Society for Photographic Education
44th National Conference – March 2007

Look Out: Photography and the Worlds of Contemporary Art

March 15-18, 2007 in Miami, Florida

2007 DVD | Speakers (bios and presentation abstracts)| Workshops (descriptions) | Portfolio Reviews
Conference schedule (clickable links) | downloadable schedule (word file 56k)
Friday film screening | Women's Film Festival | Industry & Educator Forum
Featured exhibitions & receptions | Miami entertainment

Conference Registration | Hotel information | Travel
Student Opportunities | Sponsors and Exhibitors

conference registration form (104k PDF - as of 12/11/06)
volunteer registration form (128k PDF)

"Look Out" will explore the prominent role and characteristics of photographic media within international contemporary art in an age in which communication can be nearly instantaneous and the audience is increasingly global. Countries represented by themes and / or presenters include Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.

Installation practices, scale changes and seriality are transforming our spatial experience and temporal understanding of the photographic image. Presentation techniques now range from 19th century applied emulsions to digital applications and screen technologies; approaches extend from the overtly stage-managed and highly personalized to an impression of hyper-objectivity.

How does our reading of the photographic image change in these various formal, social, and multidisciplinary contexts? Along with the “decisive moment”, what are the temporal possibilities that are being explored between the still and moving image? In contrast to global homogeneity, what cultural, political or geographical differences prevail within contemporary photography?

Our conference will be held in dynamic Miami, Florida; a city internationally renowned for its cultural diversity and contemporary art (Art Basel Miami, major collections and museums and a vibrant local scene) – and sub-tropical sun, art deco and South Beach. Please join us in March 2007!

Rebecca Cummins 2007 Conference Chair

Event Updates

Register for the conference today and take advantage of the early registration, which ends on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2007 (postmark deadline). Late registrations have to arrive in the national office no later than March 1.

STUDENTS, sign up to volunteer at the conference! It's a great opportunity to meet your peers and leading professionals. Send in your registration by February 14, 2007 (postmark deadline). Details

Party Saturday night with the SPE rock band "The Cyanotypes" (comprised of an all star musical line-up of SPE conference honorees, speakers, board members, and staff) jammin', rockin', groovin', and screamin' the classic sounds of the '60s. More details to come soon.

A special reception at The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse (Wynwood District) has been scheduled for Friday night. Buses will be provided.

An Industry & Educator Forum has been added on Saturday morning.

Breakfast with Apple, Sponsored by Apple, Inc., Sunday, March 18th, 8:00-9:30am. Have a quick bite before you start your day and learn about Aperture, Apple's professional photography workflow software.

Portfolio Review Guidelines and Reviewer Bios are now available.

REUNION: University of Florida Student/Faculty Reunion: March 17, 7:30 PM-8:30 pm at the Studio 17 Gallery, 17 NW 36th St (corner of N. Miami Ave and 36th St). All former, current and prospective students and faculty and their guests are welcome. Come for buffet dinner and drinks.

Speakers

The list of 2007 presenters has been finalized. Click the links to see presenter bios and presentation abstracts.

Keynote Speaker: Nancy Spector, sponsored by Sprint Systems of Photography
Honored Educator: Rod Slemmons, sponsored by Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida- Photography Department, and Eastman Kodak Company
Featured Speaker: An-My Lê, sponsored by Calumet Photographic
Invited Speaker: Timothy Druckrey
Invited Speaker: Natasha Egan
Invited Speaker: Tina Schelhorn

General Session Speakers:
Please find a list of the accepted proposals for the 2007 SPE National Conference program.

Imagemaker Presenters
Zoe Beloff, Dr. Susan Collins (Garry B Fritz Imagemaker Award Recipient), Merilyn Fairskye, Jay Gould, Daniel Kariko, John Kimmich-Javier, Nate Larson, Nina Levitt (cancelled), Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Valerie Mendoza, Tom Patton, Debra Phillips, Jacinda Russell, Soody Sharifi, Dylan Vitone, Andrea Wallace w/ Wendy Babcox

Lecture Presenters
Kate Palmer Albers, Jean Baird, George Blakely, shiloh burton, Neil Chowdhury, Barbara DeGenevieve, Dr. Martyn Jolly, Allyson Klutenkamper w/ Isabel Graziani, Ariya Martin w/ Tara Mali, Jai McKenzie, Peter Ride, Greg Halvorsen Schreck, Susan Schwartzenberg

