Events

Celebrating 25 years of photography coverage, Photo District News has scheduled its PhotoPlus Expo 2005 for Oct. 20-22 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. The event will encompass more than 100 photography and design seminars and hands-on workshops in 11 different tracks. Industry professionals parti-cipating in the program include Mike Colon, Lyn Goldsmith, Greg Gorman, Michael Grecco, John Isaac, Jay Maisel, Steve McCurry and Joel Meyerowitz. More information is available at www.photoplusexpo.com.

Olympic Mountain School of Photography’s Second Annual Super Outdoor Photo Weekend has been planned for Oct. 22-23 at the Comfort Suites Hotel in Tukwila, Wash. Seminar presenters include science photographer Wayne Lynch, 2005 NANPA president Darrell Gulin, Rod Barbee and Scott Bourne. The latest photo gear will be displayed, and critiques are scheduled.
For more information, contact the school at 253-858-4448, www.cameraclass.com.

The International Imaging Industry Association has announced the program for its Leadership Conference, which will take place Nov. 2-4 at L’Auberge Del Mar in San Diego. Programs will include industry overviews by analysts such as InfoTrends, IDC and Future Image; practical insights from companies such as Sprint, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, IBM, Sony and Eastman Kodak; and a technical forum covering the mechanics of the imaging revolution. More information is available at www.i3aleadershipconference.org.

Seattle Arts & Lectures and North Cascades Institute are presenting Wilderness and Imagination, focusing on the vital relationship of natural resources and culture, Dec. 6 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. Scheduled speakers are Arctic photographer Subhankar Banerjee; ornithologist, bird illustrator and author David Allen Sibley; and poet and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams. For tickets or more information, contact Seattle Arts & Lectures at 206-621-2230, www.lectures.org.

Plan Ahead

The North American Nature Photography Association has planned its 12th Annual Summit and Trade Show for Feb. 9-12, 2006, in Denver. A number of field trips to places such as the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program’s Environmental Learning Center, Red Rocks Park, Roxborough State Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are being offered before and after the summit. The program also will feature keynote addresses from Patricio Robles-Gil, Jack Dykinga, John Fielder, Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski, Daniel Cox, Tim Gallagher and Bobby Ray Harrison. More information is available at www.nanpa.org.

FotoFest International has scheduled its Eleventh International Biennial of Photography and Photo-Related Art for Mar. 10-Apr. 23, 2006, in Houston. The city-wide event will feature more than 120 exhibitions of photographic works in museums and nontraditional gallery spaces throughout Houston. FotoFest’s portfolio review program is Mar. 10-23, artist workshops are Mar. 14 and 19, the fine print auction is Mar. 14, and film and video programs run in late March and early April. Special events and forums are scheduled throughout the six weeks. More information is available at www.fotofest.org.

The American Society of Picture Professionals has scheduled its Fourth Education Conference in San Francisco, Mar. 23-26, 2006, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Union Square. The event will feature educational seminars and presentations on current topics, including Adobe CS2 and Adobe Stock Photo, RAW capture workflow, news photography, style trends and demographics, new licensing models and bundled rights, and digital asset management. Photographer Douglas Kirkland will give the Friday evening keynote presentation, “A 50-Year Love Affair with Photography.” Information for the conference is available at www.aspp.com.

The Society for Photographic Education’s 43nd National Conference will take place Mar. 23-26, 2006, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers in Chicago. Speakers include Henry Jenkins, director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Carl Toth, artist-in-residence and photography department head at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Among the workshops offered will be the Adobe Workshop and Academic Practicum Workshops. Nate Larson will be conducting this year’s portfolio reviews. On Friday, Mar. 24, an opening reception will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago. For more information, contact SPE at 513-529-8328, www.spenational.org.

The Seattle Photography Committee of the Mountaineers presents its annual Photo Lecture Series, “Photography and Beyond,” Mar. 30-Apr. 27, 2006. Nationally acclaimed professional photographers will present lectures and digital/slide programs exploring their individual photo projects. Sessions to be held at the Mountaineers Building, 300 Third Ave. W., Seattle. For more information, contact the committee at 206-284-8484, www.mountaineers.org/photography.

