PhotoShelter is hosting Luminance 2012, a new conference being held Sept. 12-13 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City that the company says will bring leading voices from across industries to explore the intersection of business, technology, culture, and photography.
Luminance 2012 speakers include leaders from Behance, Blurb, Facebook, Google, 20×200, Tumblr and other companies that are driving massive changes in today’s photo landscape. Limited early bird registration discounts are available now at photoshelter.com/luminance.
Speakers at Luminance 2012 will each deliver 20 minute talks (plus Q&A) in their area of expertise.
Speakers include:
- Jen Bekman, CEO & Founder, 20×200
- Scott Belsky, CEO & Founder, Behance
- Lucas Allen Buick, CEO & Founder, Hipstamatic
- Leila Boujnane, CEO, TinEye
- Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Development at Christie’s
- Chris Chabot, Manager, Developer Relations, Google+
- Eric Cheng, Director of Photography, Lytro
- Kevin Connor, CEO and Co-Founder, Fourandsix
- Barbara Davidson, 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Feature Photography
- Eileen Gittins, CEO, Blurb
- John Maloney, CEO, Tumblr
- Michael Muller, Commercial/Shark Portraitist
- Srinivas Narayanan, Engineering Mgr, Facebook Photos
- Craig Peters (SVP Biz Dev), Getty Images
- Rick Robinson, Director of Marketing, Vision Research, makers of the Phantom camera
- David A. Ross, Former Director of the Whitney, Chair of the MFA Art Practice Program, School of Visual Arts
- Alan Taylor, Editor, InFocus, The Atlantic (and creator of the Boston Globe’s “The Big Picture”)
- Jonathan Teo, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners (and Instagram investor)
- Peter Yang, Commercial/Editorial Photographer
An optional, limited attendance photography workshop will also be held on Sept. 11 at Root Drive-In Studios, with renowned pro photographers Zack Arias, Corey Rich, and Robert Seale. In addition, the Luminance #ilovephotography Party will be held the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 12 at a location to be announced.
Prices are $249 for Conference & Workshop (General Admission), $149 for Conference Only (General Admission), $99 for Workshop Only (General Admission), $99 for Conference & Workshop (Full-time Student) and $49 for Conference Only (Full-time Student).
“Luminance 2012 will be an opportunity for the community to come together around a new topic of discussion that isn’t strictly gear or technique,” said Murabayashi. “It’s a chance to engage in a dialogue with others who are creating the technology that’s driving massive shifts in the photography landscape, to learn from each other, and get inspired about what is still to come for this medium we all both love with passion and equally depend on for our business and livelihood.”
A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved for Luminance 2012 attendees. Learn more about conference logistics and register to attend at http://photoshelter.com/luminance.