San Miguel
The charming colonial town of San Miguel de Allende is consistently recognized as one of the world’s great cities. Travel + Leisure readers named it #1—the world's best city in both 2018 and 2017! In 2014, Conde Nast Traveler readers named San Miguel the #1 travel destination in the world.
Located in the historic, central highlands of Mexico, San Miguel offers a gracious and safe environment for exploring the culture of this vibrant town while pursuing your creativity and personal style in workshops with seasoned workshop instructors.
Join us for an unforgettable photographic experience in the beautiful setting of San Miguel de Allende.
NEW IN 2019! We will be offering a Writers Lab workshop each week in San Miguel de Allende, along with two photography workshops. Details on all of our Fall 2019 workshops will be posted in early 2019. Writers Pam Houston, Rolf Potts, and Luís Alberto Urrea are scheduled to join photographers Keith Carter, Andrew Eccles, Sam Abell, Arthur Meyerson, Aline Smithson, Jennifer Spelman and Michael Amici for an exciting season of inspiration, learning, and developing your personal craft.
ONCE AGAIN IN 2019: Santa Fe Workshops will be offering a Day of the Dead workshop in Oaxaca. Like San Miguel de Allende, Oaxaca is also a UNESCO world heritage site, and both locations host widespread and traditional Day of the Dead celebrations. Watch for details on both of these workshops to be posted in early 2019.
The Dynamic Portrait: Evocative Images Using Natural Light
Andrew Eccles |
October 13 - 18, 2019
Portraits
Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
Discover a wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques for making naturally lit portraits that feel dynamic.
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The Poetry of Perception: San Miguel de Allende
Keith Carter |
October 13 - 18, 2019
Creative Vision,
Fine Art
Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
Take a photographic excursion to San Miguel to go deep into your creative life, re-examine your processes, and distill your individual aesthetic.
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Travel Writing as Memoir: San Miguel
Rolf Potts |
October 13 - 18, 2019
Writers Lab
Hone your keen eye, refine your attentive ear, and indulge your hunger for writing personal travel stories.
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Bajo la Luna: Beneath the Moon in San Miguel de Allende
Sam Abell |
October 20 - 25, 2019
Creative Vision,
Documentary,
Travel,
One-of-a-Kind
Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
Take a nighttime view of San Miguel and uncover a fresh perspective on this ancient city and its inhabitants.
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Senses Working Overtime: Writing with Joy - San Miguel
Luís Alberto Urrea |
October 20 - 25, 2019
Writers Lab
Forget audience, forget career, forget fame or fortune. The purpose of this workshop is to celebrate.
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The Color Moment
Arthur Meyerson |
October 20 - 25, 2019
Creative Vision,
Fine Art
Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
Cultivate your visual sensitivity and heighten your awareness of color as you master how to gracefully capture those “decisive moments.”
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The Landscape Let Me In: A Place-Based Generative Writing Workshop in San Miguel de Allende
Pam Houston |
October 27 - November 1, 2019
Writers Lab
Demystify the process of prose writing while collecting the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of San Miguel.
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Photographing with Intention Far from Home
Aline Smithson |
October 27 - November 1, 2019
Creative Vision,
Documentary,
Travel
Connect to your purpose and create photographs that tell stories and reveal something deeper about a culture.
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Day of the Dead in Colonial Mexico
Jennifer Spelman and Michael Amici |
October 27 - November 3, 2019
Beyond the Basics,
Documentary,
Travel
Immerse yourself in the sights & sounds of Mexico's most colorful celebration as you hone your photography skills.
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