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.
Join Shelley Vandegrift in the enchanting landscapes of Santa Fe for a deep dive into photographic expressionism, learning how to photograph intuitively and explore post-processing techniques that craft your vision.
Jill Skupin Burkholder leads participants in an technique incorporating inkjet printing on archival paper and painting with cold wax medium and oil paints, transforming photographic images into painterly fine art, rich with oil paint’s lush color and the tactile texture of beeswax.
Elevate your creative vision and expand your photographic technique with travel photographer extraordinaire, Nevada Wier, in this workshop exploring in depth the four tenets of color, light, action, and pattern known as CLAP.
Investigate the possibilities that our tools offer us, from scale to tonality to contrast to the subtleties of monochromatic color and split toning as well as work with Adobe software (Lightroom and Photoshop), DxO plugins, and the ImagePrint Black RIP.
Acclaimed editorial photographer Peter Yang breaks down how to take your work to the next level, from brainstorming creative ideas to bringing them to life with thoughtful lighting and composition.
Kathleen Clemons leads this hands-on workshop that explores the myriad ways our images of flowers can convey meaning, evolve emotion, and can be used as symbols to convey a wide range of human experiences.
Join acclaimed editorial and documentary photographer Joe Perri in Santa Fe for a week of storytelling and exploration, leaving with several completed visual narratives and an expanded definition and practice of portraiture.
This immersive, hands-on workshop is designed for photographers seeking to learn the techniques and artistry of handmade bookmaking; exploring the interplay between structure and content, process dimensionality, and offers inspiring new methods of creative expression.
Guided by long-time instructor Rick Allred, this workshop is suited for beginning photographers who want to delve into the essentials of digital photography and acquire technical understanding as well as an imaginative eye.
This April, join photojournalist and native New Mexican Gabriela Campos for this truly one-of-a-kind opportunity to document the Good Friday traditions and Pilgrimage to Chimayo, witnessing and photographing the events of the weekend up close.
