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SPE is the leading forum for fostering understanding of photography in all its forms and related media. SPE engages its worldwide membership and affiliated communities through a range of supportive platforms including conferences, events, and publications.
Join educators, artists, and scholars at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s sessions, “Photography Ethics in the Classroom,” led by Savannah Dodd.
One of this year’s sessions, “Photography Ethics in the Classroom,” led by Savannah Dodd.
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Join educators, artists, and scholars at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s sessions, “Photography Ethics in the Classroom,” led by Savannah Dodd.
One of this year’s sessions, “Photography Ethics in the Classroom,” led by Savannah Dodd.
Join us for the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, taking place March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Ascendance; Self-portraiture as Ritual,” led by Baran Ataei Ardestani.
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Ascendance; Self-portraiture as Ritual,” led by Baran Ataei Ardestani.
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Join us for the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, taking place March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Ascendance; Self-portraiture as Ritual,” led by Baran Ataei Ardestani.
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Ascendance; Self-portraiture as Ritual,” led by Baran Ataei Ardestani.
Join us for the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, taking place March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Floodplain Projects: A Collaborative Studio,” led by Eliza Gregory.
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Floodplain Projects: A Collaborative Studio,” led by Eliza Gregory.
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Join us for the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, taking place March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Floodplain Projects: A Collaborative Studio,” led by Eliza Gregory.
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Floodplain Projects: A Collaborative Studio,” led by Eliza Gregory.
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Science as Art / Art as Science,” explores the transformative potential of collaborations between artists and scientists.
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Science as Art / Art as Science,” explores the transformative potential of collaborations between artists and scientists.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Science as Art / Art as Science,” explores the transformative potential of collaborations between artists and scientists.
One of this year’s featured sessions, “Science as Art / Art as Science,” explores the transformative potential of collaborations between artists and scientists.
Be part of the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, happening March 19–21 in Atlanta at the Courtland Grand Hotel!
One of this year’s featured artist lectures is “Love Canal; Evidence of Injury” by Shanna Merola.
One of this year’s featured artist lectures is “Love Canal; Evidence of Injury” by Shanna Merola.
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Be part of the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, happening March 19–21 in Atlanta at the Courtland Grand Hotel!
One of this year’s featured artist lectures is “Love Canal; Evidence of Injury” by Shanna Merola.
One of this year’s featured artist lectures is “Love Canal; Evidence of Injury” by Shanna Merola.
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, happening March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
Among this year’s featured sessions is “Across the Long Season: Image-making as Labor, Resistance, and Reclamation,” presented by Jiayi Liang.
Among this year’s featured sessions is “Across the Long Season: Image-making as Labor, Resistance, and Reclamation,” presented by Jiayi Liang.
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, happening March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
Among this year’s featured sessions is “Across the Long Season: Image-making as Labor, Resistance, and Reclamation,” presented by Jiayi Liang.
Among this year’s featured sessions is “Across the Long Season: Image-making as Labor, Resistance, and Reclamation,” presented by Jiayi Liang.
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, taking place March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of the featured sessions, “New Paradigms in Portraiture.”
This session will be presented by June T. Sanders, Clara DeWeese, and Jenny Jacklyn-Stratton
One of the featured sessions, “New Paradigms in Portraiture.”
This session will be presented by June T. Sanders, Clara DeWeese, and Jenny Jacklyn-Stratton
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, taking place March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
One of the featured sessions, “New Paradigms in Portraiture.”
This session will be presented by June T. Sanders, Clara DeWeese, and Jenny Jacklyn-Stratton
One of the featured sessions, “New Paradigms in Portraiture.”
This session will be presented by June T. Sanders, Clara DeWeese, and Jenny Jacklyn-Stratton
Join us March 19–21, 2026, at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta for this year’s conference — featuring a powerful session by Sonja Langford “Refusal, Residue, and Relational Looking: Photography at the Edge of the Archive.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join us March 19–21, 2026, at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta for this year’s conference — featuring a powerful session by Sonja Langford “Refusal, Residue, and Relational Looking: Photography at the Edge of the Archive.”
Nov 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Join us for Re-Reading Photos Through Narratives, a lecture exploring contemporary photography in Iran through its cultural and political contexts.
Register at the link in bio.
Join us for Re-Reading Photos Through Narratives, a lecture exploring contemporary photography in Iran through its cultural and political contexts.
Register at the link in bio.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Nov 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Join us for Re-Reading Photos Through Narratives, a lecture exploring contemporary photography in Iran through its cultural and political contexts.
Register at the link in bio.
Join us for Re-Reading Photos Through Narratives, a lecture exploring contemporary photography in Iran through its cultural and political contexts.
Register at the link in bio.
Registration is open for SPE’s 63rd Annual Conference!
