iPhone Travel Photography in New Mexico

Travel photography is currently experiencing a renaissance as the lines between creativity, art, and technology are blurring—and Apple’s iPhone is at the forefront of this resurgence. The remarkable photographic features of an iPhone now rival a professional camera in their ability to create images and share stories. It’s a tool that is always accessible, lightweight, and easy to use once you learn its wide-ranging features. Billions of iPhone images are snapped each day as we grab the phone to document our most special moments. The key to turning these snapshots into memorable photographs is a mixture of understanding the technology and combining it with a visual sensitivity for light, moment, and composition.  

Join renowned travel photographer Jennifer Davidson in magical Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico to expand your technical skills using an iPhone as well as your ability to consistently make memorable photographs. Visual storytelling defines Jennifer’s work and style. The quality of connections she establishes with photographic subjects, in combination with her approachable personality, results in images that layer the beautiful—and sometimes evocative—with a foundation of honesty and respect. Whether in the U.S. or points around the world, Jennifer is able to connect with a variety of cultures, enabling the viewer to step into the story.

This Santa Fe-based workshop is an exciting blend of exploring both the technical possibilities of the iPhone and the creative elements inherent to all compelling images. In the classroom, Jennifer shares easy-to-understand, step-by-step techniques for using the camera’s many features, including focus and exposure controls, lens and format decisions, night photography, burst mode, HDR, macro techniques, long exposures with Live Photos, and how to maximize the potential of Photographic Styles. The workshop also explores select apps for capturing and editing, as well as strategies for safely archiving iPhone images.

Daily field sessions exploring the historic town of Santa Fe as well as a visit to Abiquiu, New Mexico, where Georgia O’Keeffe lived and worked,  allow ample opportunities to practice technique and creative approaches to travel photography. Then, additional classroom time focuses on Jennifer’s review of your new images that reinforces her lessons and encourages new habits leading to more striking and compelling photos. 

These days, we all get to be photographers—mainly because of the remarkable cameras in our mobile devices, and Apple’s iPhone leads the world in innovative ways to do this. Jennifer helps you develop the technical skills, the creative mindset, and therefore an implicit permission to exclusively use your iPhone to create memorable photographs as you travel around the country or venture to the four corners of the globe. Join Jennifer for an exciting workshop experience in her hometown of Santa Fe—one of the world’s top travel destinations (voted the #1 city in the U.S. for 2026 by Travel + Leisure magazine readers for the second year in a row).

Jennifer has worked with Santa Fe Workshops for several years and invites you to join her for the first time she is leading a group of iPhone users to visually explore the “City Different.”