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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.

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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Meet the presenters of SPE’s 2027 Annual Conference! We’re excited to introduce Lynn Bierbaum, presenting “Reframing the Photographic Object: Historic Process in Contemporary Form.”
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meet the presenters of SPE’s 2027 Annual Conference! We’re excited to introduce Ashley Beatty, presenting “Forest Activism: The Lorax Speaks.”
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meet the presenters of SPE’s 2027 Annual Conference! We’re excited to introduce Gabrielle Jade Barnett, presenting “To Be Looked At (or Not): Fat Visibility and the Politics of Looking.”
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meet the presenters of SPE’s 2027 Annual Conference! We’re excited to introduce Christine Alexander of Santa Fe Workshops, presenting "Addressing AI in the Creative Classroom: Strategies for Arts Educators"
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meet the presenters of SPE’s 2027 Annual Conference! We’re excited to begin introducing this year’s presenters with Mahsa Alafar, presenting "Preserving Counter-Histories through Archiving". Join us at the 2027 SPE Annual Conference, March 11-14, 2027
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Red River Inkjet Excellence Award will be awarded to photographic educators who demonstrate excellence in inkjet printing. Recipients receive a $1000 cash award and a $1000 for Red River products. forms.gle/WokyLdxPDEN2E6ecA
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Freestyle Focus Forward Award is a bridge award to support recent graduates of photography programs to further develop their practices. The award is a cash award of $2500 to the nominee and a gift certificate value of $500 to Freestyle Photo & Imaging Supplies forms.gle/F5YUzuVbR9iF1gi26
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All SPE Senior Members (60+) are eligible to apply for an award to offset the cost of attending SPE’s annual conference. Award includes a travel stipend ($1,000.00) to attend the annual conference and a conference fee waiver for SPE’s 64th Annual Conference. Learn More! loom.ly/YvMbZEA
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
SPE is accepting proposals for Fall 2026 Virtual Programming. Have you been working on something that you would like to share? You can find the application Form on our link and website!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📣 Deadline Extended to August 8! Good news! Nominations for the SPE Honored Educator Award and Insight Award are now open through August 8. Help us recognize the educators and visionaries making an impact in our community. Nominate someone today! 🔗 The nomination link is in our bio
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
⏰ The deadline is approaching! The call for session participants remains open through July 31, 2026. There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel and share your ideas, experience, and expertise with the SPE community. Apply NOW at the link in bio!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
📣 Applications to join conference session panels are still open! If you've been considering participating in this year's conference, now is the time to apply. The deadline to submit your application is July 31, 2026.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📣 The call for session participants is still accepting applications! There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel, but the July 31, 2026 deadline is approaching quickly. Browse the available sessions and submit your application at the link in bio.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
📣 Apply now to join an SPE conference session panel! The call for session participants is still open, but July 31, 2026 is just around the corner. Explore the available sessions and submit your application to participate in a panel.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
HAPPENING SOON!!Want to make your next grant or residency application stand out? Don’t navigate the process alone! Join SPE Online for an exclusive panel discussion: Expert Advice for Grant & Residency Applications. 🔗 How to join: Click the link in our bio to register and secure your spot today!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
⏰ The deadline is approaching! The call for session participants remains open through July 31, 2026. There's still time to apply at the link in bio to join a conference session panel and share your ideas, experience, and expertise with the SPE community.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📣 Applications to join conference session panels are still open! If you've been considering participating in this year's conference, now is the time to apply. The deadline to submit your application is July 31, 2026.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
📣 The call for session participants is still accepting applications! There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel, but the July 31, 2026 deadline is approaching quickly. Browse the available sessions and submit your application.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
📣 Apply now to join an SPE conference session panel! The call for session participants is still open, but July 31, 2026 is just around the corner. Explore the available sessions and submit your application at the link in bio.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
⏰ The deadline is approaching! The call for session participants remains open through July 31, 2026. There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel and share your ideas, experience, and expertise with the SPE community. Lear more at the link in bio!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📣 Applications to join conference session panels are still open! If you've been considering participating in this year's conference, now is the time to apply. The deadline to submit your application is July 31, 2026. Learn more at the link in bio!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
📣 The call for session participants is still accepting applications! There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel, but the July 31, 2026 deadline is approaching quickly. Browse the available sessions and submit your application at the link in bio.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📣 Apply now to join an SPE conference session panel! The call for session participants is still open, but July 31, 2026 is just around the corner. Explore the available sessions and submit your application at the link in bio.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