Join us for “The Art of Wet Scanning: A Complete Film-to-Digital Workshop,” an in-depth session exploring the full process of wet scanning and film digitization with Vahid Valikhani. Don’t miss out—register today!
Join us for “The Art of Wet Scanning: A Complete Film-to-Digital Workshop,” an in-depth session exploring the full process of wet scanning and film digitization with Vahid Valikhani. Don’t miss out—register today!
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Registration is open for SPE’s 63rd Annual Conference!
Join us for “The Art of Wet Scanning: A Complete Film-to-Digital Workshop,” an in-depth session exploring the full process of wet scanning and film digitization with Vahid Valikhani. Don’t miss out—register today!
Join us for “The Art of Wet Scanning: A Complete Film-to-Digital Workshop,” an in-depth session exploring the full process of wet scanning and film digitization with Vahid Valikhani. Don’t miss out—register today!
Registration is now open for SPE’s 63rd Annual Conference!
Join us March 19–21, 2026, in Atlanta for “The Sun Sets Midafternoon: Climate Grief through the Lens of Wildfire.” This project uses wildfire as a lens to explore how climate disasters affect our collective psyche. Register today!
Join us March 19–21, 2026, in Atlanta for “The Sun Sets Midafternoon: Climate Grief through the Lens of Wildfire.” This project uses wildfire as a lens to explore how climate disasters affect our collective psyche. Register today!
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Registration is now open for SPE’s 63rd Annual Conference!
Join us March 19–21, 2026, in Atlanta for “The Sun Sets Midafternoon: Climate Grief through the Lens of Wildfire.” This project uses wildfire as a lens to explore how climate disasters affect our collective psyche. Register today!
Join us March 19–21, 2026, in Atlanta for “The Sun Sets Midafternoon: Climate Grief through the Lens of Wildfire.” This project uses wildfire as a lens to explore how climate disasters affect our collective psyche. Register today!
Are you thinking about Graduate School? If so please join us on November 15, 2025 for our Virtual MFA Open House with 8 amazing MFA Programs.
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Are you thinking about Graduate School? If so please join us on November 15, 2025 for our Virtual MFA Open House with 8 amazing MFA Programs.
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
“Folded Histories: A Study of the Fortune Cookie Mythos” explores how a dessert without Chinese origins became America’s “most Chinese” tradition.
Register today!
“Folded Histories: A Study of the Fortune Cookie Mythos” explores how a dessert without Chinese origins became America’s “most Chinese” tradition.
Register today!
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Join us at the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, March 19–21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!
“Folded Histories: A Study of the Fortune Cookie Mythos” explores how a dessert without Chinese origins became America’s “most Chinese” tradition.
Register today!
“Folded Histories: A Study of the Fortune Cookie Mythos” explores how a dessert without Chinese origins became America’s “most Chinese” tradition.
Register today!
Are you thinking about Graduate School? If so please join us on November 15, 2025 for our Virtual MFA Open House with 8 amazing MFA Programs.
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Are you thinking about Graduate School? If so please join us on November 15, 2025 for our Virtual MFA Open House with 8 amazing MFA Programs.
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Congratulations to our 2026 High School Educator Award recipient, Jacob Cecil!
We are so excited for Jacob's presentation, A HUMBLE EPIC: High School Students, Alec Soth, and long form photo projects.
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
We are so excited for Jacob's presentation, A HUMBLE EPIC: High School Students, Alec Soth, and long form photo projects.
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Congratulations to our 2026 High School Educator Award recipient, Jacob Cecil!
We are so excited for Jacob's presentation, A HUMBLE EPIC: High School Students, Alec Soth, and long form photo projects.
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
We are so excited for Jacob's presentation, A HUMBLE EPIC: High School Students, Alec Soth, and long form photo projects.
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
Are you thinking about Graduate School? If so please join us on November 15, 2025 for our Virtual MFA Open House with 8 amazing MFA Programs.
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Are you thinking about Graduate School? If so please join us on November 15, 2025 for our Virtual MFA Open House with 8 amazing MFA Programs.
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Share this information with anyone thinking about continuing their education!
Learn more and register on the SPE Website!
https://loom.ly/kjM-xBI
Registration is now open for SPE’s 63rd Annual Conference!
Secure your spot today and take part in inspiring sessions like “Insufficient Memory to Queer American Memorials,” presented by Sean Fader.
Secure your spot today and take part in inspiring sessions like “Insufficient Memory to Queer American Memorials,” presented by Sean Fader.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Registration is now open for SPE’s 63rd Annual Conference!
Secure your spot today and take part in inspiring sessions like “Insufficient Memory to Queer American Memorials,” presented by Sean Fader.
Secure your spot today and take part in inspiring sessions like “Insufficient Memory to Queer American Memorials,” presented by Sean Fader.
