2012 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

John D Freyer

Saturday, March 24, 2012 @ 10:00am, Bayview Room

"Home Invasions: Artist/Anthropologist Collaborations in Sweden and Japan"

John Freyer is an artist, author and educator at VCUarts. Freyer has brought his social practice projects to the TEDx stage; has exhibited at Mixed Greens Gallery in New York; the Liverpool Biennial Fringe in... read more

Jim Goldberg

Friday, March 23, 2012 @ 2:00pm, Grand Ballroom A

Invited Panel

American, born 1953, lives and works in San Francisco
Jim Goldberg's innovative use of image and text make him a landmark photographer of our times. He has been working with experimental storytelling for over thirty... read more

Susan kae Grant

Thursday, March 22, 2012 @ 9:00am, Bayview Room

Student Seminar - "A Life in Art: The Realities and the Economy"

Susan kae Grant (MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Cornaro Professor of Art Emerita, (Texas Woman's University) and teaches workshops at: ICP; LACP; La Luz Workshops; and Santa Fe Workshops. She is the 2014 SPE Honored... read more

Jennifer Greenburg

Saturday, March 24, 2012 @ 11:00am, Grand Ballroom C

"The Rockabillies- Images of an American subculture"

Jennifer Greenburg is a contemporary artist who works with photographic imagery. Her work is part of the permanent collection of The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The CherryHurst House, The Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson,... read more

Victor Ha

Thursday, March 22, 2012 @ 10:30am, Grand Ballroom BC

Industry Seminar: "Behind the Scenes: A Look at Adding Production Value to Your Films"

Victor Ha is Director of Market Development for MAC Group. He is a former professional photographer who has transitioned into understanding the complexities of HDSLR filmmaking. Victor takes a very practical approach leveraging photographic knowledge... read more

Amanda Herman is a San Francisco based artist. She works directly with communities, families, or individuals to collaboratively create films, photographs, installations, and public interactions that address complex social issues. This often involves telling stories... read more

Judy Herrmann

Thursday, March 22, 2012 @ 12:00pm, Grand Ballroom A

Industry Seminar: "Breaking into the Biz"

Judy Herrmann of Herrmann + Starke, www.HSstudio.com, creates distinctive imagery for advertising, editorial and corporate clients that has won recognition from Graphis, Communication Arts, Lurzer's Archive and numerous award annuals. A past president of... read more

Todd Hido

Friday, March 23, 2012 @ 2:00pm, Grand Ballroom A

Invited Panel

Todd Hido is a San Francisco Bay Area based artist. His work has been published in Metropolis, The Face, I-D, and Vanity Fair. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum... read more

Darius Himes

Saturday, March 24, 2012 @ 11:00am, Grand Ballroom A

"To Be Published or Self-Published?"

Darius Himes is Assistant Director of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. He is a cofounder of Radius Books and founding editor of photo-eye Booklist. In 2008, he was named by PDN as one of the fifteen... read more

Jessica Ingram

Friday, March 23, 2012 @ 2:00pm, Grand Ballroom A

Invited Panel

Jessica Ingram's practice includes multi-media non-fiction narrative, public art commissions, and community-based programming. Jessica was a featured artist in the 2010 New York Photo Festival, the 2009 PhotoNola Prize winner, and a 2011 Fellowship Artist... read more

Becky Jenkins earned a Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree from Miami University (Ohio) in 2011, with concentrations in Organizational Leadership and Visual Media Culture. She also earned an associate's degree in IT/Visual Media Design... read more

Eric Joseph

Thursday, March 22, 2012 @ 3:00pm, Grand Ballroom BC

Industry Seminar: "Snapshot of the Industry: A Panel Discussion of the Current and Future Status of Film Based Photographic Materials by the Most Qualified Experts"

Eric Joseph is a photographer and Senior Vice President of New Business and Product Development at Freestyle Photographic Supplies. Eric graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1985 with a B.A. in Art, Specializing in... read more