Discover: NANPA Summit 2025
Schedule
Summit 2025
Schedule of Events
General Sessions run May 15th – 17th, and are included with the purchase of your Summit 2025 event ticket. Field trips, portfolio reviews, the three-day meal plan, and private dinners are available for an additional fee and can be added during your Registration.
The Pre-Conference Business Seminar will be held on May 13th and Super Sessions on May 14th are both available to add-on to your Registration.

Time | Event Description | Event Type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Time } 9:00am-5:00pm | Event DescriptionDevelop Your BusinessA Day-Long Business Seminar | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 9:00am-9:30am | Event DescriptionCoffee & Connections | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 9:30am-10:00am | Event DescriptionWelcome & Introductions | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 10:00am-11:00am | Event DescriptionWhat A Photo Editor Looks Forw/ Jeff Kida – Arizona Highways | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 11:00am-12:30pm | Event DescriptionThe Role of a Photobook in Your Careerw/ Mary Virginia Swanson | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 12:30pm-1:30pm | Event DescriptionLunch | Event Type Lunch | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 1:30pm-3:00pm | Event DescriptionImpact & Influence of AI on Photographyw/ Santiago Lyon & Thomas Maddrey | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 3:00pm-4:00pm | Event DescriptionCopyWronged© – Case Stories of Infringement Settlementsw/ Wendy Shattil & Lisa C. Alvarez | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 4:00pm-4:45pm | Event DescriptionLegal & Business Clinic LIVE!w/ Thomas Maddrey | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 4:45pm-5:00pm | Event DescriptionConcluding Remarks | Event Type Seminar / Class | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:00pm-8:00pm | Event DescriptionASMP / NANPA Photo Contest Awards CelebrationOpen to All Summit / Seminar Attendees | Event Type Reception | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time | Event Description | Event Type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Time } 8:00am–4:00pm | Event DescriptionAttendee Registration Open | Event Type Registration | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 9:00am–11:30am | Event DescriptionPre-Con Portfolio Reviews | Event Type Portfolio Reviews | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 9:00am–4:00pm | Event Description2025 NANPA Super Session Series Presented by MPB | Event Type Super Session | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 9:00am–12:00pm | Event DescriptionLightroom Master Class / Super Sessionw/ Tim Grey | Event Type Super Session | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 1:00pm–4:00pm | Event DescriptionCreating Expressive Nature Photos / Super Sessionw/ Brenda Tharp | Event Type Super Session | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 1:00pm–4:00pm | Event DescriptionSlow Motion Video for Nature / Super Sessionw/ Tim Timmis | Event Type Super Session | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 5:00pm–7:00pm | Event DescriptionNew Attendee Welcome ReceptionPresented by MPB | Event Type Reception | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00pm-9:00pm | Event DescriptionNature Photography Foundation Board MeetingFoundation Board Members Only | Event Type Board Activities | AvailabilityPrivate |
Time | Event Description | Event Type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Time } 5:30am-8:00am | Event DescriptionBreakfastMeal Plan / Day One | Event Type Meal Plan | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:30am-9:30am | Event DescriptionSlow Motion Video (Field Session)w/ Tim Timmis | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 7:00am-4:00pm | Event DescriptionAttendee Registration | Event Type Registration | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00am-8:15am | Event DescriptionWild Neighbors: Photographing Urban Conservation Storiesw/ Anne Readel | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00am-8:15am | Event DescriptionPhoto Engineering: Specialized Technology for Next-Generation Nature Photographyw/ Soren Goldsmith / Sponsored by Hunt's & Tamron | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 8:00am-9:30am | Event DescriptionPortfolio Review Session | Event Type Portfolio Reviews | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 8:30am-9:45am | Event DescriptionPhotographing Our National Parks at Nightw/ Gabriel Biderman / Sponsored by B&H | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 8:30am-9:45am | Event DescriptionIn the Spirit: The Art of Conveying a Presence of Naturew/ Karen Hutton / Sponsored by Fujifilm | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 10:00am-11:00am | Event DescriptionSummit Kickoff & Welcomew/ Mo Heim - 2025 Summit MC | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 11:00am-12:00pm | Event DescriptionKeynote: The Long and Winding Road to a Creative Lifew/ William Neill | Event Type Keynote Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 12:00pm-1:00pm | Event DescriptionLunchMeal Plan / Day One | Event Type Meal Plan | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 12:00pm-4:00pm | Event DescriptionTrade Show Open | Event Type Trade Show | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 1:00pm-2:00pm | Event DescriptionResponsible Travel & Tourism Photography: Ethics in ActionPresented by the Nature Photography Foundation | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 3:00pm-6:45pm | Event DescriptionPortfolio Review Session | Event Type Portfolio Reviews | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 4:00pm-5:00pm | Event DescriptionKeynote: The World Through My Lensw/ Tui De Roy | Event Type Keynote Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 5:15pm-6:30pm | Event DescriptionThrough Her LensPanel / Female Voices in Nature Photography | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 5:15pm-6:30pm | Event DescriptionCloud Forest Conservation Through a Lensw/ Joel Such | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 6:00pm-9:00pm | Event DescriptionDesert Discovery Trail @ Saguaro NPw/ Don Carter | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:15pm-10:00pm | Event DescriptionConquering the Desert Chaosw/ Wayne Suggs - Sponsored by Muench Workshops | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:15pm-8:30pm | Event DescriptionPhotographer's Table / Art WolfeVIP 10-Person Dinner | Event Type Private Dinner | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:15pm-8:30pm | Event DescriptionPhotographer's