San Juan Mountains & Mesa Verde, Colorado
Autumn, 2004

Joseph is honored to be selected as a co-instructor of this long-standing and traditional workshop and arts program.

As part of a serious image maker’s continuing effort to master a creative approach, this program provides the instructors, information and ideas for evaluating previous work and taking new work to higher levels. During the workshop, we will explore the connections between image makers and the world in which they live, why they choose their subject, how their work evolves, and, most importantly, what are their future goals and how they can be achieved. This will be done in a friendly, relaxed and stimulating atmosphere that encourages creativity and the exploration of new ideas. To aid in fostering and achieving creative objectives, a combination of critiques, group discussions and presentations will be offered in the aesthetic and technical aspect of visual arts. Directed field sessions will provide specialized instruction on a one-to-one and small group basis. The workshop instructors have been selected for their knowledge of the artistic process, their ability and commitment to sharing information, national and international reputations, many years of dedication to their chosen means of creative expression and their relationship to the workshop location. The emphasis of the workshops are photography as a fine art and means of creative expression in the tradition of master landscape photographers and master printers. The workshops are open to all dedicated photographers using large format, medium format, panoramic and 35mm cameras.

Ray McSavaney, program director, photographer and writer, has taught and exhibited extensively. He currently teaches workshops with John Sexton and Bruce Barnbaum, among others, and was a co-founder of the highly reputable Owens Valley Photography Workshops with Bruce Barnbaum. Ray has produced an impressive varied set of images which include landscapes and Native American ancestral sites. A book of his urban and natural landscape imagery, entitled Explorations, was selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts as "One of the Fifty Best Books of the Year." His work has been published in West of Eden: A History of the Art and Literature of Yosemite, View Camera, Outdoor Photographer and numerous other publications.

For information about the workshop, please contact Ray McSavaney at The Ray McSavaney Photographic Workshops, 1984 N. Main Street, Studio 402, Los Angeles, CA 90031, (323) 225-1730 or Joseph Kayne via e-mail at Joe@josephkaynephoto.com.