Contests/Scholarships

The 2005 International Fine Art Photography Exhibition, sponsored by the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colo., is accepting entries from amateurs and professionals in traditional, digital and mixed-media processes, to be juried from slides or CDs. The Best in Show winner will receive $2,000 and be featured on the cover of the December issue of the “ShowCase” insert in CameraArts magazine. Other honors include a Solo Show Award and a Director’s Award. Selected works by 10 to 15 of the artists will be included in “ShowCase,” the 2005 Exhibitors’ Collection, and a CD distributed annually to museums, galleries and collectors. Entries deadline is Nov. 5. More details and entry forms are available at www.c4fap.org.

The New York Foundation for the Arts offers a national directory of awards, funding, services and other resources for artists in all disciplines on its web site, nyfa.org.

EXHIBITS

British Columbia

Exposure Gallery, 851 Beatty St., Vancouver; 604-688-9501.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver; 604-986-1351; www.presentationhousegall.com.
“Downes Point.” Judy Radul. Through Oct. 31.

California

Fahey/Klein Gallery, 148 N. La Brea, Los Angeles; 323-934-2250; www.faheykleingallery.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

Fusion ArtSpace, 531 Howard St., San Francisco; 415-618-0141; www.fusionartspace.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles; 310-440-7300; www.getty.edu.
“Pictures for the Press.” Through Jan. 22, 2006.
“Scene of the Crime.” Weegee. Through Jan. 22, 2006.
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland; 510-238-2200; www.museumca.org.
“The Latino Baseball Story.” José Luis Villegas. Through May 28, 2006.
“Points of View.” Selections from the museum collection. Ongoing.

Paul Kopeikin Gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles; www.paulkopeikingallery.com.
Weegee. Oct. 15-Nov. 12.
James Balog. Nov. 19-Dec. 17.

Perfect Exposure Gallery, 3513 W. 6th St., Los Angeles; 213-381-1137; www.theperfectexposure.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

Robert Koch Gallery, 49 Geary St., San Francisco; 415-421-0122; www.kochgallery.com.
“China.” Edward Burtynsky. Through Oct. 29.

Rose Gallery, Bergamot Station Art Center, 2525 Michigan Ave., Gallery G-5, Santa Monica; 310-264-8440; www.rosegallery.net.
“Trajectories.” Robert Flick. Through Oct. 29.

San Francisco Camerawork, 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco; 415-863-1001; www.sfcamerawork.org.
James D. Phelan Art Award and Photography exhibit, Nov. 1-26.
2005 auction benefit at Leftspace Studios, 2055 Bryant Street, San Francisco. Dec. 10.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St.,
San Francisco; 415-357-4000; www.sfmoma.org.
“Architectural Abstractions.” Todd Eberle. Dec. 16-Mar. 7, 2006.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara; 805-884-6425; www.sbma.net.
“Portraits of Place.” Brooks Institute of Photography alumni. Through Jan. 2, 2006.
“Picturing Modernity.” Selections from the collection. Ongoing.

Scott Nichols Gallery, 49 Geary, Fourth Floor,
San Francisco; 415-788-4641; www.scottnicholsgallery.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

UCR/California Museum of Photography, 3824 Main St., Riverside; 909-784-3686; www.cmp.ucr.edu.
“Stereotyping Native America.” Images from the Keystone-Mast and A.C. Vroman collections. Through February 2006.

Volakis Gallery, 6730 Washington St., Yountville; 707-945-1125; www.volakisgallery.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

Zeum, 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco; 415-777-2800; www.zeum.org.
“Looking Back, Looking In.” First Exposures student exhibition. Through Nov. 13.

Colorado

Camera Obscura Gallery, 1309 Bannock St., Denver; 303-623-4059; www.cameraobscuragallery.com.
Ben Horton. Through Oct. 30.
“Tir a’Muhrain: 50 Years On.” Josef Tornick. Nov. 4-Dec. 31.

Colorado Photographic Art Center, 1513 Boulder St., Denver; 303-455-8999; www.colophotoartscenter.org.
“Layers: Contemporary Russian Photography.” Nikolai Kulebiaken. Through Nov. 12.