Panel Presenters
Patti Ambrogi w/ Chris Burnett and David Tomas, Kelli Connell w/ Brian Ulrich, Justin Newhall, Christopher McLane and Rod Slemmons; Robin Dru Germany w/ Susan Dunkerley, Dornith Doherty and Sara-Jayne Parsons; Margaret Stratton w/ Deborah Willis, Lonnie Graham, Lori Nix, Wyatt Gallery and William Greiner; Stan Strembicki w/ Tom Neff, David Graham and John Woodin; Nancy M. Stuart w/ J. Tomas Lopez, Mark Osterman and Michael Peres

Graduate Student Presenters
Julia Bradshaw, Alicia Ross, Becki Rutta, Ross Sawyers, Angelica Soleiman

Demo/Workshop Presenter
Jeff Curto

Academic Practicum Workshops Presenters
Claudia Smigrod w/ Andy Grundberg; Dror Yaron w/ Germaine Watkins, Natalie Tranelli and Fiona Wilson
(Please note: Academic Practicum Workshops are now a part of general session presentations)

Pre-Conference Workshops & Events

A fantastic line-up of pre-conference workshops has been added to the schedule this year, including a full day of seminars on Thursday, March 15. Please arrange your travel to take advantage of all that the SPE conference has to offer!  Space is limited and an administrative fee applies to most workshops.  Workshop registration can be found on the 2007 conference registration form. A one-time $10 non-refundable admin/handling fee applies for Thursday Workshops/Seminars.

The Evolving Digital Photographic Workflow using Bridge and Lightroom with Patricia Russotti
Sponsored by Calumet Photographic

Adobe Seminar: Mastering a Digital Workflow with Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS2 with Julieanne Kost,
Sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc.

The Art of Fauxtography with Gene Nocon,
Sponsored by Freestyle Photographic Supplies

Archival Demystification with David Brommer,
Sponsored by B&H Photo - Video - Pro Audio

Improving Images at Capture: Take Creative Control in Camera with George Ziegler & David Maynard,
Sponsored by ExpoImaging Inc.

Deepen the Mystery with Arthur Levi Rainville,
Sponsored by Fuji Photo Film USA Inc.

Digital Color Management in Contemporary Photography with Tom P. Ashe,
Sponsored by MAC Group and X-Rite Photographic Marketing.

Stock that Rocks! with Lesa Snider King,
Sponsored by iStockphoto Inc.

Building an Effective Online Sales, Delivery and Distribution System workshop with Ric Kasnoff,
Sponsored by Digital Railroad

Student Seminar with Susan kae Grant and Mary Virginia Swanson, moderated by Keith Johnson
(for student volunteers and scholarship recipients only)
Sponsored by Sinar Bron Imaging

Garry B Fritz Imagemaker Award

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Collins, the 2007 recipient of the Garry B Fritz Imagemaker Award. The award was established in 2004 to honor the memory of Garry B Fritz, an SPE member with a long-time interest in photography. It is funded by a gift through the Oregon Community Foundation. A $1,000 honorarium is presented to an imagemaker presenting at an SPE national conference for the first time. This award will be presented to Dr. Collins at the conference in Miami.

Dr. Collins’ recent work includes the use of web cameras installed at remote sites in England and Scotland. The webcams are programmed to record images one pixel per second, so that a whole image is created pixel by pixel collected over 21.33 hours. www.susan-collins.net/fenlandia

Miami Art Scene

Miami is a world class art city and we highly recommend that you come early and stay late to visit the wealth of museums (such as Miami Art Central, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rubell Family Art Collection, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Art Museum, Lowe Art Museum and Wolfsonian) and galleries (including Wynwood Art/Design District near the hotel, Coral Gardens, NOMI, Little Havana and South Beach Art Districts). Please come early and stay late to tour the cultural diversity of Miami. Featured exhibitions and events will take place at The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse with special reception on Friday 7-10p, buses will be provided; other exhibitions include the "SPE Multicultural Caucus Exhibition" at the University of Miami CAS Gallery; "Jacques-Henri Lartigue: A Boy, A Camera, an Era" at the Miami Dade Main Public Library; and "Viajeros: North American Artist/Photographers’ Images of Cuba" at Miami Dade College with reception on Saturday 7-9p. There are many entertainment options in Miami. We have collected a few of them.

Professional Portfolio Sessions & Student Portfolio Critiques
& Sunday Portfolio "Walk Through"

The program previously known as “Portfolio Reviews” will continue in Miami with some fine-tuning. The goal of providing a low-key environment for artists to get valuable feedback on their artistic work at no cost remains the same. Based on membership feedback, the name and structure of these sessions will change to better serve our established and emerging artist members. Two separate tracks will be offered: Professional Portfolio Sessions on Friday will be reserved for professionals and Student Portfolio Critiques on Saturday will be dedicated to students.** To register please check the appropriate box on the conference registration form.

