2024 Review Santa Fe Mentor

“At CENTER you all are so mindful in setting things up to be supportive and open, putting together top quality work and reviewers… who can predict resonance and timing, curatorial needs and right fit, what will catalyze and/or what will germinate and eventually bear fruit? You create the foundation for what unfolds.”

Lead Photo Editor, News, The Wall Street Journal • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“This is my favorite review every year, for the quality and range of work, and the thoughtful experience.”

2024 Review Santa Fe Alum

“As a first time attendee I was so impressed with the organization and communication in advance of the review event … Review Santa Fe is a very special opportunity for photographers and I thank you for supporting the photographic community with all of your programming!”

Editor, Analog Forever Magazine & Catalyst: Interviews • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“Review Santa Fe continues to lead the pack of all the national reviews that I have participated in, either online or in person. I have worked with almost all of these reviewees in the past, and RSF is run as professionally as possible…Communication is key, and the support staff at CENTER are among the best any review has to offer. In addition, being the only juried review, the quality of talent that enters the review room is second to none. Even the students and volunteers that participate are professional and wonderful to spend time with. I have made innumerable contacts with photographers from all walks of life that I continue to speak with long after the initial reviews are done. The same goes for the other reviewers. The diverse and fully engaged reviewers that I have the opportunity to collaborate with is another aspect that makes Review Santa Fe the premier portfolio review event for me, year after year.”

“CENTER and Review Santa Fe have been at the top of my review events for the past few years. The caliber and quality of the work that shows up is always among the best work I see each year. I know that I'm going to have some wonderful discussions with both the visual artists and fellow reviewers alike. Even when I feel like I've taken on too much, RSF inevitably lights a fire in me and keeps me deeply engaged with our community. It is my honor and joy to attend and participate.”

2024 Review Santa Fe Mentor

“I feel like more people can benefit from this program, so I think sharing my experience and getting the word out there can help build a stronger program. .. The most valuable part of the Mentorship Program for me is expanding my understanding of photography in ways to better help my mentees prepare with their various projects… and it’s (the Mentorship Program) only getting better and better each year.”

2024 Review Santa Fe Alum

“This was my first portfolio review, and your preparatory suggestions were very helpful.”

Programs Chair, Photographic Center Northwest • Review Santa Fe Reviewer & Alum

“It was wonderful to be back at CENTER’s Review Santa Fe after many years, this time as a reviewer.”

2023 Review Santa Fe Alum & Mentee

“My mentor for Review Santa Fe was generous with her time, ideas and guidance, and has been an invaluable resource in understanding the art world and how I can best present my work.”

2023 Review Santa Fe Alum

“It was an unbelievably rich and inspiring experience, which I know I'll be processing for some time. The community was so supportive, and I feel energized & motivated to move my projects forward. A handful of the NYC cohort have already met up on several occasions, showing up for book signings, and openings, and the like. I can't wait to come back.”

2023 Personal Award, Works by Hand Award, & Review Santa Fe Alum

“... it is such an honor to be part of this legacy in any way possible. CENTER has done so much for me, I am forever grateful!”

“I want to express my utmost gratitude to CENTER. It is a great honor that my humble work was selected for an Award.  The funding you have made possible with the Award will allow me to continue my work. Thank you with the sincerest heart.”

2023 Review Santa Volunteer

“… it was a wonderful opportunity, and I would love to do it again!”

Writer & Grant Consultant • Review Santa Fe Reviewer & Event Moderator

“This was one of the most efficiently run reviews I've attended…”

2022 Me&Eve Grant Recipient & Review Santa Fe Alum

“Receiving the CENTER Me&Eve Grant was the highlight of my year. Not only did the Grant money allow me to fund a portion of my monograph, but I was able to get exposure that I wouldn’t have otherwise. The online programs, mentorship, and the CENTER Santa Fe Reviews that were included in the Grant have been invaluable. I have already started to see opportunities from the connections I have made.”

2010 Project Launch Award, & 2009, 2019 & 2023 Review Santa Fe Alum

“CENTER has changed the course of my career for the better again and again. It’s been more than a decade of attending Review Santa Fe, and every time I’ve been fortunate enough to dive into the creative crucible of a weekend, I come out the other end with vital new ideas, important new relationships, and rare new opportunities. I’m grateful to all of those reviewers I've met for convening and sharing their time with me and so many artists. And I'm forever indebted to the CENTER staff and board for all that they've done to create the synergy I've been lucky to experience at Review Santa Fe. If you're a photographer working in North America, or even internationally, it's not to be missed.”

Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“It’s (Review Santa Fe) like a well-oiled machine and has been for the last 20+ years.”

Fiscally Sponsored Project • Living with Conviction

“I am so grateful to CENTER for this ongoing sponsorship. Because of CENTER, my dream came true.”

