This is a grab bag of workshops that are not easily categorized. From the quirky, to the outré, to the rift between space and time–there’s something in here for everyone. These workshops tend to turn your technical skills on end, using a Zen mind/beginner’s mind approach. It’s time to turn things upside-down, and do a one-eighty on the way you look at the world.
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.
Guided by New Mexican native and photojournalist Gabriela Campos, explore the visual tapestry that is the living contemporary American West—the grit and ritual of rodeo and cowboy culture, a Northern New Mexico family deeply rooted in lowrider tradition, the creative worlds of local artisans, and more.
Fine-art and conceptual photographer Brooke Shaden guides students on a storytelling journey providing a roadmap for creating original, composited digital narratives and collages that resonate on a deeper level using Adobe Photoshop.
Brandon Soder guides participants in truly seeing light and how it behaves through its direction, quality, contrast, and color while at the same time emphasizing how to work with people on camera, helping subjects feel comfortable, natural, and present in their surroundings.
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.
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.
In this five-day workshop, Mary Virginia Swanson (AKA Swanee) shares real-world, practical, and timely insights with photographers who are interested in developing a photography practice and building a broader audience for their work.
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.
Shelley Vandegrift helps demystify the editing process for infrared photography, explaining the essential techniques that turn Lightroom and Camera Raw into an all-in-one solution for infrared work.