This opportunity remains free of charge to registered conference attendees though SPACE IS LIMITED. Participants will receive two twenty-minute sessions. Early registration is highly encouraged to participate in this program. Conference receipts indicate whether registrants are included or if the sessions are FULL. Please note that this is not the only opportunity to share work and get feedback at the conference. Casual sharing is highly encouraged throughout the conference weekend. Another stellar opportunity to share work is on Sunday – so plan to stick around all morning.

Sunday Portfolio Sharing is a popular event at our national conferences. To optimize the opportunity, SPE is inviting local curators, collectors and gallery owners, as well as our own professional curators, collectors, historians and scholars to join us for a new style of “Walk-Through” Sharing.

To accommodate our growing numbers, we will have a larger space this year. To encourage participation by all attendees, separate spaces for professionals and students will be provided.** We ask all participants to share tables with two or three others. Bring your portfolios to Miami and expose your work to new audiences of art movers and shakers.

**Regarding Portfolio Sessions & Critiques and the Sunday “Walk-Through” - Professional status is determined by membership level. All levels of membership are considered professional, except student. Participation in professional activities will require membership and conference registration beyond the student level.

Portfolio Reviewers: Julie Anand, George Blakely, Leslee Broersma, Gary S. Colby, James D. Colby, Ben Colman, Colette Copeland, Ellen Curlee, Jeff Curto, Dennie Eagleson, Lynn Estomin, Angela Faris-Belt, Cinthea Fiss, Ryan Davis Flathau, Harris Fogel, Christine Frisinghelli, Elizabeth Greenberg, Myra Greene, Marita Gootee, Siegfried Halus, Peter HappelChristian, Jessica Todd Harper, Rachel Hawthorn, Chuck Hemard, Jerry Holsopple, Barbara Houghton, Nancy Howell-Koehler, Mark E. Jensen, Tom Jimison, Jonathan Johnson, Scott Jost, Darlene Kaczmarczyk, Daniel Kariko, Mark Klett, Alan Klotz, Allyson Klutenkamper, Dan Larkin, Susan Lipper, Tracy Longley-Cook, Mary Ann Lynch, Mark Malloy, John Mann, Karen Marshall, Kevin Miller, Chuck Mobley, Richard Newman, Kenda North, Brent Phelps, Janet Pritchard, Neal Rantoul, Mary Anne Redding, E. Brady Robinson, Wendy Roussin, John Scarlata, Betsy Schneider, Ariel Shanberg, Christine Shank, Naomi Shersty, Michael Sherwin, Marni Shindelman, Steve Simmons, George Slade, Jane Alden Stevens, Senseney Lea Stokes, Stan Strembicki, Andrew L. Strout, Eric Eujea Sung, Brian Ulrich, Ricardo Viera, Pat Ward Williams, Bruce West, Heather F. Wetzel, Brooke White, Vagner M. Whitehead, Manfred Willmann and M. Laine Wyatt (as of 02/20/07). Reviewer Bios and Preferences | Review Guidelines

Silent Auction

Every year SPE awards a number of student scholarships at the national conference. The money for the SPE Student Awards is raised primarily through the silent auction and member donations to the scholarship fund. Thanks to the generosity of members, sponsors and friends of SPE who donate products to the auction, the upcoming auction in Miami will include books, photography supplies and many other items. Silent auction items will be on view and open for bids in the Exhibits Fair (Symphony Ballroom) from 8 am to 3 pm on Friday, March 16 and from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, March 17.

BIDS: To bid on items, tour the silent auction tables located in the central aisle of the exhibits fair, review the bid form attached to the item you are interested in and mark your name and amount of your bid on the form. Once you bid on an item, please note the section and table where the item is on display. There will be volunteers in the silent auction area Friday and Saturday to help with questions.

CLOSING: The silent auction will close on Saturday afternoon in three phases, beginning at 3:00 pm. Section closings will be announced over the public address system.To determine if you have won upon closure of a section, go to the section and table where you placed a bid and see if your name has been circled on the pink section of the bid form. If you are the winner for an item, you will need to proceed to the cashier area 15 minutes after the section closes to pay for and pick up your item. You must be present to claim and pay for your items. The cashier’s station will close at 5:30. Any unclaimed items will be forfeited. Participation is open to all conference attendees.