Ewing Gallery, 800 E. 19th Ave., Denver; 303-898-6262; ewingphoto.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

Nevada

The Atomic Testing Museum, Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas; 702-794-5161; www.atomictestingmuseum.org.
“Face to Face with the Bomb: The Nuclear Weapon Photographs of Paul Shambroom.” Through Dec. 5.

New Mexico

Monroe Gallery of Photography, 112 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe; 505-992-0800; www.monroegallery.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

Verve Fine Arts, 219 E. Marcy St., Santa Fe; 505-982-5009; www.santafephotogallery.com.
Don Kirby, Jeffrey Becom. Through Nov. 5.

Oregon

Blue Sky Gallery, 1231 N.W. Hoyt St., Portland; 503-225-0210; www.blueskygallery.org.
“Opened Landscape: Lindow, Tollund, Grau-balle.” Stephen Vaughan. Through October.
Joanne Gonzalez and Franck Loumie. Through October.

Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay; 541-267-3901; info@coosart.org.
Juried exhibition of journalistic photography. Through Nov. 26.

Photographic Image Gallery, 79 S.W. Oak St., Portland; 503-224-3543; www.photographicimage.com.
Group Show: Stu Levy, Shannon Brinkman, Dan Burkholder and Ray Carofano. Through Oct. 29.
“The Northwest Collection.” Black-and-white photographs of the Pacific Northwest. Nov. 3-27.
Fine-art Cibachrome photographs. Christopher Burkett. Dec. 1-31.

Washington

Benham Studio Gallery, 1216 First Ave., Seattle; 206-622-2480; www.benhamgallery.com.
Frances Paley and Karin Rosenthal. Through Nov. 26.

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, 17th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 45th St., Seattle; 206-543-5590; www.washington.edu/burkemuseum.
“Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land.” Subhankar Banerjee. Through Dec. 31.

Cascades Academy of Photography, 82 Front St. S., Issaquah; 425-427-2600; www.cascadesphotography.com.
“Northwest Environment.” Juried show. Through Nov. 19.
University of Washington Photography Group. Juried exhibit. Dec. 2-30.

Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle; 206-622-9250; www.fryemuseum.org.
“Acting Out.” Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. Through Feb. 12, 2006.

G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St., Seattle; 206-587-4033; www.ggibsongallery.com.
“Ruth Bernhard: At One Hundred.” Through Nov. 26.
Michael Kenna and Doug Keys, Oct. 20-Nov. 26.
“Works on Paper,” group show, Dec. 1-Jan.14, 2006.
Bill Jacobson, Jan. 24-Feb. 25, 2006.

Gallery 070, 17633 Vashon Highway S.W., Vashon Island; 206-463-9280; www.gallery070.com.
“The Dark and Shining Wilderness.” John Anderson. Through Oct. 30.

Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle; 206-543-2280; www.henryart.org.
“Sign Language.” Images from the Monsen Collection. Through Jan. 15, 2006.

Photographic Center Northwest Gallery, 900 12th Ave., Seattle; 206-720-7222; www.pcnw.org.
“Sunbird & Crushed.” Jason Fulford. Oct. 17-Nov. 29.
PCNW Members’ Juried Exhibition. Dec. 2-Jan. 15, 2006.

Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave. N., Suite 300, Seattle; 425-603-9520;
www.providence.org/hospiceofseattle.
“Portraits of Healing: Celebrating the Gift of Hospice.” Nancy Medwell. This traveling photographic exhibit depicting hospice patents, families and caregivers will be shown at Providence Hospice in November; the downtown Seattle Public Library in December; and Seattle City Hall in January 2006.

Steven Fey Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 2615 Fifth Ave., Seattle; 206-443-6003; www.stevenfeyphotography.com.
Contact the gallery for a complete schedule of exhibits.

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, N.Y.; 585-271-3361; www.eastmanhouse.org.
“Young America.” Daguerreotypes by Southworth and Hawes. Through Jan. 8, 2006.

International Center of Photography, 1133 Ave. of the Americas, New York City; 212-857-0008; www.icp.org.
“Modernist Photography: Selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection.” Through Nov. 27.

