The American Southwest has long attracted artists eager to record its magnificent forms, light, and spirit. Photographers such as Timothy O’Sullivan, Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Paul Strand, Eliot Porter, Laura Gilpin, and contemporary master David Michael Kennedy have traveled the deserts and mountains of New Mexico to make images of this magical place.

David’s approach to landscape photography focuses on the photographer’s relationship to the land. On daily field trips down back roads, we search for the elusive magic that lies beyond the obvious. David prefers to “chase the light” rather than plan a definite itinerary, because you never know how New Mexico’s ever-changing weather will affect the light and the skies. Designed for the serious photographer, the schedule includes discussions of technical information, demonstrations, and critiques, as well as one-on-one sessions with each participant.

Through long but enjoyable hours exploring and photographing the New Mexico landscape and the spirit that lives within it, participants arrive at their own personal discovery and visual interpretation of Mother Earth.