Join us on November 8, 2025 at 12:00PM EST, for Photography's Objects with Geoffrey Batchen, Mary Statzer, and Letha Wilson.
https://loom.ly/UXl0jmA
https://loom.ly/UXl0jmA
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join us on November 8, 2025 at 12:00PM EST, for Photography's Objects with Geoffrey Batchen, Mary Statzer, and Letha Wilson.
https://loom.ly/UXl0jmA
https://loom.ly/UXl0jmA
Registration has opened for SPE's 63rd Annual Conference! Register today to be a part of this great event!
"Paper Cuts: The SPE Zine Swap" A zine swap and panel exploring photography zines as tools for exchange with Stepehn Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen.
"Paper Cuts: The SPE Zine Swap" A zine swap and panel exploring photography zines as tools for exchange with Stepehn Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Registration has opened for SPE's 63rd Annual Conference! Register today to be a part of this great event!
"Paper Cuts: The SPE Zine Swap" A zine swap and panel exploring photography zines as tools for exchange with Stepehn Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen.
"Paper Cuts: The SPE Zine Swap" A zine swap and panel exploring photography zines as tools for exchange with Stepehn Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen.
Congratulations Rebecca Drolen, 2026 Imagemaker Award recipient!
Learn more about Rebecca's research and work at our 2026 National Conference, Catalyst for Exchange, in Atlanta!
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
Learn more about Rebecca's research and work at our 2026 National Conference, Catalyst for Exchange, in Atlanta!
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations Rebecca Drolen, 2026 Imagemaker Award recipient!
Learn more about Rebecca's research and work at our 2026 National Conference, Catalyst for Exchange, in Atlanta!
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
Learn more about Rebecca's research and work at our 2026 National Conference, Catalyst for Exchange, in Atlanta!
https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
Congratulations to Christina Z. Anderson, the recipient of our 2026 Honored Educator Award!
"She advocates for opportunities that her students might otherwise miss and she celebrates the even the smallest of victories with them."
Learn more: https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
"She advocates for opportunities that her students might otherwise miss and she celebrates the even the smallest of victories with them."
Learn more: https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations to Christina Z. Anderson, the recipient of our 2026 Honored Educator Award!
"She advocates for opportunities that her students might otherwise miss and she celebrates the even the smallest of victories with them."
Learn more: https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
"She advocates for opportunities that her students might otherwise miss and she celebrates the even the smallest of victories with them."
Learn more: https://loom.ly/1zlIrsA
---Looking forward to this session at the 2025 SPE Annual Conference. Join us March 19-21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!---
"Residencies Demystified" Artist residencies: step-by-step from search to application to attendance with Kaitlin Santoro.
"Residencies Demystified" Artist residencies: step-by-step from search to application to attendance with Kaitlin Santoro.
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
---Looking forward to this session at the 2025 SPE Annual Conference. Join us March 19-21 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta!---
"Residencies Demystified" Artist residencies: step-by-step from search to application to attendance with Kaitlin Santoro.
"Residencies Demystified" Artist residencies: step-by-step from search to application to attendance with Kaitlin Santoro.
SPE is excited to announce the Freestyle Focus Forward Award!
We are seeking nominations from educators about their former students (1-5 years) who demonstrate merit and potential to develop significant professional practice in the field of Photography.
https://loom.ly/4Za4wuM
We are seeking nominations from educators about their former students (1-5 years) who demonstrate merit and potential to develop significant professional practice in the field of Photography.
https://loom.ly/4Za4wuM
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
SPE is excited to announce the Freestyle Focus Forward Award!
We are seeking nominations from educators about their former students (1-5 years) who demonstrate merit and potential to develop significant professional practice in the field of Photography.
https://loom.ly/4Za4wuM
We are seeking nominations from educators about their former students (1-5 years) who demonstrate merit and potential to develop significant professional practice in the field of Photography.
https://loom.ly/4Za4wuM
The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) will have its annual virtual Town Hall meeting on October 6th at 7PM ET. Please join us to help propel SPE forward!
https://loom.ly/98Q3eWU
https://loom.ly/98Q3eWU
October 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) will have its annual virtual Town Hall meeting on October 6th at 7PM ET. Please join us to help propel SPE forward!
https://loom.ly/98Q3eWU
https://loom.ly/98Q3eWU
SPE Members-- It's time to cast your votes for who you would like to see step into a leadership role to help guide the organization for the next four years! Please visit our website to read about each candidate and complete your ballot.
https://loom.ly/PPVSRbU
https://loom.ly/PPVSRbU
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
SPE Members-- It's time to cast your votes for who you would like to see step into a leadership role to help guide the organization for the next four years! Please visit our website to read about each candidate and complete your ballot.
https://loom.ly/PPVSRbU
https://loom.ly/PPVSRbU