Mesa Southwest Museum, 3 N. Macdonald, Mesa, Ariz.; 480-644-2230; www.ci.mesa.az.us/swmuseum.
“From Above: Images of a Storied Land.” Adriel Heisey. Jan. 30-Apr. 23, 2006.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston; 617-369-6500; www.mfa.org.
“Ansel Adams: Photographs from the Lane Collection.” Through Dec. 31.

WORKSHOPS/TRAVEL

A&I Photographic and Digital Services, 1016 N. Sycamore Ave., Hollywood, CA 90038; 323-856-5280; www.AandI.com.
A&I offers regularly scheduled workshops. Check the web site for details.

Adventure Canada, 14 Front St. S., Missisauga, ON, L5H 2C4; 800-363-7566; www.adventurecanada.com.
Current offerings include Antarctica, the Falklands and South Georgia: Shackelton’s South, Nov. 9-28, and Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Mar. 30-Apr. 10, 2006.

Aperture Adventures, 510 Stevens Ave., #P-302, Renton, WA 98055; 206-772-7277; www.apertureadventures.com.
Colby Chester and Steve Nichols lead a variety of three-and-a-half-day workshops. Check the web site for a complete schedule.

Big Wednesday Show, 1100 South PCH, Suite 308, Laguna Beach, CA 92651; www.bigwednesdayshow.com.
This event brings together the local photographic community on the first Wednesday of each month. After a potluck, two speakers share their expertise on topics ranging from reportage and war photography to features with global appeal and long-term documentary projects of social concern. Venues vary.

Blue Earth Alliance, P.O. Box 94388, Seattle, WA 98124-6688; www.blueearth.org.
The alliance is offering a seminar on How to Organize and Fund Your Personal Project. For more information, call 206-979-5035.

Brooks Institute of Photography Workshops, 801 Alston Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108; 805-690-7637; workshops.brooks.edu.
Upcoming workshops include Fashion/Modern Lighting, Oct. 22-23; PhotoShop I, Oct. 22-23; People: Intro to Photo, Nov. 5-6; and Studio and Location Lighting with an Edge, Nov. 12-13.

Calypso Imaging, 2002 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050; 800-794-2755; www.calypsoinc.com.
Check the web site for a complete schedule of class offerings.

Cascades Academy of Photography, 82 Front St. S., Issaquah, WA 98027; 425-427-2600; www.cascadesphotography.com.
Upcoming workshops include On/Off Camera Electronic Flash, Jim Allen, Oct. 22; Business of Studio Photography, Harry Haugen, Nov. 5-6; and Photographic Lighting, Harry Haugen, Nov. 19-20.

Clickers & Flickers Photo Network, P.O. Box 60508, Pasadena, CA 91116; 626-794-7447; www.clickersandflickers.com.
Lectures and workshops focus on media, news, art, photography and cinematography.

Coupeville Arts Center, 15 N.W. Birch, Coupeville, WA 98239; 360-678-3396; www.coupevillearts.org.
Going Digital, Denis Hill, Oct. 30. Visit web site for a complete schedule of workshops.

Digital Photo Adventures, Bellevue, Wash.; 425-260-0316; www.digitalphotoadventures.net.
This safari company focuses on teaching digital photography in the field, primarily in Africa. Trips start in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban, and are planned for various lengths, from 7 to 21 days. Travel is in April/May and September/October only.

Distinctive Journeys, 270 Mars Hill Rd., Powder Springs, GA 30127; 888-419-6677; www.distinctivejourneys.com.
Upcoming travel opportunities include Antarctica, Jack Dykinga, Dec. 1-20, and Patagonia, David Muench and Jack Dykinga, Feb. 17-Mar. 3, 2006.

Dolphin Charters, 1007 Leneve Pl., El Cerrito, CA 94530; 800-472-9942; www.dolphincharters.com.
The company offers week-long nature and wildlife photo tours in British Columbia and Southeast Alaska on a 50-foot yacht.

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, 1399 Johnston St., Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R9; 604-844-3810; www.eciad.ca.
Contact the institute for a complete schedule of courses and workshops.

