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Thank you for highlighting the 25th Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium! Your article perfectly frames the energy of this professional crossroads.

The impact by the numbers:
• 1,000 one-on-one portfolio reviews
• 100 exceptional photographers
• 45 museum curators, editors, & publishers
Complemented by world-class exhibitions, an educational panel, Project Presentations, and a public Portfolio Walk, it is a true celebration of contemporary photography.

Read the feature here: https://www.blind-magazine.com/tips/in-santa-fe-one-hundred-photographers-and-forty-five-reviewers/

Images below of the Exhibiting Artists and Award Recipients Leonard Suryajaya, ©annamiadavidson, , and images of Review Santa Fe by and

COME HEAR FROM THE ARTISTS.
As part of The Conditions of Seeing, CENTER invites you to two public artist talks during Review Santa Fe weekend.

📸 LEONARD SURYAJAYA
Saturday, October 24
3–4 PM

📸 MARCUS DeSIENO
Sunday, October 25
9–10 AM

📍 La Fonda on the Plaza Hotel
FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Go deeper into the ideas, processes, and stories behind the work featured in CENTER’s 2026 Award & Grant Recipients Exhibition.
The Conditions of Seeing
October 23 – December 11, 2026
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How do photographers and lens-based artists successfully transition work from the studio into museum spaces?

Join CENTER for COURTING CURATORS, a workshop on building long-term relationships, portfolio sharing, elevator pitches, & building institutional know-how.

Perfect for all contemporary practitioners looking to navigate museum and institutional spaces.

When: October 22–23, 2026
Where: Santa Fe, NM
Who: Instructed by Mary Anne Redding, Curator
How: Register online

https://centersantafe.org/curators

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SEE?
A photograph doesn’t simply record what is there.

It directs attention. It constructs encounters. It influences what is remembered — and what can disappear from view.

The Conditions of Seeing, CENTER’s 2026 Award & Grant Recipients Exhibition, brings together photographers examining visibility through questions of identity, environment, policy, history, home, memory, and care.

Their work asks us not only to look at the photograph, but to consider how we look — and what shapes what we see.
OCT 23 – DEC 11
CENTER Space, Santa Fe
Opening Reception
Friday, October 23 • 4–6 PM
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📸 from the project “Salton Sea” © Alex Welsh

MEET THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE IMAGES.
One room.
100 artists.
Hundreds of stories.

At CENTER’s Portfolio Walk, you don’t just see the photography — you get to meet the people behind it.

Explore projects tackling some of today’s most urgent social, environmental, and political questions alongside exceptional contemporary photographic work from around the world.

SATURDAY, OCT 24
6:30–8:30 PM MT
Farmers’ Market Pavilion
1607 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe

FREE + OPEN TO EVERYONE.
Bring a friend. Come see what photographers are seeing.

Come in with a digital file. Leave with your own professional-quality print.
CENTER’s FREE Digital Lab gives you access to Epson P700 printers, paper for up to 3 prints, and hands-on help when you need it.

Print up to 13” × 19” — and yes, you get to take it home.
October 3 + 17 | 12–5 PM

Register:
https://centersantafe.org/printing

Thank you to Erin Hoyt and Filter Festival for such a stimulating weekend! I am grateful to all the artists (both those pictured here and those I missed capturing) for sharing a piece of their journey and story with me. ✨

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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: STEFAN WACHS 📷
From Switzerland to the American Southwest, Stefan Wachs has built a career around photography, storytelling, and community.

After beginning his career with NGOs and the United Nations, Stefan turned to photography and has since produced and facilitated workshops through Santa Fe Photo Workshops and National Geographic.

His teaching has taken him from Santa Fe and San Miguel de Allende to workshops with refugees from Syria and Afghanistan and a photography workshop in Benin, Africa.

Now he’s headed to Taos to lead CENTER’s next hands-on Printing Workshop!

📅 Sunday, November 8 @ 11 AM MST
📍 133 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos

All experience levels welcome. Space is limited!
https://centersantafe.org/printing

**PRINT IT. TAKE IT HOME. 🔥**
Bring your images. Learn the process. Make your own professional-quality prints — and leave with the finished work in your hands.

CENTER’s **Taos Printing Workshop** is designed for photographers, artists, and creatives at every experience level.

🖨️ Professional Epson printers
🙌 Hands-on guidance
✨ Your own finished prints to take home

**Sunday, November 8 @ 11 AM MST**
133 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos

Sponsored by Taos Center for the Arts.

Materials fee: $10–$40 sliding scale.
Space is limited — reserve your spot!

**TAOS, WE’RE COMING! 🖨️✨**
CENTER’s statewide Printing Workshop Series is headed to **Taos** for a hands-on day of printing, sponsored by **Taos Center for the Arts**.

Learn how to create beautiful photographic and fine art prints using professional Epson printers — with guidance every step of the way.
**Sunday, November 8 @ 11 AM MST**
📍 133 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos

Open to **ALL experience levels.**
Materials fee: $10–$40 sliding scale.

Space is limited — come print with us! https://centersantafe.org/printing