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Thursday, April 3, 2025 Live Contest judging
6 pm. Murphy Hall, Room 130. Judges: Lisa Krantz, Chip Somodevilla and Dave LaBelle
Friday, April 4, 2025 Student-focused Morning, Afternoon for All
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Sign up for portfolio reviews at registration desk
| 8:30 am | Light breakfast | Room 100 |
| 9 am – Noon | Lightning round sessions | Room 130 Especially for students: A variety of professionals working in photojournalism and photography talk about what they do — and how they got there. Bring your questions. Hear from Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images, Lisa Krantz, University of Montana and freelance, Kat Dalager, commercial freelancer, Tony Peterson, multimedia journalist at WCCO, Anna Paige, photo editor at the Fargo Forum and Nicole Neri, freelance photographer. |
| Noon | Lunch | Room 100 |
| 1:30 pm | Workshop sessions – Portfolio reviews: Room 14 – Live edit: Making stronger images with cropping and toning (bring images you’d like help with) with Stephen Maturen and Nicole Neri | Room 214 – Brian Peterson: Exploring the night sky, planning and surprise to get the shot | Room 32 – Best practices in working with submitted photos with Elaine Cromie (Editor track) | Room 7 |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm | Workshop sessions – Mark Brown: The indy documentary storytelling landscape. Room 34 – Aaron Young, attorney: Fair contracts with freelancers (Editor track). Room 7 – Carlos Gonzalez: Nailing the sports photo. Room 214 – Deb Pang Davis: Photo Books – Essential design tips for photographers who want to leverage the power of print | Room 32 |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4 pm | Keynote presentation with Lisa Krantz | Room 130 |
| 5:15-5:30 pm | Wrap up and awards ceremony |
| 5:30-6:30 pm | Editor/news manager and freelance photographer meet and mingle – with cookies! Heggen Room. |
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Social and Networking Event
Stub and Herbs, 227 SE Oak St, Minneapolis, MN 55414
You do not need to be registered for the conference to attend.
It’s an 8-minute walk from Murphy Hall, or a 5-minute drive.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Murphy Hall – Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication
206 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Sign up for portfolio reviews at registration desk
| 8 am – 5 pm | Vendors | Room 100 |
| 8:30 am | Light breakfast | Room 100 |
| 9:00 am | Opening and Keynote Presentation with Annie Griffiths |
| 10:30 am | Social Break |
| 11:00 am | Workshop sessions – Jake Armour leads a discussion on navigating our creative community challenges | Room 32 – Coburn Dukehart: Growing your audience with strong visuals (Editor track) | Room 7 – Caroline Yang: “Illuminations – Storytelling through multiple exposures” | Room 34 – Portfolio reviews: Room 14 (sign up at registration desk) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch at the Recreation & Wellness Center |
| 2:00 pm | Workshop sessions – Mike Davis: Choosing the best photos (Editor track) | Room 7 – David LaBelle: Photo scavenger hunt (bring your camera) | Room 130 – Carly Danek: Video storytelling – put the story first, from the field to the edit | Room 32 – Portfolio reviews: Room 14 (sign up at registration desk) |
| 3:30 pm | Social Break |
| 4:00 pm | Keynote Presentation with Chip Somodevilla | Room 130 |
| 5:45 pm | Adjourn |
| 6:30 pm | Optional dining out at local restaurants |