Friends of Arizona Highways, P.O. Box 6106, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6106; 888-790-7042; www.friendsofazhighways.com.
Full-length and weekend workshops are offered. Check the web site for a complete schedule.

Graphic Intelligence Agency, 4000 Embassy Pkwy., Suite 120, Akron, OH 44333; 888-439-4403; www.giastore.com.
Graphic workshops include Imacon Flextight Scanner, Digital Photography Essentials, Adobe Acrobat PDF Workflow, Digital Print Certification, Advanced Photoshop Color Correction, Fundamentals of Color for Digital Imaging, Integrated Color Management with ProfileMaker and Mutoh Falcon Outdoor Workshop. Check the web site for registration information and a complete schedule.

Information Management Systems, 1106 Valley Crossing, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947; 207-235-2225;
www.imiconf.com.
Upcoming workshops at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas include the First RFID Technology Integration Symposium, Nov. 14-15; Paper-Like Displays Course, Nov. 14-15; and Third Annual Paper-Like Displays Conference, Nov. 16-18.

International Center of Photography, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036; 212-857-0001; www.icp.org.
Check the web site or call the center for a complete workshop schedule.

J. Mark Griffith Photography, P.O. Box 27555, Seattle, WA 98125; 206-367-6864; www.bwphotoworkshops.com.
Upcoming black-and-white workshops include The Black and White Print, Oct. 22-23, and The Zone System, Nov. 7-11.

John Sexton Photography, 291 Los Agrinemsors, Carmel Valley, CA 93924; 831-659-3130; www.johnsexton.com.
Workshops include The Expressive Black and White Print, Nov. 1-6, and Fine-Tuning the Expressive Print, Nov. 15-20.

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris, P.O. Box 655, Vashon, WA 98070; 206-463-5383; www.photosafaris.com.
Upcoming workshops include a Nature and Digital Photography Weekend Seminar, John Shaw, Feb. 11-12 in Tucson, AZ and Feb. 18-19, 2006 in Portland/Vancouver.

Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging, P.O. Box 6240, Los Osos, CA 93412-6240; 805-528-7385; www.leppinstitute.com.
Fall offerings include Digital Workflow, Jeff Greene, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, and Ultimate Photoshop, Brian Lawler, Dec. 5-9.

Lindblad Expeditions, 96 Morton St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10014; 800-397-3348; www.expeditions.com.
In conjunction with National Geographic, Lindblad offers tours and workshops with an emphasis on digital photography. Expert photographers and guides lead trips to the Galapagos Islands in November/December, Antarctica in December and Baja in March/April 2006.

Maine Photographic Workshops, P.O. Box 200, Rockport, ME 04856; 877-577-7700; www.theworkshops.com.
Contact the center for a complete schedule of classes and workshops.

Mountain Light Workshops, 106 S. Main St., Bishop, CA 93514; 760-873-7700; www.mountainlight.com.
Upcoming spring 2006 workshops include Death Valley, David Muench, Mar. 20-23 and Mar. 27-30; and Eastern Sierra, John Shaw, May 4-7 and May 11-14.

New Mexico Photography Field School, 903 W. Alameda, Suite 115, Santa Fe, NM 87501; 505-983-2934; www.photofieldschool.com.
Contact the school for a complete schedule of classes and workshops.

Nikon School; 631-547-8666; www.nikonschool.com.
Seminars include Shooting Digital, Digital 101 and Workflow Techniques. Check the web site for dates and locations.

Olympic Mountain School of Photography, 5209 Pt. Fosdick Dr., Suite 202, Gig Harbor, WA 98335; 253-858-4448 or 800-819-1179; www.cameraclass.com.
Fall workshops include Utah’s Canyon Country Fall Color, Rod Barbee and Don Mammoser, Nov. 2-6, and Photoshop for Photographers, Scott Bourne, ongoing.

Out There Images, Gig Harbor, Wash.; 360-750-1103; www.outthereimages.com.
Upcoming workshops include Art of Travel Photography — Columbia Gorge Fall Colors, Oct. 28; Nikon D70, Nov. 4 in Portland/Vancouver, Nov. 11 in Seattle; Nikon iTTL Flash System — Portland/Vancouver, Nov. 5; Advanced D70 — Seattle, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3; Portrait Photography — Portland/Vancouver, Nov. 18-19; and Digital Photography Level I — Phoenix, Dec. 5-12.

