2015 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Nancy Daly

Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 2:00pm, Celestin D

Sometimes You're the Garfunkel: Navigating the Troubled Waters of Collaborative Teaching

Nancy Daly and Kim Llerena are basically the same person. They had to make a logo for their students illustrating which one is blonde and which one is brunette. They both received MFAs in Photographic... read more

Michael Darough

Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 9:00am, Celestin FGH

Mind the Gap: Surviving the Paradigm Shift in Photographic Education

Michael Darough graduated from the University of Memphis, earning an MFA in photography in 2011. He received his BFA in photography from Arizona State University in 2007. His work explores identity though tableau... read more

Chadric Devin

Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 11:15am, Celestin A

Man to Man: Expectation, Performance, and Desire within the Male Gender

Chadric Devin is a thirdyear MFA degree student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who works in alternative and historical photographic processes, printmaking, and sculpture. His work as both an artist and curator explores gender, race,... read more

Antone Dolezal

Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 2:00pm, Celestin BC

Devil's Promenade

Antone Dolezal is an artist and writer whose work explores the American social landscape and its relationship with history and folklore. His photographs have been featured on NPR, Oxford American, Photo District News, and Mossless... read more

Ruth Dusseault

Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 2:00pm, Celestin D

Digital Humanities and the Documentary Arts

As Artist in Residence at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture, Ruth taught photography and installation art. At Emory University, she designed special topics courses that engaged in neuropsychology and civil engineering. She is currently... read more

Adam Ekberg

Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 10:00am, Celestin E

Creating Temporal Environments

Adam Ekberg's solo exhibitions include Fotografiska in Stockholm, Platform Gallery in Seattle, and DeSoto Gallery in Los Angeles. Group exhibitions include ClampArt in New York and Aran Cravey Gallery in Los Angeles, among many others.... read more

Dan Farnum

Thursday, March 12, 2015 @ 10:30am, Celestin AC

A Panel Discussion Moderated by Brenda K. Hipsher: "Teaching Color Management in Digital Photography and Video"

Dan Farnum was born in the blue-collar town of Saginaw, Michigan. His photographs address the American experience, landscape, and culture and have been showcased nationally in several exhibitions and galleries in San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia,... read more

Andrew Fingerman

Thursday, March 12, 2015 @ 1:30pm, Celestin GH

Andrew Fingerman, "Growing Your Audience: The Secret Sauce is You"

Andrew Fingerman is the Chief Executive Officer of PhotoShelter, the worldwide leader in portfolio websites, online archiving and business tools for professional photographers. Before becoming CEO, Andrew led marketing at PhotoShelter for five years, where... read more

Melissa Fleming

Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 9:00am, Celestin A

The Art and Science of Climate Change

Melissa Fleming is a visual artist with a particular interest in the transient and often unseen aspects of the natural world. Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally. She received a Master... read more

John Ganis

Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 1:00pm, Celestin D

The Endangered Coast, Climate Change and the Rising Sea

Photographs by John Ganis have been included in recent books on land use, including Land Matters, by Liz Wells, and Undermining, by Lucy Lippard. His book, Consuming the American Landscape, was published in 2003. John... read more

Peter Glendinning

Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 1:00pm, Celestin A

Online Photography for Study Abroad/Away: This Is My World!

Professor Peter Glendinning joined SPE in 1977, and Michigan State University in 1978. He served the Midwest region for SPE in various offices, including President. His series "My Paris," was among American Society of Media... read more

Jay Gould

Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 1:00pm, Celestin BC

Shooting for the Stars: Starting on the Path to Success in Academia

Jay Gould is a faculty member of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Artist in Residence at Johns Hopkins University Extreme Materials Institute and SPE Mid-Atlantic Chair. His work, integrating scientific topics into installation and... read more