VAGABUNDO: Color of the Street

with Arthur Meyerson

October 19 – 23, 2026

Package Price $3095.00

International Deposit $1500.00

Course Description

VAGABUNDO: Color of the Street is a new and dynamic, on-the-ground workshop led by master color photographer, Arthur Meyerson. This unique week is designed to sharpen your eye, deepen your awareness, and help you create photographs that feel both spontaneous and intentional. Vagabundo is Spanish for “wandering,” so spend this week in full vagabundo mode with Arthur. Traverse the vibrant streets of San Miguel de Allende and neighboring towns where color, culture, and everyday life collide in an ever-shifting rhythm.

Through targeted assignments, ﬁeld trips, and thoughtful critique, you learn to recognize the moment those ﬂeeting intersections of light, gesture, and hue that transform an ordinary scene into something extraordinary. We explore how composition, intuition, and timing work together in fast-moving environments, and how to move through the street with curiosity, conﬁdence, and respect.

San Miguel and its surrounding towns, with their rich palette and layered street life, provide an ideal setting for pushing your work forward. This workshop is open to serious photographers who want to expand their vision, embrace unpredictability, and craft images that resonate with authenticity and color-driven storytelling.

Join Arthur as fellow wanderers of the street—open to surprise, awake to the moment, and ready to let color lead the way.

Additional Information

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Advanced Amateurs

What You Should Know:

Working knowledge of digital workflow and manual mode on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera. Participants need to be technically self-sufficient, as this is not a workshop to learn how to use your gear or editing software. Participants must be able to download, select, and submit images for class each day.

Special Notes:

Participants should plan to arrive in San Miguel de Allende no later than Sunday evening, October 18. Workshop check-in is first thing Monday morning, followed by breakfast and orientation. The workshop ends on Friday evening, October 23, with a final dinner; travel home should be scheduled for no earlier than Saturday, October 24.

Visit the San Miguel Campus page on our website for details on accommodations, meals, transportation, and more.

Activity Level:

To get the most from your workshop experience, participants should be in good physical (mobility, stamina) and mental health. Come prepared for the high elevation of San Miguel de Allende, long days, and seasonal weather. You must be able to carry your own photographic and personal gear at all times, both on campus and on location. You are responsible for being open and honest about your physical fitness, and we reserve the right to remove you from the workshop if we find your fitness to be less than that which you have described.

Participants should be able to engage in moderate outdoor exercise for up to an hour or more at a time including walking on uneven terrain such as cobblestone walkways and roads, dirt, and loose rock. Location work is likely to include early morning and/or late evening shoots.

Policies:

View Payment, Refund, Withdrawal, and Transfer Policies for this International Program.

Accommodations:

We encourage participants to stay on campus at Hotel Posada de la Aldea for ease of proximity to workshop activities and well-priced rooms. Double accommodations (for couples or friends taking workshops together) are $415 per person for 6 nights (approximately $70 per person, per night), Sunday through Friday, or $830 per person, single accommodations for 6 nights (approximately $140 per night), Sunday through Friday. Additional nights at the hotel can be arranged for participants; please discuss needs with the Administration Office in Santa Fe.

Package Price INFO:

$3,095 (USD) includes tuition, breakfast Monday through Saturday, lunch Monday through Friday, final dinner on Friday, and model/location/materials fees if applicable to the class. Hotel accommodations are not included in the package price; see details above.

about

Arthur Meyerson

Arthur Meyerson is recognized as one of America’s finest color photographers and a highly sought-after workshop instructor. He has traveled throughout the world and all seven continents photographing for advertising, corporate, and editorial clients. He is a three-time winner of Adweek’s Southwest Photographer of the Year award, as well as being named one of the 30 best advertising photographers by American Photo. In 1999, Arthur was honored by Nikon’s illustrious Legends Behind the Lens series. His photographs are exhibited internationally, appear in numerous publications, and are part of several permanent museum collections. Arthur’s highly acclaimed book, The Color of Light was published in 2012 and his latest book, The Journey was released in 2017 to much praise. In 2022, the Briscoe Center in Austin, Texas acquired his photography archive.

A popular workshop instructor, Arthur is also part of our Mentorship Program »