⏰ The deadline is approaching! The call for session participants remains open through July 31, 2026. There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel and share your ideas, experience, and expertise with the SPE community. To learn more, head to the link in bio!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Join SPE Online for an exclusive panel discussion: Expert Advice for Grant & Residency Applications. Get insider strategies, portfolio tips, and firsthand advice from a phenomenal panel of industry professionals 📅 Wednesday, July 24th ⏰ 7:00 PM EST 📍 Online 🎟️ FREE for all SPE members!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📣 Applications to join conference session panels are still open! If you've been considering participating in this year's conference, now is the time to apply. The deadline to submit your application is July 31, 2026.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📣 The call for session participants is still accepting applications! There's still time to apply to join a conference session panel, but the July 31, 2026 deadline is approaching quickly. Browse the available sessions and submit your application to participate in a panel.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We are so very excited to announce our 2027 Session Chairs! Be on the lookout for the Call for Participants, opening June 15, 2027!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON 05/15/2026 IT'S TIME TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK/RESEARCH TO BE PART OF THE 64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS! loom.ly/YsI6J94
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Join 2027 Annual Conference Co-Chairs for a conversation on the Call for Proposals for Community in Contrast, Minneapolis, MN. This event will be recorded for those who cannot attend in person. To Register for the Zoom Call please visit: loom.ly/27huF3Y
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Share your experience with SPE! If you attended our 2026 Annual Conference we would love to learn about your experience. Your feedback is important as it helps shape decisions for 2027 and beyond. forms.gle/ZVrTebGv7uKHBcaH6
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Looking back at Atlanta! Photo Credit: Elena Volkova
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sponsor Spotlight. MPB makes visual storytelling more accessible with used camera grear that won't cost the earth. By reducing waste and recirculating over half a million items a year, MPB promotes a brighter photographic future... loom.ly/-Os6M4E
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Now accepting nominations for possible candidates for the SPE Board of Directors! Recommendations must be made by current SPE members. Deadline to submit nominations: May 15, 2026 forms.gle/ZVrTebGv7uKHBcaH6
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Join us for a special Eddie Adams Workshop webinar in partnership and hosted by SPE to get expert advice on how to develop portfolios from industry leaders. This webinar is free and open to the public, but we have limited space so register here --> loom.ly/X4ZmOT8
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Jessica Labatte, Theresa Emmett, Elena Volkova, and Rachel Ballot will be engaging in a dialogue surrounding collaborative photography as ethical co-authorship in the session, "Reciprocity Reframed: Co-Creating in the Light of Belonging." Be sure to learn more about this session at spenational.org
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
One more day until we kick of Catalyst for Exchange! Be sure to learn more about, "Social Practice: Navigating Academia." Ken Marchionno, Kim Abeles, Jenny Jacklin-Stratton, Richard Shelton, and John Freyer will be discussing community engagement in academic settings.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The difficult realities in today's photobook publishing landscape will be explored in the session, "After the Glut - Photobook Publishing in the Age of Plenty." We invite you to join J. Carrier, Nelson Chan, Matt Eich, Harrison Miller, and Mary Virginia Swanson for this dialogue. spenational.org
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Are you interested in how to created enriching programs and increase your metrics? Join Rob Dickes, Melissa Nunez, Nick Shepard, and Curt Steckel for the session, "Reframing Collegiate Photography Education." Learn more at spenational.org!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
During the 63rd Annual SPE National Conference we invite you to explore ritual and digital hauntings in lens-based practitioners. Stephanie Dowda DeMer, Zen Cohen, Sammie Correa, and Elizabeth McGrady will be engaged in a mystical conversation during their session, "Witching Hour."
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
During Alison Grant and Jeremy Bolen's session, "Climate Resilience in the American South," Oliver San, Beate Geisler, and Mari Shindelman will be exploring and investigating climate adaption and mitigation in the South. Learn more about this and other sessions at spenational.org
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Is "Materiality and Response-ability" on your conference schedule? Mona Bozorgi, Lauren Cesiro, Jamie Ho, and Justin Carney will be discussing how photography is a medium of exchange between image, substance, and bodies. Just a few more days until we are able to gather in Atlanta!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Meet your caucus leaders! Ahead of this year’s conference, we’re excited to introduce the leaders who help foster connection, advocacy, and community across SPE.
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Ashely Kauschinger, Savannah Dodd, Jean Shon, and Fazilat Soukhakian will be exploring photography's relationship with shaping and challenging the archive in, "Re-Remembering: Photography at the Intersection of Archive, Memory, and Identity." Looking forward to seeing you there! spenational.org
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The conference will feature "An Unfixed Pilgrimage: Vulnerability, Kinship & Healing through Collaboration." This panel explores collaboration as a site for vulnerability, kinship & healing with Sarah J. Winston, Jared Ragland, Rachel Boillot, Allison Grant, and J. Carrier. spenational.org!
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We invite you to join us for a conversation between Leslie Grant, Briar Pine, Tia-Simone Gardner, Shannon Benine, and Jaysen Hohlen as they discuss new possiblities in documentary photography in the session, "Place as assemblage: expansive methods in documentary practice."
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
You do not want to miss the 2026 SPE Annual Conference, Catalyst for Exchange, taking place March 19–21, 2026,l in Atlanta, Georgia! The conference will feature DM Witman, Amanda Breitbach, Lily Brooks, and Vasudev Vashisht in conversation in the session, "Navigating the Polycrisis."
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Just a few more days until we gather in Atlanta. Are you interested in photographic artists who use an archive as a material & research tool? If so be sure to join Kayla Holdgreve, Evan Hume, Mahsa Attaran, Toni Pepe, and Janna Ireland for "The Archive as a Photographic Tool." spenational.org
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"Fatemeh Fani is an Iranian researcher, activist, interdisciplinary artist, and an MFA student in studio art at UW-Madison. My research is grounded in my lived experience as an Iranian woman, explores personal archival photographs, themes of identity, violence and trauma. "
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Society for Photographic Education official. @spenation.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The conference will feature, “Cut Time: Collage and the Afterlives of Photographs,” this session will consist of a dialogue between photographic artists who use collage in their work. Presenters: Jason Reblando, Deborah Orloff, Janna Ireland, and Vanessa Woods
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