If your conference brings you to Phoenix, let George Lakis take you to one of the city’s points of pride – The Desert Botanical Garden. It’s a 140 acre garden with more than 21 thousand plants and one of the richest collections of agave and cacti. With plant species from all over the world, the pictures possibilities are rich with color. Other ideas for a photography workshop are the Phoenix Art Museum in the historic Central Avenue Corridor, and the Heard Museum – a prominent museum featuring full Navajo hogan exhibits.