We want to thank the donors for their generous support of SPE, and we also want to thank all those who participate in making this fundraiser a success!

DONORS: Thank you to the following organizations for making donations to the silent auction (as of 12/19/06): Adobe Systems Incorporated, Apple, Inc., B & H Photo - Video - Pro Audio, Calumet Photographic, Cone Edition Press, Eighteen Publications LLC, ExpoImaging, Inc., Focal Press and imprint of Elsevier, Freestyle Photographic Supplies, Hahnemuhle USA, Henry Horenstein, Lensbabies, Light Impressions, Constance McCabe, Tony Mendoza, MV Swanson & Associates, Olympus Imaging America, Inc., O’Reilly Media, Photo District News (PDN), Polaroid, Print File, Inc., Southeast Photography Museum, Tamron USA, Inc., Trinity University Press, Twin Palms Publishers, University of Chicago Press. Thank you for your support!

The recipients of the 2007 SPE Student Awards and Chrystal Apple Award will be announced in the Spring newsletter and the SPE website. The Chrystal Apple Award is generously sponsored by Freestyle Photographic Supplies.

Conference Registration

The conference registration form was recently revised to include the pre-conference workshop schedule. Space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first reserved basis. So, if you downloaded the old form, but have not yet submitted it, please download the new form and register for the conference without delay!

Mail your conference and membership registrations to the attention of Alison Smith at:
SPE National Office, 126 Peabody Hall, The School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056

Should you need special assistance at the conference, please contact the national office at 216/622-2733 or send an email to speoffice@spenational.org.

*Member conference rates require a 2007 membership. If you are not currently a member or your membership has expired, please include the appropriate membership fee to be eligible for the members’ rate. Please note that non-member rates are more expensive than membership + member rate. Early registrations need to be postmarked by Feb. 14, 2007.

Daypasses

Day and session passes are available at conference registration onsite. Daypass holders have unlimited access to the presentations for their respective day, but do not include pre-conference workshops, seminars, student portfolio critiques or professional portfolio sessions. Only full registrations include the option to participate in student portfolio critiques or professional portfolio sessions, workshops or seminars.

Conference Hotel

The 2007 SPE National Conference will be held at the Radisson Miami (1601 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33132). SPE's room block at the conference room rate is $149, plus tax is now sold out. There are a few rooms available, however, at a discounted rate of $249 per night. Check on room availability by calling the conference hotel at 1- 800-333-3333 (toll free) or 1-305-374 -0000.

For alternative accommodations, please call A Room With A View at 1-800-780-4343 for "hotel overflow" assistance. They will secure the lowest rates within walking distance to the Radisson Hotel. This is a FREE SERVICE for all SPE attendees.

The conference and most of its presentations and events will take place at the Radisson Hotel Miami, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, 1-800-333-3333, 305/374-0000, fax 305/714-3654. But some events and receptions will take place at different locations. The presentations by main conference speakers Nancy Spector, Rod Slemmons and An-My Lê will take place at Trinity Cathedral, 464 NE 16th Street, Miami, just around the corner from the conference hotel (at North Bayshore Drive and the Venetian Causeway). Directions to Trinity Cathedral

Travel

American Airlines is the official 2007 National Conference airline. American Airlines will offer a 5% discounts off the lowest applicable published air fare to Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or West Palm Beach, FL. Please find details on how to make a reservation below. When making reservations be sure to reference the following meeting Discount Code: A9137AC.

Book your Discount Fares Directly Online
Go directly to www.aa.com to book your flights to take advantage of a 5% discount on AA, American Eagle and AmericanConnections. After you have selected your flight(s) under the "Enter Passenger Details" tab, go to the "AA.com Discount Code" field and enter in A9137AC. Note: Some fares are not valid for the discount. Discount Fares are valid for travel on American Airlines, American Eagle®, AmericanConnection®, oneworld Alliance, and codeshare partners from anywhere to your meeting destination.

Reservations and Ticketing
For reservations and ticketing information, call AmericanAirlines Meeting Services Desk, or have your travel professional call 1-800-433-1790 from anywhere in the United States or Canada, seven days a week, from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight (Central Time), and reference the authorization number A9137AC. Reservations for the hearing and speech impaired are also available at 1-800-543-1586. There is a $10.00USD reservations service fee for tickets issued through AA reservations, and a $15.00USD ticketing fee for tickets issued at the airport.

