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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

with Cira Crowell
July 24 – 28, 2023
Focus on exploring technology, aesthetics, and individual artistry that goes into creating evocative monochrome imagery.

with Kate Breakey
July 31 – August 4, 2023
Come play in the giant, creative sandbox that is hand coloring with a modern master.

Santa Fe
– Summer Season
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.

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.