2026 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Easton Selby

Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm, Georgia 6

Your Administrator and You

Easton Selby is a photographer and educator based in Conway, SC. His work explores the history and culture of the American South. Currently Selby is an associate dean in the Thomas W. and Robin W.... read more

Richard Shelton

Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 4:30pm, Atlanta 3

Social Practice: Navigating Academia

Rich Shelton is the director of the Creative Action program, where he leads initiatives that empower college students through creative expression and artistic development. With a background in education and the arts, Rich combines his... read more

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Marni Shindelman and Nate Larson's collaborative work focuses on the cultural understanding of distance as perceived in modern life and network culture. Their GEOLOCATION project was recently featured on the NPR program Marketplace Tech Report... read more

Jean Shon

Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm, Atlanta 4

Re-Remembering: Photography at the Intersection of Archive, Memory, and Identity

Jean Shon is a visual artist and educator working at the intersection of images, text, installation, and photography. Her practice lingers between the thresholds of legibility & illegibility, rupture & relation, and fact & fiction... read more

Fazilat Soukhakian

Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm, Atlanta 4

Re-Remembering: Photography at the Intersection of Archive, Memory, and Identity

Fazilat Soukhakian is an Iranian artist and photographer who teaches photography at Utah State University. She considers herself a visual storyteller who observes and records her concerns regarding social and political issues that surround her... read more

Ivette Spradlin's work centers around the emotional aspects of transition, adaptation and communal ties. Since the 1990's she has photographed and recorded the stories of members of different subcultures, such as punks and skateboarders, Cuban... read more

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Mary Virgina Swanson

Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 2:00pm, Atlanta 2

After the Glut - Photobook Publishing in the Age of Plenty

Mary Virginia Swanson is an innovative independent educator and advisor to artists who is an active member of the contemporary photobook community. Swanson is coauthor with Darius Himes of "Publish Your Photography Book" (Third Edition,... read more

Noah Thompson

Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 9:00am, Atlanta 4

Interdepartmental Collaboration in Image Making

Noah S. Thompson is a New England-based image maker. They received an M.F.A. from the University of Connecticut and a dual B.A. in English and Studio Art from Dickinson College. Noah currently serves as the... read more