Past speakers include Lorna Simpson, Deana Lawson, Annie Leibovitz, Deborah Willis, Charlotte Cotton, Jess T. Dugan, Gregory Crewdson, Alec Soth, Pete Souza, Joel Sternfeld, Michael Stipe, Lynsey Addario, Zack Arias, Bruce Davidson, Tierney Gearon, Lauren Greenfield, Emmet Gowin, Vincent Laforet, Stephen Shore, Larry Sultan, Amy Arbus, Sam Taylor-Wood, and John Waters.

Jess T. Dugan

10.06.2022
Hyatt Centric Midtown

Tabitha Soren

with Darius Himes

09.17.2022
Atlanta History Center

A.K. BURNS

10.05.2021
Georgia State University
Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design

CHRIS ALUKA BERRY

10.27.2020
Spotlight Series
Instagram Live

TERI DARNELL

10.20.2020
Spotlight Series
Instagram Live

JOSHUA RASHAAD MCFADDEN

10.14.2020
Lecture Series
Zoom

ANDREW FEILER

10.13.2020
Spotlight Series
Instagram Live

ARVIN TEMKAR

10.6.2020
Spotlight Series
Instagram Live

AMY ARBUS

10.25.2019
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

CHARLOTTE COTTON

10.22.2019
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

KATE T. PARKER

10.17.2019
Spotlight Series
Facet Gallery / ATL Photo Night

MICHAEL STIPE

10.02.2019
Marquee Event
SCADshow

CREATIVE SOUL

09.26.2019
Spotlight Series
Facet Gallery / ATL Photo Night

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

11.29.2018
Marquee Event
Cobb Energy Center

DEANA LAWSON

10.25.2018
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

DEREK BLANKS

10.11.2018
Spotlight Series
WCAC

MEGHANN RIEPENHOFF

09.27.2018
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

ZANELE MUHOLI

09.14.2018
Lecture Series
Spelman College

PAUL GRAHAM

10.21.2017
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

JOHN WATERS
10.20.2017
Marquee Event
High Museum of Art

MICHAEL JAMES O’BRIEN

10.18.2017
Spotlight Series
SCADshow

MARILYN MINTER

10.12.2017
Lecture Series
Woodruff Arts Center

PETE SOUZA
10.3.2017
Lecture Series
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

LALLA ESSAYDI
10.27.2016
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

STEPHEN SHORE / INSTAGRAM

10.22.2016
Lecture Series
Rich Theater

THOMAS ASKEW
10.17.2015
Panel Discussion
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

BALDWIN LEE
10.13.2016
Lecture Series
MOCA GA

DUANE MICHALS
10.06.2016
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

KATHRYN KOLB

10.29.2015
Lecture Series
Pace Academy

LYNSEY ADDARIO

10.26.2015
Lecture Series
Fernbank Museum of Natural History

INSTAGRAM PANEL DISCUSSION

10.21.2015
Spotlight Series
Westside Cultural Arts Center

ON BEING BLACK

10.17.2015
Panel Discussion
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

ZENG YI

10.01.2015
Lecture Series
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum

AN EVENING WITH THE BITTER SOUTHERNER

10.24.2014
Spotlight Series
Big Studio

KAHN & SELESNICK

10.15.2014
Lecture Series
SCAD-Atlanta

DAN WINTERS

10.10.2014
Lecture Series
Portfolio Center

EUGENE RICHARDS & GETTY IMAGES

10.09.2014
Knowledge Series
NCCHR

DEBORAH WILLIS PH.D.

10.17.2013
Lecture Series
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

ZACK ARIAS

10.16.2013
Lecture Series
MOCA GA

GETTY IMAGES

10.10.2013
Knowledge Series
Robert C. Williams Paper Museum

ALISON WRIGHT

10.03.2013
Lecture Series
Pace Academy

NICHOLAS NIXON

09.26.2013
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

LIZ VON HOENE

10.24.2012
Spotlight Series
Big Studio

ALEX PRAGER

10.23.2012
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

MARVIN HEIFERMAN

10.17.2012
Knowledge Series
ACAC

BRIAN ULRICH

10.11.2012
Lecture Series
Georgia Tech Paper Museum

JOEL STERNFELD

09.27.2012
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

ZOE STRAUSS

10.27.2011
Lecture Series
ACAC

CHIP SIMONE

10.20.2011
Spotlight Series
High Museum of Art

MARTIN SCHOELLER

10.06.2011
Lecture Series
SCAD – Atlanta

MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON

10.05.2011
Knowledge Series
Portfolio Center

EMMETT GOWIN

09.27.2011
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

JEFF ROSENHEIM

10.22.2010
Knowledge Series
Emory University

GRANT B. ROMER

10.20.2010
Lecture Series
High Museum

JERRY UELSMANN & MAGGIE TAYLOR

10.14.2010
Lecture Series Ga.Tech
Paper Museum

VINCENT LAFORET

10.07.2010
Lecture Series
SCAD – Atlanta

ART STREIBER

10.06.2010
Lecture Series
SCAD – Atlanta

MARK STEINMETZ

12.06.2009
Spotlight Series
Big Studio

TIERNEY GEARON

10.29.2009
Lecture Series
High Museum

BETH LILLY

10.21.2009
Spotlight Series
MOCA GA

MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON
10.18.2009
Knowledge Series
SCAD – Atlanta

GREGORY CREWDSON
10.15.2009
Lecture Series
Rialto Center for the Arts

SUSAN TODD-RAQUE
10.18.2008
Knowledge Series
Fay Gold Gallery

SUELLEN PARKER
10.09.2008
Spotlight Series
MOCA GA

DANNY CLINCH
10.07.2008
Lecture Series
SCAD – Atlanta

MCCALLUM/TARRY
10.05.2008
Lecture Series
TUBE Creative

DANNY LYON
10.02.2008
Lecture Series
Woodruff Arts Center

SAM TAYLOR WOOD
09.14.2008
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

CHRISTOPHER BUCKLOW
09.14.2008
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

MARIA MAGDALENA CAMPOS-PONS
10.25.2007
Lecture Series
Spelman College Museum of Art

ALEC SOTH
10.11.2007
Lecture Series
High Museum of Art

2006
Ron Haviv
Eliott Erwitt
Shannon Ebner
Stephen Shore

2005
Larry Sultan
Emma Dexter
Bruce Davidson
Paul Aresu
Sze Tsung Leong
Kate Breaky

2004
Denise Bethel
Gus Kayafas
Laura McPhee
Xing Danwen
Lorna Simpson
Rodney Smith

2003
Keith Carter
Mary Virginia Swanson
Pradip Malde
Anthony Goicolea
Lauren Greenfield

2002
Mona Kuhn
Tom Rankin
Deborah Willis
Ann Elliott Cutting
Wendy Ewald
Mark Sealy

2001
Renee Cox
Michael Lesy
Sue de Beer
John Kaplan
Michael Kenna
Joyce Tenneson

2000
Linda Conner
Duane Michaels
Jerry Uelsmann