Avis Rent A Car will offer a discount of 5-25% off car rentals made from 7 days before until 7 days after the event dates with unlimited free mileage. Please use the Avis Worldwide Discount number. The AWD # is D002799. Avis reservations

Local transportation to and from the hotel is available through Fascination Transport and Super Shuttle Service. Shuttle information

Student Opportunities

Volunteers: Students, you have a unique opportunity to get involved at the conference and meet other students across the country—volunteer! You’ll be able to attend the conferencefor a greatly reduced conference fee of $25. Most of the volunteers will help with the lectures. Other volunteers will help with the auctions, portfolio sessions, registration, etc. Each volunteer is required to work eight hours (spread over the conference) and must attend one of the training sessions on Wednesday, March 14 from 3-5 pm or in the evening from 9-11 pm. The last training session is Thursday, March 15 from 8-10 am. All volunteers need to pre-register for the conference and be current members of SPE. The postmark deadline for volunteer registration is February 14, 2007. Volunteers and scholarship recipients are invited to participate in a half-day Student Seminar on Thursday morning, March 15, from 9 am to noon with presentations by Susan kae Grant, Mary Virginia Swanson and Keith Johnson. This special seminar is only open to student volunteers and scholarship recipients. Don’t miss this chance to hear from some of the most respected, exciting professionals in our field! The seminar is sponsored by Sinar Bron Imaging. More information about student volunteers and the volunteer application form (80k pdf).

Portfolio reviews: The national conference is a great place to show and see work. The Student Portfolio Critiques on Saturday will be dedicated to students. Please see review details.

Scholarships: SPE is pleased to offer a number scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students. This year we will offer eleven $500 SPE Student Awards to our talented student members, including the Jeannie Pearce Award for students working digitally. The Crystal Apple Award of $5,000, generously sponsored by Freestyle Photographic Supplies, will be awarded to a student member majoring in photography or related media at a college or university. Student scholarship recipients will be recognized at the national conference. The deadline to apply for national SPE scholarships was Oct. 14, 2006. Other scholarships may be available through the SPE regions.

Scholarship Recipients: See work by scholarship recipients
CRYSTAL APPLE AWARD RECIPIENT, Ross Sawyers, University of Washington, graduate
[ CRYSTAL APPLE FACULTY RECIPIENT, Paul Berger, University of Washington ]
The Crystal Apple Award is sponsored by Freestyle Photographic Supplies.

JEANNIE PEARCE AWARD RECIPIENT
Kelly Flynn, University of Miami, undergraduate

SPE STUDENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Tanya Boggs, San Francisco Art Institute, graduate
Wendy Cooper, Savannah College of Art & Design, graduate
John Holmgren, University of Minnesota, graduate
Tracy Longley-Cook, Arizona State University, graduate
Lauren Anne Loricchio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, undergraduate
Lily Mayfield, Columbia College Chicago, graduate
Erika Nusser, Parsons The New School for Design, graduate
Stephanie Rose, Kendall College of Art + Design, graduate
Becki Rutta, Florida State University, graduate
Luke Strosnider, Visual Studies Workshop/SUNY Brockport, graduate

Sponsors + Exhibitors

In the last few years, the national conferences have consistently sold out of tradeshow booths and exhibitor tables. See description about sponsor opportunities in Chicago (68k pdf). Exhibits Fair tables are now sold out. Please contact the national office to find out about other sponsor opportunities.

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS: Barry University, Miami Shores, FL—Photography Program, Calumet Photographic, Eastman Kodak Company, Freestyle Photographic Supplies, MAC Group, Sinar Bron Imaging, Sprint Systems of Photography

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS : Adobe Systems Incorporated, B & H Photo – Video – Pro Audio, ExpoImaging Inc., Digital Railroad, Fuji Photo Film USA, Inc., iStockphoto, Inc.

2007 sponsors and exhibitors

To reserve your spot in the Exhibits Fair at the Chicago conference, or to find out details, please contact the national office at 216/622-2733 or send an email to speoffice@spenational.org. If you are interested in advertising with SPE, please contact Advertising Cooridinator Nina Barcellona at advertising@spenational.org.

Deadlines

Please mark your calendar with these important dates:

Questions

For general questions or if you require special assistance during the conference, please contact:
SPE National Office
126 Peabody Hall
The School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056

phone 216/622-2733
fax 513/529-9301
or email SPE Office.

Sponsor Opportunities, Exhibits Fair or Advertising questions:
Contact the national office at speoffice@spenational.org, 216/622-2733.

2007 conference contacts:
Ashley Peel Pinkham, national conference planner

Conference Chair: Rebecca Cummins

(photo at top copyright of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau)