In today’s episode, W. Scott Olsen talks to Reid Callanan, the Founder and Director of Santa Fe Workshops, a 30-year-old international photography and writing program, and the founder of CENTER, a nonprofit supporting photographers worldwide.
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Reid Callanan is a father, son, brother, husband, friend, business owner, as well as a photographer and a writer. He is the Founder and Director of Santa Fe Workshops (SFW), currently in its 30th year, offering photography and writing workshops to an international community. In addition to campus programs in Santa Fe and San Miguel de Allende, SFW offers destination programs across the United States and to Cuba, Japan, India, Morocco, Romania, and Nepal, as well as online workshops. As a dedicated educator, Reid understands the power of photography, especially in today’s visually centric culture.
In 1994, Reid founded the non-profit Santa Fe Center for Photography, now known as CENTER, and is currently Vice-President of its Board of Directors as a way to give exposure and support to photographers from all over the world. CENTER’s award programs have established the careers of countless photographic artists.
Reid serves on the President’s Council of Texas Photographic Society, is a Board member of the ASMP Foundation, and an Advisory Board member of Bertha Crosley Ball Center for Compassion.





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