Those who have attended the prestigious annual portfolio review, Review Santa Fe, know that the support for photographers in this part of the Southwest rivals that of any other town. We received word via email yesterday of the Santa Fe Workshops schedule for the remainder of the year and wanted to pass along note of the opportunities they offer for photographers of all levels. The courses range in time and price, from 3-day long weekend intensive to week-long sessions, and range in subject matter from commercial lighting techniques to photographic book-making.

Some of the classes that especially caught my eye are: Visual Storytelling with Audio, Lighting the Editorial Portrait (taught by the renowned Andrew Eccles), and Blurb Intensive: Publishing Your Photographic Book, which focuses on guiding you towards editing and creating your own photo publication using Blurb's software. Classes can be great incentive to motivate past projects that may have plateaued at some point, or a good place to finally work on a project idea that you've been thinking about for ages.

If you do venture out to Santa Fe for a workshop, make sure to also stop by at photo-eye bookstore and gallery to browse amongst their expertly selected collection of photo books.

See here for the workshop schedule in Santa Fe, San Miguel de Allende, and around the world.