Photographers’ Formulary Workshops, P.O. Box 950, Condon, MT 59826; 800-922-5255; www.photoformulary.com.
Offerings include workshops in basic photo techniques, color photography and black-and-white darkroom. Check the web site for a complete schedule.

Photographic Arts, P.O. Box 1791, Granite Falls, WA 98252; 360-691-4105; www.barnbaum.com.
Check the web site for a schedule of spring classes.

Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122; 206-720-7222; www.pcnw.org.
Fall workshops include Publishing a Book of Your Own Photography, Ray Pfortner, Oct. 26-Nov. 16; Digital Shooting, Derek Johnson, Oct. 27-Dec. 1; Introduction to Film Photography, Amanda Koster, Oct. 29; Processing and Printing Black and White, Amanda Koster, Nov. 5; Photoshop for Beginners, Derek Johnson, Nov. 12; Developing with Pyro PMK, Jahnavi Lisa Barnes, Nov. 12-13; and Oaxaca, Mexico, Mary Ellen Mark, Feb. 26-Mar. 8, 2006.

Robert Glenn Ketchum Workshops, P.O. Box 100, Albion, CA 95410; 800-479-7944;
www.albionriverinn.com/workshops.php.
Upcoming workshops include California’s Wild North Coast, Oct. 23-27.

Rocky Mountain School of Photography, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 101, Missoula, MT 59802; 800-394-7677; www.rmsp.com.
Intense photographic education offered year-round including career training courses, field and digital workshops and weekends in cities across the country. Visit the web site or call for more details.

Santa Fe Workshops, P.O. Box 9916, Santa Fe, NM 87504; 505-983-1400; www.santafeworkshops.com.
An extensive series of photography and digital lab workshops are offered throughout the year. Check the web site for a complete schedule.

Seattle Photo Workshops, 8017 29th Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98117; 206-297-9547; www.seattlephotoworkshops.com.
Workshop and lecture topics include stock, digital, fine art, business and marketing. Check the web site for a complete schedule.

Sedona Arts Center, 15 Art Barn Rd, Sedona, AZ 86339; 888-954-4442; www.sedonaartscenter.com.
Visit web site for schedule of photography workshops.

Shoot Smarter University, 76 S. LaSalle St., 3rd Floor, Aurora, IL 60505; www.shootsmarter.com/seminar.html.
In addition to four-day courses, Shoot Smarter offers Professional Workflow 2 seminars around the country. Check the web site
for a complete schedule.

Steve Nichols Glamour Photography, 801 Rainier Ave. N., C-116, Renton, WA 98055; 206-772-7277; www.stevenicholsphoto.com.
Workshops feature professional models at locations around the United States and the Caribbean.

Tundra Buggy Adventure by Frontiers North, Box 40063 RPN Nairn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2L 2G2; 800-663-9832; www.tundrabuggy.com.
Offerings include Cape Churchill: The Ultimate Polar Bear Experience, Nov. 10-20 and Nov. 17-28.

Vancouver Photo Workshops, 1304 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC, V6B 3P3; 778-898-5256; www.vancouverphotoworkshops.com.
VPW offers seminars, workshops and courses in all areas of photography, including digital equipment.

Vision Quest Photo Workshops, 2370 Hendon Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108; www.beasleyphotography.com.
Upcoming spring 2006 workshops include Hawaii: Images of Gratitude, Doug Beasley, March 10-20; Dramatic Portrait: People and Nudes in the Badlands, Doug Beasley, May 25-29; and Zen and the Art of Photography, Doug Beasley, June.

Wolfgang Kaehler Photography Photo Expeditions, 13641 N.E. 42nd St., Bellevue, WA 98005; 425-881-6581; www.wkaehlerphoto.com.
Upcoming 2006 travel opportunities include Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, Jan. 3-24, and Libya, Feb. 19-Mar. 6.

Woodstock Photography, 59 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498; 845-679-9957; www.cpw.org.
An extensive series of workshops is offered. Check the web site for a complete schedule.