Since 1990, more than 19,000 participants and instructors have journeyed to Santa Fe Photographic Workshops to pursue their passion for photography.
Inspired by the rich culture and picturesque high desert of Santa Fe, The Workshops offer state-of-the-art photographic education in a setting that encourages you to devote your full attention to sparking your creativity and expanding your technical skills.
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.
Designed for emerging photographers, join photographer and director Sofía Jaramillo in exploring what it means to create impactful commercial and editorial outdoor imagery by crafting visual stories that blend adventure, lifestyle, and portraiture.
With fine-art photographer Fritz Liedtke as your guide, learn how to create deeply authentic portraits that transcend the ordinary and reflect your unique artistic vision through an intuitive and meaningful approach.
Learn how to photograph both sweeping vistas and intimate details as participants explore the soaring granite spires of the Organ Mountains, volcanic cones, expansive grasslands, and hidden hanging gardens with seasonal waterfalls.
Set in the dramatic landscapes that shaped the vision of painter Georgia O’Keeffe, this workshop is an invitation to reflect, connect deeply to place, and create with intention using expressive photographic techniques such as intentional camera movement, in-camera multiple exposures, and layering of images
This hands-on, three-day workshop in Santa Fe is intended for anyone who wishes to embrace a strong understanding of the origins, technicalities, and many forms of pinhole photography or is drawn towards the methodical nature of analog techniques.
Join acclaimed artist Holly Roberts over the course of five days in Santa Fe as she shares a range of hands-on applications for expanding your craft and the different ways for incorporating paint, collage elements, and experimentation with transfer techniques.
Join Christine Alexander in this workshop designed for iPhone users seeking to create fine-art quality prints using apps paired with techniques in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
Join Helen Garber and experience the Wild West through a film noir lens, exploring the rooftops and dark alleys of Santa Fe—as well as a western film set after dark—during the week of October’s Supermoon, also known as the Harvest Moon.
