2016 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Sarah Cusimano Miles

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 10:00am, Summerlin E

"The Best Camera to Have is the...Smartphone? : Integrating iPhone and iPad Technology into the Photography Curriculum"

Alabama artist and educator Sarah Cusimano Miles embraces a broad spectrum of photographic practices, and uses the symbolic interpretation of objects and confluence of science, technology, and art to inform her imagery. Sarah received her... read more

An art critic and independent curator, Molina has worked for more than twenty years on contemporary photography, especially in Latin America. He has taught and directed educational programs for many years. Since 2010, he founded... read more

PJ Morreale

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

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

PJ Morreale combines 10 years of professional photography experience with a lifelong passion for travel, music, art and action sports to serve as YouVisit's Senior Director of Operations. In addition to managing YouVisit's production teams... read more

Jennifer Murray

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 11:00am, Summerlin E

"The Continuing Democratization of Photography: Smart Phone Media"

Jennifer Murray is an instructor at Loyola University Chicago. Her work has been shown throughout the US most recently at The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO; and New Orleans Photo Alliance, LA. She... read more

Zach Nader

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 9:00am, Summerlin E

"An Uncertain Present: A Conversation on Emergent Practices in Contemporary Photography"

Zach Nader is a Brooklyn, NY, based artist, curator, and a co-founder of the collaborative artist project useful pictures, which highlights the work of artists who actively complicate photographic understandings alongside our networked digital culture.... read more

Brittany Nelson

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 9:00am, Summerlin F

"Science Fiction"

Brittany Nelson does not own a camera. Nelson is a recipient of the 2015 Creative Capital Grant in Visual Arts, and recently launched the solo exhibition "The Year I Make Contact" at Morgan Lehman Gallery... read more

Moritz Neumüller

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 10:00am, Summerlin F

"Tactile Photography"

Moritz Neumüller, is a curator, educator, and writer in the field of Visual Culture. He has worked for The Museum of Modern Art and is now Curator of the Photobook Week in Aarhus (Denmark), as... read more

Louie Palu

Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 1:00pm, Red Rock Ballroom I

"Photographer's Self Published Newspapers"

Louie Palu is a documentary photographer who focuses on political and social issues. His accolades include a Guggenheim fellowship, Pulitzer Center Grants, including being featured in The New York Times, BBC and Museum of Fine... read more

Kai Plews

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 1:00pm, Summerlin F

"Illegal Art: Photography in the Age of Ag Gag Laws"

Kai Plews is a graduate photography student at the University of Iowa. He is an Iowa native and comes from a farming family. His work focuses on the changing landscape of agriculture and its impact... read more

Jack Reznicki

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

"The Copyright Zone: More Than Just Copyright"

Jack Reznicki is a photographer based in NYC. One of the original Canon Explorers of Light, he is an internationally popular lecturer and teacher, has written four books, several columns, and many articles on photography.... read more

Libby Rowe

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

"Performing for the Camera"

Libby Rowe holds a Master of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Photography from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of Northern Iowa. Rowe has exhibited her... read more

Ana Samoylova

Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 2:00pm, Summerlin D

"Landscape Sublime"

Anastasia Samoylova is an artist and educator based in upstate New York. Her work investigates the medium of photography in the context of contemporary visual culture. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and... read more