Discover: NANPA Summit 2025

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Your Central Hub for Discover: NANPA Summit 2025 Information, Registration, Events, and More!

Discover:
North American Nature Photography Association

This is the place to start! Purchase your ticket to the 2025 Summit! This year we have two main ticket types: our Standard Tickets (at the same price as 2023!) and, new for 2025, a very Limited Number of VIP Tickets. Both tickets get you into all the Keynote Talks, Breakout Sessions, the Trade Show, the New Attendee Reception, and the Special NANPA Dignitaries Reception.

Read on to see the specific info on Tickets Types and the available Add-Ons for 2025! Of course all current NANPA & ASMP Members get the special Member Pricing.

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2025 Standard Ticket

$595/member

Same Standard Ticket Price as 2023!

Ticket Includes:

  • Full Access to the Five Keynote Sessions
  • Full Access to the 20+ Breakout Sessions & Panels
  • An invitation to the NANPA Summit 2025 Kickoff Reception on Wednesday Evening
  • An invitation to the first ever NANPA Celebration of Award Winners & Dignitaries Reception on Friday evening.
  • Opportunity to add on to your registration all the other Summit highlights like the Three-Day Meal Plan, Portfolio Reviews, “Photographer’s Table” Dinner Experiences, Field Trips, and more to be announced!
  • Priority Registration for all Additional Events will be scheduled by time of Registration Purchase!

To have the most opportunity, Register Early!

2025 Package VIP Ticket

$749/member

Hurry, Only 75 Total Tickets Available!

Ticket Includes:

  • Full Access to the Five Keynote Sessions
  • Full Access to the 20+ Breakout Sessions & Panels
  • An invitation to the NANPA Summit 2025 Kickoff Reception on Wednesday Evening
  • An invitation to the first ever NANPA Celebration of Award Winners & Dignitaries Reception on Friday evening.
  • Priority Registration for all Additional Events will be scheduled by time of Registration Purchase!
  • Three-Day Meal Plan ($140 Value)
  • First Choice Exclusive Access to Portfolio Review Selection, Field Trip Selection, “Photographer’s Table” Dinner Experience with Our Keynote Speakers, and Future Events to be Announced!
  • Exclusive Discover: NANPA Summit 2025 Merch Pack
  • And much more!

Don't miss out! Only 75 VIP Tickets will be sold for this event, so get yours today!

Expand Your Experience:
Explore These Add-On Opportunities

During Registration, you can add on experiences, events, and opportunities to your 2025 Summit. These include:

VIP
Dinners

Field
Trips

Meal
Plan

Develop
Your Business

Super Session Series Presented by MPB

Portfolio
Reviews

The Photographer’s Table:
Dinner Experience

New for 2025, the “Photographer’s Table” is the most exclusive and intimate way to connect with our world-class Keynote Speakers. These small-group dinners are limited to just 10 attendees. Until 01/15/25, Summit VIP Ticket Holders will have the opportunity to add these to their registration and, if a dinner is sold out, you can add yourself to the Waitlist. Any remaining spaces will then be offered to Standard Ticket Holders beginning 01/16/25. Listed dates and times are subject to change, and because of the unique and exclusive nature of these events, no refunds can be offered.

Explore & Create:
Take an Amazing Field Trip

Opening for reservations in early 2025, you will be able to register for a number of Field Trips taking place in and around Tucson. Currently planned Field Trips Include:

  • Slow Motion Video with Tim Timmis
  • Astrophotography with Wayne Suggs
  • More will be added soon

Priority access will be given to VIP Package Holders and those who purchased their registration first.

Stay Close to the Action:
Three-Day Meal Plan

On Thursday (5/15), Friday (5/16), and Saturday (5/17) receive both Breakfast & Lunch available to pick-up right in the NANPA Summit Conference Area! Secure your meals now, and you can eat with the group, grab & go on a great excursion, and more!

Full-Day Seminar:
Develop Your Business

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, come early for this brand-new, full-day seminar brought to you by NANPA & ASMP. Created by Mary Virginia Swanson & Thomas Maddrey, this day-long event will help you take the next step in your photo business, learn how to publish your photo book, establish yourself with a strong marketing presence and more! The day ends with an evening reception included in the price! Limited to 75 attendees.

2025 Super Session Series
Presented by MPB

This year, NANPA is proud to welcome MPB as the Presenting Sponsor of the 2025 Super Session Series

Tim Grey

Top Tips: Organizing & Optimizing in Lightroom Classic

Wednesday, May 14th

After the capture, two of the most critical tasks for the photographer are organizing and optimizing their photos. A good organizational workflow ensures you can find a particular photo quickly, and careful optimization helps ensure that every photo will look its best. Lightroom Classic provides powerful tools to help you organize and optimize your photos, and in this Master Class you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence you need to perform these workflow tasks like an expert. 

Brenda Tharp

Creating Expressive Nature Photographs

Wednesday, May 14th

 

Good photography is a marriage of craft and vision. In this presentation, Brenda will discuss the vision part of the equation, with topics including seeing vs. looking, and also how light, applying advanced composition concepts, visual design, color, black and white, gesture, mood and motion can create expressive nature photographs. She will also include a section on impressionistic and abstract photography.

Tim Timmis

How to Take Slow Motion Wildlife Video

Wednesday, May 14th

 

Have you been curious about taking videos but just haven’t tried it yet or do you need some tips on how to improve your videos? Join Tim in this workshop which will cover the basics and go in-depth into the details on how to capture and process slow-motion videos. This Super Session will take place on the grounds of the Westin La Paloma so you can test out the techniques in the field! 

Portfolio Reviews:
Professional Evaluations

A highlight of the Summit is the annual Portfolio Reviews, presented by the Nature Photography Foundation. Don’t miss this opportunity to have a selection of your work evaluated by some of the best in the world including our Keynote Speakers, a selection of Breakout Speakers, and Special Guest Reviewers! Reserve your Portfolio Review package (either 1, 3, or 5 Reviews) during Registration, and be one of the first to be able make your official appointment when the Portfolio Review Lineup and Time Slots are announced in early 2025! VIP Ticket Holders have first access for Reviewer Selection, followed by General Ticket Holders in order of the time they registered.

Mix & Mingle:
Three Incredible Receptions

This year, the Summit features three receptions to let your hair down and mix and mingle with your newest friends!

NANPA & ASMP Awards Reception

On Tuesday, May 13, join NANPA & ASMP for the NANPA & ASMP Awards Reception honoring all those who have won top honors in any of the NANPA or ASMP Photo Competitions in 2023 and 2024! Open to anyone with a “Develop Your Business” or NANPA Summit Registration.

NANPA Summit 2025 Kickoff Reception

On Wednesday, May 14, the festivities for the Discover: NANPA Summit 2025 kickoff with the evening New Attendee Meet & Greet Reception for all NANPA Summit Attendees! A great event to have fun, network, and kick-off a week of exciting activities and opportunities!

VIP / NANPA Dignitaries Reception

Finally, on Friday, May 16, don’t miss the biggest gathering of NANPA Career Award winners. We’ve invited every winner of NANPA’s illustrious Career Awards, including Outstanding Photographer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards to the Summit. You won’t want to miss this!

Discover:
Your Next Adventure!

Expand your skills and connect with a community of explorers. Don’t miss your chance to turn your passion into purpose—register now and experience an oasis dedicated to all things photography at NANPA Summit 2025.