Fine Art workshops focus on teaching the artist how to express one’s creative vision through the discipline of photography. Where Storytelling workshops teach students how to convey a visual narrative through an artistic lens, fine art workshops are foremost about the artist’s creative vision. If you have mastered the foundations of digital photography and want to use these skills to express your idea, come learn with the best fine art photographers on the planet here at Santa Fe Workshops.
With photographer Heather Evans Smith as your guide, learn new approaches to visual storytelling, understand of how memory can inform photographic work, and gain a stronger foundation for continuing to develop meaningful, personal narratives.
Join photographic artist Manuela Thames, in learning practical strategies for integrating writing into your creative process, a deeper understanding of how text and image can work together, and new tools for expanding and articulating your artistic expression.
Join acclaimed photographer Todd Hido in exploring nighttime desert photography, how darkness, artificial light, and the night sky can be used to shape mood creating photographs that feel atmospheric, ambiguous, and emotionally charged.
With Stephanie Johnson’s guidance, learn to create individually expressive images using digital processes, such as Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), Multiple Exposure (ME), and creative processing techniques, while weaving handmade analog processes into the mix.
Fine-art photographer and filmmaker Lev L. Spiro guides participants in photographing those fleeting thresholds—moments when light, atmosphere, and emotion align to reveal something deeper than representation.
Work with Frances Jakubek, an image-maker, independent curator, and consultant for artists, to explore and translate your ideas into a cohesive exhibition proposal, producing both the images and supporting materials needed to bring your work into public view.
Fine-art photographer Xuan-Hui Ng demonstrates how to deepen your understanding of the beauty and ephemera of the natural world, discussing themes such as “STAR+” that occur in her imagery and the use of Lightroom/Photoshop to direct the viewers’ gaze.
This hands-on workshop with photographic artist Norah Levine focuses on the exploration of encaustic materials and how they can interact with your photographic imagery using a range of surface techniques, from smooth finishes to more textured, sculptural approaches.
Set in the evocative landscapes of Santa Fe, Shelley Vandegrift guides participants to move beyond documentation into interpretation, embracing emotion, imagination, and experimentation in this expressive photographic workshop.
Join photographic artist Maura Allen as she shares her process, the difference between a stellar photograph and an exceptional screen print image, as well as ways to layer in elements to create a signature style.
