2016 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Kara Gut

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 1:25pm, Summerlin F

"Baby Peach Presents: The Culture of New Intimacy and the Internet"

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Kara received her BFA at Ohio State University. She now attends Cranbrook Academy of Art where she pursues her MFA in photography. In 2015, she was awarded scholarships for... read more

Victor Ha

Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 1:30pm, Summerlin F

"Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality: Equipping Your Students for VR"

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

Lyle Ashton Harris

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 5:30pm, Summerlin Ballroom

Friday Evening Guest Speaker: Lyle Ashton Harris

For more than two decades Lyle Ashton Harris has cultivated a diverse artistic practice ranging from photographic media, collage, installation and performance. His work explores intersections between the personal and the political, examining the impact... read more

Abbey Hepner

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 1:50pm, Summerlin F

"Transuranic: Uranium Prints"

Abbey Hepner is an artist and educator whose work focuses on health and technology. She frequently works at the intersection of art and science, navigating through collaborative and research-oriented practices. Hepner holds degrees in Art... read more

Andrew Hershberger

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 1:00pm, Red Rock Ballroom I

"Realities Natural and Constructed: Theoretical Debates on Linear Perspective and Photography"

Photographic historian Andrew E. Hershberger received a 2001 Ph.D. from Princeton. A former Center for Creative Photography Ansel Adams Fellow, and NYU Coleman Dowell Fellow, his publications include a large anthology (86 edited articles) entitled... read more

Brenda K. Hipsher

Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 4:30pm, Summerlin D

“Teaching Video in Still Photography Programs 2.0”

Brenda K. Hipsher is National Manager of Educational Markets with MAC Group. She oversees the popular PhotoVideoEDU program (formerly MAC on Campus) visiting dozens of schools throughout the country each year. Her 45+ years experience... read more

Garin Horner

Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 3:00pm, Summerlin D

"Teaching Photography: Practical Methods for Engaging Students in the Flipped Classroom"

Garin Horner is an Associate Professor at Adrian College and Director of the Adrian College Center for Effective Teaching. He has received various teaching awards, such as the United Methodist Award for Exemplary Teaching, and... read more

Rachael Hulme

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 11:00am, Red Rock Ballroom I

"Teach Them to Play: Harnessing Chance, Construction, and Imagination in the Photography Classroom"

Rachael Hulme received her BFA in photography and her MA in Teaching from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her images explore humor in failure through elaborate constructions. In her teaching practice, she creates holistic... read more

Jaime Johnson

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 1:00pm, Summerlin E

"Performing for the Camera"

Jaime Johnson received her MFA in Photography from Louisiana Tech University and currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Mississippi. Jaime was named a finalist for the 2015 Clarence John Laughlin award... read more

Eric Joseph

Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 4:30pm, Pavilion Ballroom

"The World of Inkjet Papers"

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

Lisa Kaplan

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 2:00pm, Summerlin F

"The [Un]Making of an Icon: A Struggle for “Truth” in Depression-Era Documentary Photography"

Lisa Kaplan holds a doctorate in Cultural Studies from Bowling Green State University. Her degree includes concentrations in race and gender theory and photography. Her work focuses on the role of photography as cultural object... read more

Suzie Katz

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 1:00pm, Summerlin F

"Furthering the Powerful Potential of Photography"

Suzie Katz is the President and Founder of PhotoWings, which helps photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. As a photographer she understands the powerful changes in the medium and helps facilitate... read more