Photography workshop at Moon Horse Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Under the Desert Moon: A Landscape Workshop at Moon Horse Ranch

Moon Horse Ranch - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Join mother and daughter photographers Lapita and Tyana Arviso for a Landscape Workshop, an intimate, hands-on photography experience just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Limited to 12 workshop guests, this two-day weekend workshop June 27–28 invites participants to slow down and learn to honor the beauty of land through photography.

Together we will spend two evenings in the fields photographing the desert landscape, horses, goats, flora, fauna, and the rising full moon, while exploring storytelling through imagery. The workshop will focus on composition techniques, reading the landscape, working with natural light, and dialing in camera settings for sunset and full-moon photography, along with portfolio review and hands-on guidance in the field.

All backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome. Sign up here.

Past Workshops

Moon Horse Ranch - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Two women wearing white cowboy hats standing outdoors at night, looking at a bright moon in the sky.
A group of people gathered outdoors during sunset, with some sitting at picnic tables and others standing or setting up cameras for star or moon photography in a rural field with trees in the background.
Woman with long dark hair wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and black dress, standing in a field at dusk, looking at the sky with dark clouds and mountain silhouettes in the background.
Silhouettes of people gathered outdoors at sunset, with a dark, cloudy sky overhead.
Close-up of pink cactus flowers blooming on a green cactus plant
Group of people gathered outdoors at sunset, some sitting at picnic tables and others standing around with cameras and tripods, in a natural landscape with a cloudy sky and a setting sun.
Group of people outdoors on a cloudy day with picnic tables and gear, wearing hats and casual clothing.
A woman crouching outdoors on dirt ground, holding a camera to her eye, aiming at the sky and landscape. She has long dark hair, wears a white top, shorts, and sneakers. The background features an open field with sparse bushes, trees, distant mountai
Sunset over a grassy plain with scattered trees, dark clouds in the sky, mountains in the background.
Close-up of a white horse with light hair and brown spots, standing outdoors with a blurred background.
Night sky with dark clouds and a visible full moon.
Close-up of a cactus plant with multiple green, spiny stems and yellow and pink flowers, with a blurred rainbow in the background.
Black and white photo of a horse standing among trees and bushes, with branches framing the image in the foreground.
A young woman smiling and walking in a grassy field during sunset, with mountains and trees in the background.
Close-up photo of a cactus with multiple pads covered in spines and purple flowers, against a dark background.
Two women wearing cowboy hats sitting outdoors at dusk, smiling and looking at each other, with the moon rising behind them and cloudy sky overhead.
People holding cans of Madre Desert Water with a blue sky and clouds in the background.
A wide open desert landscape at sunset with clouds in the sky and a white hat lying on the ground in the foreground.
A woman in a black dress and hat standing outdoors in a field with a tent behind her, under a sky filled with clouds.
Close-up of a brown horse with a rainbow, cloudy sky, moon, and a faint rainbow in the background.
Black and white photo of a group of people wearing cowboy hats, gathered around a large camera mounted on a tripod, with one person adjusting it, outdoors during twilight or dusk.
A man standing outdoors in a field holding a camera, with trees and mountains in the background, during sunset.
Close-up of a cactus with pink flowers against a blue sky and a bright moon.
A dusk or dawn sky with dark clouds, a waxing or waning crescent moon, and two flying birds.
A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat stands outdoors, operating a professional camera mounted on a tripod.
Silhouette of a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat, facing left, with foliage in the foreground and sky in the background.
Close-up of a white horse with black spots and a blonde mane, standing outdoors during sunset.
A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a light-colored top faces away, with a night sky, clouds, and the moon in the background.
A group of people camping outdoors during sunset with a large beige teepee tent, trees in the background, and some picnic tables with belongings.
Full moon rising above a dark tree line in the evening sky.
A woman in a wide-brimmed hat standing outdoors in a field with trees, holding a vintage camera on a tripod, backlit by the setting sun.