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In Search Of The Sacred – A Conversation With Chris Rainier @ Santa Fe Workshops

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Wednesday, May 13 @ 8pm EST, 2026

Creativity Continues at Santa Fe Workshops with a conversation between two photographic masters, Chris Rainier and John Paul Caponigro.

Our hour of inspiration will begin with a short presentation of images by both artists – one focused on land and the other on culture.

Then, Chris and John Paul will share their journeys and insights. What is sacred? What does it mean to approach the sacred with photography? What does a sacred image look and feel like? Can one actually photograph what is sacred? What is a sacred journey? How can other cultures inspire our own sacred journeys?

We’ll finish with a lively question-and-answer session open to all participants.

Join Santa Fe Workshops’ worldwide community of photographers and writers as Creativity Continues.

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Chris Rainier began his career as Ansel Adams’ last photographic assistant. Then he began a journey to explore the world’s most sacred places and cultures. That journey continues some thirty-five years later. Rainier is a National Geographic Fellow and photographic Explorer. From 2000 to 2015, he directed a number of Initiatives at the NGS focused on documenting Traditional cultures. He is now the Director of Cultures Sanctuaries Foundation that helps traditional societies maintain and amplify their traditional knowledge. His photography and books are a part of the Permanent collections of the George Eastman House, International Center of Photography in New York, The Australian Museum in Sydney, The Royal Geographic Society in London, and the Explorers Club in New York.

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Two Generations: Paul and John Paul Caponigro – Feb 16 8pm EST Online With SFW

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Wednesday, February 16 – 2022

Creativity Continues at Santa Fe Workshops with Two Generations In Conversation, an evening with father Paul Caponigro and son John Paul Caponigro. During this captivating hour, the Caponigros, after a brief viewing of images, will share their thoughts about the soul of photography, the joys of printing, and how the two are related. Then we’ll finish our program with a lively question and answer session open to all participants.

The Art of Visual Storytelling – Sarah Leen & John Paul Caponigro

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 – 6:00-7:00 pm (Mountain Time)

Creativity Continues at Santa Fe Workshops with The Art of Visual Storytelling, a conversation between photo editor Sarah Leen and photographic artist John Paul Caponigro.

During this informative and captivating hour, Sarah and John Paul discuss personal projects and how they often lead us deeper into creativity and to our greatest growth both personally and professionally. But how do you start and sustain them towards completion?

Sarah and John Paul dive deeply into the craft of visual storytelling, essential skills for every photographer that will inspire a lifetime of creative exploration. Through the fine art of deliberate image selection, you can transform a collection of photographs into a compelling, dynamic narrative. Join them to learn strategies for choosing, combining, and sequencing diverse images into cohesive bodies of work for presentation online, in print, or for exhibition. We’ll celebrate personal projects as our best way to discover and develop our authentic visual voices. You’ll see real-world examples and hear the stories behind them that are sure to inspire you. This program finishes with a lively question and answer session open to all participants.

Join Santa Fe Workshops worldwide community of photographers and writers as Creativity Continues this fall.

Read Sarah Leen’s quick Q&A here.

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Over The Threshold – A Creative Conversation With Sean Kernan

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Over The Threshold – A Conversation On Creativity With John Paul Caponigro and Sean Kernan

During this inspiring hour, John Paul and Sean share images, thoughts, and provocations for themselves and viewers. A lively question and answer session brings this free program to completion.

At some point, all photographers sense their best and truest work lies at a point somewhere out beyond the threshold of their comfort. The question then becomes how to get there.

John Paul Caponigro and Sean Kernan, long-time friends, approach creativity in different ways, but they both head for the same transformative experience. During this conversation, they share personal stories of moments that changed their art and their lives. Meditation, playing music, acting, drawing, and writing are just a few of the practices they use to make room for the revelations that improvisation brings. They offer insights into moving beyond habitual practices and making space for the unknown, which is where the magic of the creative process happens.