Table / Tui De RoyVIP 10-Person Dinner | Event Type Private Dinner | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:15pm-8:30pm | Event DescriptionPhotographer's Table / William NeillVIP 10-Person Dinner | Event Type Private Dinner | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:30pm-10:30pm | Event DescriptionNight Photography in Saguaro National Parkw/ Gabriel Biderman / Sponsored by B&H | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time | Event Description | Event Type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Time } 5:30am-8:00am | Event DescriptionBreakfastMeal Plan / Day Two | Event Type Meal Plan | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 5:30am–7:00am | Event DescriptionLanguages of Light / A Guided Photowalkw/ Karen Hutton - Sponsored by Fujifilm | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:15am-8:15am | Event DescriptionBird Photography Around the Hotelw/ Kathy Adams Clark - Sponsored by Strabo Tours | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 6:30am–8:30am | Event DescriptionSlow Motion Video (Review Session)w/ Tim Timmis | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 7:00am-4:00pm | Event DescriptionAttendee Registration | Event Type Registration | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00am-8:15am | Event DescriptionPutting Your Images to Workw/ Jennifer Leigh Warner | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00am-8:15am | Event DescriptionDocumenting Research: Best Practicesw/ Dan Mele | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 8:00am-9:30am | Event DescriptionPortfolio Review Session | Event Type Portfolio Reviews | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 8:30am-9:45am | Event DescriptionPre-Visualization vs. Chasing the Lightw/ Wayne Suggs - Sponsored by Muench Workshops | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 10:00am-10:30am | Event DescriptionWelcome / Opening Remarksw/ Mo Heim - 2025 Summit MC | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 10:30am-11:00am | Event DescriptionFund the MissionNature Photography Foundation | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 11:00am-12:00pm | Event DescriptionKeynote: Wild Livesw/ Art Wolfe | Event Type Keynote Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 12:00pm-1:00pm | Event DescriptionLunchMeal Plan / Day Two | Event Type Meal Plan | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 12:00pm-2:00pm | Event DescriptionTrade Show Open | Event Type Trade Show | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 1:00pm-2:00pm | Event DescriptionKeynote: Think Globally, Act Locallyw/ Frans Lanting | Event Type Keynote Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 2:00pm-5:00pm | Event DescriptionTrade Show EXTRAVAGANZA!Door Prizes, Drinks, and More! | Event Type Trade Show | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 5:00pm-6:15pm | Event DescriptionHow to Stand Out in a Crowded Fieldw/ Sarah Marino | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 5:00pm-6:15pm | Event DescriptionThe Visual Edge: Innovative Approaches to StorytellingWild Eye / ILCP Panel | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 6:30pm-8:30pm | Event DescriptionNANPA Dignitaries ReceptionOpen to All Attendees! | Event Type Reception | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time | Event Description | Event Type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Time } 5:30am–8:00am | Event DescriptionBreakfastMeal Plan / Day Three | Event Type Meal Plan | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 7:00am–8:15am | Event DescriptionMessage from the Masters of Photographyw/ Ron Rosenstock | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00am–8:15am | Event DescriptionWild Ramona - A Local Book Projectw/ Roy Toft | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 8:00am–9:30am | Event DescriptionPortfolio Review Session | Event Type Portfolio Reviews | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 8:30am–10:30am | Event DescriptionTucson Botanical GardensTo Be Announced Soon! | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 8:30am–9:45am | Event DescriptionShoot For a Cause: The Power of Picturesw/ Amy Gulick | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 8:30am–9:45am | Event DescriptionWorking with Scientistsw/ Ryan Wagner | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 10:00am–11:00am | Event DescriptionCenter for Creative PhotographyTo Be Announced Soon! | Event Type Field Trip | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 10:00am–10:30am | Event DescriptionWelcome / Opening Remarksw/ Mo Heim - 2025 Summit MC | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 11:00am–12:00pm | Event DescriptionKeynote: Sentient Seaw/ Brian Skerry | Event Type Keynote Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 12:00pm–1:00pm | Event DescriptionLunchMeal Plan / Day Three | Event Type Meal Plan | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 12:00pm–5:00pm | Event DescriptionTrade Show OpenOpen to Public Saturday Only! | Event Type Trade Show | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 1:00pm–4:00pm | Event DescriptionPortfolio Review Sessions | Event Type Portfolio Reviews | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 2:00pm–3:15pm | Event DescriptionShoot For a Cause: The Power of Picturesw/ Amy Gulick | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 2:00pm–3:15pm | Event DescriptionOpening the Mind's Eye: Solutionsw/ Justin Black | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 3:30pm–4:45pm | Event DescriptionHomew/ jon holloway | Event Type Breakout Session | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 5:00pm–5:30pm | Event DescriptionNature Photography Foundation Live Auction | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 5:30pm–6:00pm | Event DescriptionNANPA College Scholarship Program PresentationSupported by the Nature Photography Foundation | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 6:00pm–6:45pm | Event DescriptionFinal Farewell / Closing Remarks / Giveaway! | Event Type Summit Program | AvailabilityGeneral |
Time } 7:00pm–9:00pm | Event DescriptionPhotographer's Table / Brian SkerryVIP 10-Person Dinner | Event Type Private Dinner | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 7:00pm–9:00pm | Event DescriptionPhotographer's Table / Dewitt JonesVIP 10-Person Dinner | Event Type Private Dinner | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Time } 7:00pm–9:00pm | Event DescriptionPhotographer's Table / Frans LantingVIP 10-Person Dinner | Event Type Private Dinner | AvailabilityEnhanced |
Program and schedule are subject to changes, additions, or cancellations without advance notice.
