Develop Your Business Speaker: NANPA Summit 2025
Mary Virginia Swanson brings extensive knowledge and deep connections across the photography industry, offering a wide range of insights into the creation, marketing, and publication of lens-based projects.
She is the co-author, alongside Darius Himes, of Publish Your Photography Book, now in its 3rd edition (Radius Books, 2023).
A highly respected educator and advisor, Swanson’s teachings have guided countless photographers through the complex process of bringing their work to publication.
The Role of a Photobook in Your Career
Tuesday, May 13 / 11:00am – 12:30pm / Verbena
NOTE: This Session is part of the day-long seminar: “Develop Your Business” and requires that this Seminar is added to your Summit Registration or purchased seperately. For more information or questions about adding this Seminar, please contact summit@nanpa.org.
Whether self-publishing a series of your photographs or collaborating with a publisher to produce a monograph, a marketing tool in print offers a strong first impression that can also serve as an impressive reminder of the value of your work.
In this richly illustrated presentation, author/advisor Mary Virginia Swanson will discuss the path to publication from hand-made or utilizing print-on-demand to working with a small press, and share physical examples of printed promotional pieces with the audience.
Portfolio Reviews (Requires Advance Registration)
Wednesday, May 14 / 9:00am – 11:30am / Verbena