2022 Review Santa Fe Alum

“It was incredible… I’m grateful I was able to meet with such high-quality reviewers who truly showed up and were fully engaged in our interactions…”

2021 Review Santa Fe Alum

“Review Santa Fe was amazing and an overwhelmingly positive experience. Everything about it elevated my practice. It’s most definitely worthwhile.”

2022 Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“The top-notch work I saw. Much better overall than most other reviews I’ve attended.”

Fiscally Sponsored Project • Essential Workers

“… ever since CENTER released it, I’ve answered questions for the press. It’s becoming bigger than I thought it would be… It was featured as one of the eight most powerful photo stories of the week on BuzzFeed on Aug. 29. It included a link to the series on CENTER’s website…” - from the “Man of the people” interview in Pasatiempo

2022 Review Santa Fe Alum

“This was my first portfolio review. Really life-changing.

2020 Curator’s Choice Award Recipient

“This Award has been the highlight of not just my year, but of my career.”

“The CENTER Awards have always set the bar for excellence in photography.”

Fiscally Sponsored Project • Farewell | 2019 Teaching Award Recipient, & 2012, 2018, & 2019 Review Santa Fe Alum

"CENTER was pivotal in molding my photographic practice, connected me with experts in the field, and was the fiscal sponsor for my book project. I wouldn't be where I am today without CENTER.”

Photo Director, Huffington Post • Review Santa Fe Reviewer & Workshop Instructor

“This year [2019], I saw all kinds of interesting work from all over the world, all over the states… different topics: climate, gender, politics. It was great. If you’re a photographer, there’s an incredible range of editors and curators, gallerists, and nonprofit gallerists here. It’s an incredible slate of reviewers.”

2018 Producer’s Choice Award & 2022, 2021, 2018, & 2017 Review Santa Fe Alum

“I was very happy to be a part of the community of RSF once again and to show my work to as many reviewers as possible. It’s always great to engage with different people responding to one’s work. RSF is a friendly and supporting environment to get your work out in the world.”

Executive Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“I’ve been invited to Review Santa Fe for the last 15 years, and I’ve really enjoyed all of my time there… I find the reviews invaluable… The reviews are invaluable to me for meeting other curators, gallerists, publishers, and all these photo gurus who make it all happen.”

2021 Review Santa Fe Alum

“The two days event with established reviewers in the photography community was nothing short of magical. The reviewers were passionate, dedicated, and offered constructive critiques.”

2020 Me&Eve Award & 2021 Review Santa Fe Alum

“You are the organization that has done the most for my practice.”

2014 Review Santa Fe Alum

“I left Review Santa Fe feeling like my community had expanded exponentially, I returned home on a “high” that I still have not come down from.”

2020 Teaching Award Recipient

“As an issues-based photographic program, we are tasked with sharing important details of personal and societal pressures with the community at large. Sometimes these conversations can be difficult; however, having the recognition of CENTER has lent me a hand in pursuing these visual conversations with my students and community.”

Writer, Wired Raw File • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“Review Santa Fe is one of my favorite events because CENTER does an incredible job of choosing talented and forward-thinking candidates. Year after year we find timely and thoughtful projects to highlight on WIRED’s Raw File photography blog and those projects are always well received by our audience.”

Director of Digital Content, NPR • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“It was one of THE BEST photo experiences I have ever had; great photographers, great reviewers, great organization.”

2019 Review Santa Fe Alum

“Your programming for attendees is unparalleled.”

2012 Review Santa Fe Alum

“Review Santa Fe is a GAME-CHANGER!”

Princeton Architectural Press • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“As a reviewer, your needs are met even before you realize you have them! An impressive and energizing experience, one that I’m sure all participants, reviewers, and photographers, feel lucky to attend. I know I do.”

Curator of Photography, The Library of Congress • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“It’s the review I want to be part of. The Library of Congress has benefited from acquisitions I was able to make from reviewers.”

2013 Review Santa Fe Alum

“My experience at the reviews was just beyond any expectations.”

Director, Eight Modern • Review Santa Fe Reviewer

“I doubt that I have ever attended a finer fair at any art event!”

2017 & 2013 Review Santa Fe Alum

“I LOVED Review Santa Fe! It is the best investment I have made in my artistic career.”

2011 Project Competition Recipient & Review Santa Fe Alum

“I can’t thank you enough for everything – the Award, the portfolio review scholarship, the publicity. As a result, I had a museum exhibition and my career benefitted tremendously. My project has been seen by thousands of people. I am beyond thrilled.”

2003 Santa Fe Prize Recipient & Review Santa Fe Alum

“It was totally life-changing. My experience at the reviews was just beyond any expectations.”