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 the #1 in Mexico for 2019 and the #2 city 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.
In 2020 we will be offering Writers Labs workshops alongside the most of the photography workshops. Writers Luís Alberto Urrea, Elizabeth Rosner, Amy Gigi Alexander, and Devi Laskar join photographers Keith Carter, Tony O'Brien, Krista Rossow, Holly Wilmeth & Ri Anderson, Arthur Meyerson, and Jennifer Spelman for an exciting season of inspiration, learning, and developing your personal craft.
ONCE AGAIN IN 2020: 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.
Festival Time in San Miguel de Allende
Nevada Wier |
September 30 - October 5, 2020
Street Photography,
Travel Photography
Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
Join Nevada for adrenaline-filled fun and once-in-a-lifetime photographic opportunities during one of San Miguel de Allende’s most important and exhilarating festivals.
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Senses Working Overtime: Writing with Joy - San Miguel
Luís Alberto Urrea |
September 30 - October 5, 2020
Writers Lab
Forget audience, forget career, forget fame or fortune. The purpose of this workshop is to celebrate.
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Seeing Light
Tony O'Brien |
October 7 - 12, 2020
Creative Vision,
Fine Art
Perceive, frame, and translate light into photographs created in the magical town of San Miguel de Allende that reveal so much more than the sum of their individual elements.
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Dissolving Borders: Writing Memoir Outside the Lines
Elizabeth Rosner |
October 7 - 12, 2020
Writers Lab
Stretch beyond your usual memoir writing habits to create space for experimentation and discovery.
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The Camera as Passport
Krista Rossow |
October 14 - 19, 2020
Street Photography,
Travel Photography
Slow down, connect with the rhythms of everyday life, and discover the secrets of San Miguel de Allende.
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Personal Mythologies: An Interior Journey
Holly Wilmeth and Ri Anderson |
October 14 - 19, 2020
Creative Vision,
Fine Art
Delve into the realm of intuition and create new imagery that represents an interior journey unique to you.
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Travel Writing as Storytelling
Amy Gigi Alexander |
October 14 - 19, 2020
Writers Lab
Bring places, cultures, and people to life on the page to transform the reader and perhaps even the world.
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The Poetry of Perception: San Miguel de Allende
Keith Carter |
October 21 - 26, 2020
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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Journaling: The Spiral Notebook Technique
Devi Laskar |
October 21 - 26, 2020
Writers Lab
Unlock the creative rewards that result from a personalized spiral notebook and a one-month commitment.
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The Color Moment
Arthur Meyerson |
October 21 - 26, 2020
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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Street Portraits
Jennifer Spelman |
October 21 - 26, 2020
Portraiture,
Street Photography
Create insightful, dynamic portraits sharing the life of a stranger as you bring out the best in yourself and your subjects.
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Day of the Dead in Colonial Mexico
Jennifer Spelman and Michael Amici |
October 28 - November 3, 2020
Storytelling,
Travel Photography
Immerse yourself in the sights & sounds of Mexico's most colorful celebration as you hone your photography skills.
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