longtime photographer and visual storyteller Diana Bloomfield introduces a diverse range of strategies that push the boundaries of the traditional book form, exploring the interplay between structure and content, dimensionality and the tactility in your process.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$195.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$195.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Roxanne Bouché Overton

July 28 – August 1, 2025
This immersive in-person workshop with Roxanne Bouché Overton promises a holistic learning experience, combining classroom education, practical sessions for making new images, technical demonstrations, image reviews, and cultural exploration.
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$145.00
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$145.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Nadav Soroker

July 28 – August 1, 2025
In this workshop, photojournalist Nadav Soroker invites participants to experience the colorful world of Santa Fe, rich with unique characters and visual possibilities, photographing the locations and people that highlight the city’s incredible diversity and who make “The City Different.”
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$50.00
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$50.00