Inside the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

Susan Hayre Thelwell, one of our lovely and inspirational digital lab assistants, suggested interviews with core staff to help us get to know a different side of one another and introduce the behind the scenes folks to fans of The Workshops.

Welcome to the first of Inside the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops with Jennifer Chapman.

Brook Buxton, SFPW's full-time media coordinator as of January 21st, is originally from Baltimore, Maryland.  He and his wife Sara moved here at the end of October.  Recently married, they wanted a fresh start in life.  "Santa Fe seemed right," Brook said.

JC: What do you like about living in Santa Fe?

BB: It's not humid, there's sunshine, great sunsets every night, and no traffic.  If you live ten minutes from work you can actually get home in ten minutes at 5pm.

JC: What is one thing you dislike about living in Santa Fe?

BB: The lack of humidity.  Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and have to drink a huge glass of water because it's so dry.  Also, it's hard to be away from friends.

JC: What is your favorite place to eat in Santa Fe?

BB: We haven't been out much but I like Gabriel's and Blue Corn Café.  My parents sent us some gift cards for Applebee's so we enjoyed eating there.

JC: What's the most challenging aspect of you job at The Workshops?

BB: Getting class photos from the Course Assistants.  Also, all the over-time during the season -- having to work during the day and at night and on the weekends.

JC: What do you like most about your job?

BB: I really enjoy the one-on-one time with the instructers when I meet with them in the chapel about their slide-show presentations.  I like getting to know them.  I was able to go on a few locations and photograph this winter and I really enjoyed that.

JC: What's your favorite color?

BB: If you look at what I wear I guess it would be brown.  I don't know, Laptop Grey.

JC: What inspires you?

BB: Good music, mountains, my wife, and functional computers.

JC: What food grosses you out?

BB: A few years ago I would have had a lot of answers for you but now I eat most of those things.  I don't like nuts in deserts.  I think it ruins them.

JC: If you didn't have to be here today, what would you be doing?

BB: Anything?  I'd be on a road trip in Utah with my wife visiting Arches and Zion.