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Santa Fe

Summer Workshops

Santa Fe Summer Season running since 1990, more than 30,000 participants and instructors have journeyed to Santa Fe Workshops to pursue their passion for photography and writing.

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 Laurie Klein and Shelley Vandegrift

June 26 – 30, 2023
Hone the art of photographing women in the landscape then use post-processing techniques to enhance the depth of the story.
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$475.00
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$475.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Michael Rubin

June 26 – 30, 2023
Move into a new way of thinking about the structure and content of your photographs that is dynamic, challenging, and appropriate for anyone at any skill level.
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$25.00
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$25.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Arien Chang and Jennifer Spelman

July 3 – 7, 2023
Refine your street awareness and improve your photographic skills with two contemporary masters of the genre on the vibrant streets of Santa Fe and towns in Northern New Mexico.
Tuition
$1945.00
Fee
$75.00
Tuition
$1945.00
Fee
$75.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Stephanie Johnson

July 3 – 7, 2023
Take a hands-on approach to learning the basics of in-camera techniques for single exposure intentional camera movement imagery as well as the in-camera blend modes for multiple exposure ICMs in the inspirational setting of Santa Fe.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$200.00
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$200.00
Gum Oil Print over Cyanotype

with Cotton Miller

July 3 – 7, 2023
Push the boundaries of what photography can be by exploring hand-made prints using the most beautiful of the historic photographic processes.
Tuition
$1795.00
Fee
$350.00
Tuition
$1795.00
Fee
$350.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Nevada Wier

July 10 – 14, 2023
Combine technical, practical, and creative aspects of travel photography to make an image that elevates itself above the usual travel clichés.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$175.00
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$175.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Cotton Miller

July 10 – 14, 2023
Learn not only what it takes to make beautiful color or black-and-white digital prints, but importantly how to make them on a consistent basis.
Tuition
$1295.00
Fee
$200.00
Tuition
$1295.00
Fee
$200.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Celeste Sloman

July 10 – 14, 2023
Develop your own vision through the medium of portraiture with guidance, encouragement, and inspiration from a contemporary leader in the field.
Tuition
$1,895.00
Fee
$450.00
Tuition
$1,895.00
Fee
$450.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Susan Burnstine

July 17 – 21, 2023
Take the leap beyond graphic form and technical approach to create personally meaningful, complex abstractions in the unique high-desert environs and brilliant light  of Northern New Mexico.
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$150.00
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$150.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Jean Miele

July 17 – 21, 2023
Understand the magic necessary to transform what’s in front of the camera into a stunning photograph, and learn how to create stronger, more striking landscape images.
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$150.00
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$150.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Elizabeth Opalenik

July 17 – 21, 2023
Discover and explore one of the rarest and most beautiful of the alternative photographic processes with a modern-day master of the medium.
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$185.00
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$185.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Holly Roberts

July 24 – 28, 2023
Engage in exploration, investigation, and risk, as you combine—and recombine—disparate media: photographs, paint, text, and any other material you want to use with Holly by your side for five days.
Tuition
$1595.00
Fee
$90.00
Tuition
$1595.00
Fee
$90.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Cira Crowell

July 24 – 28, 2023
Focus on exploring technology, aesthetics, and individual artistry that goes into creating evocative monochrome imagery.
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$375.00
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$375.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Kate Breakey

July 31 – August 4, 2023
Come play in the giant, creative sandbox that is hand coloring with a modern master. 
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$185.00
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$185.00

with Mary Virginia Swanson

July 31 – August 4, 2023
Understand the process of bringing your long-term photography project to print publication and leave with a clear path that is right for you and your work.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$75.00
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$75.00

with Susan kae Grant

July 31 – August 4, 2023
Tap into your memory, personal insight and intuition to design and create a handmade book of your photographs that symbolically balances form and content.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$110.00
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$110.00