The summit is the highest point of the mountain, and the
Summit Series of Photography Workshops, including the long
running Photography at the Summit and the Sports Photography
Workshops, represent the pinnacle of continuing education
in photography. We combine the best instruction in photography
and new digital technology, with the highest level of creativity
and the best career
networking available anywhere. This has led to over 20 years
of Summit and Sports Workshops with a reputation for being
the best of the best. What makes
the Summit and Sports Workshops unique is the faculty of eight
or more of the best talent in the world: the best photographers,
the best teachers, the top editors and users of photography.
Throughout the week you will have the opportunity to get varying
opinions and perspectives, unique career counseling and the
ultimate networking that has jump-started many careers. Each
workshop features new instruction, new teachers and the ability
to demo the latest equipment in order to keep pace with the
continually changing world of photography.
We have announced our 2008 workshops schedule including an
exciting partnership with the International
League of Conservation Photographers for our spring
Photography at the Summit. We will continue
to add further information, including faculty lists, updated
attendee packets and updated workshop daily schedules, as they
are confirmed, so please continue to check back. We'll also
continue to update you on our new Adventure
Photography Workshop as it continues to evolve, becoming
bigger and better for 2008.
Take a look at
our Testimonials page for what
recent attendees have had to say. We've also posted some thoughts
on the great networking available at our workshops.
The support of major manufacturers is unprecedented in the
workshop/conference world. Not only are Nikon, Apple, Epson
and Lexar supplying the latest equipment and software,
but they are providing the most practical instruction by top
individuals in their organizations. The photographers each
stand at the top of their professions in the worlds of publishing,
art and marketing. The editors
have been pacesetters in magazines and books. The professional
instructors are considered the best. Attendees spend a week
getting to know the very individuals that are the most influential
of photography's ever-changing world. In the classroom, in
the field and socially in the evenings, is time with them that
would be unavailable in their New York or Washington offices.
The concept of team teaching also means that when you show
a portfolio or the pictures you did that day, you have a chance
for a second, or third and fourth, opinion. The instructors
are carefully selected for each workshop to represent a variety
of styles, techniques and perspectives, just as the students
bring unique and individual interests.
Each morning, specific topics are covered by staff members,
and the previous day's student pictures are projected and critiqued.
Afternoons are for photographing a project of your choosing
or for meeting with instructors for portfolio reviews and career
counseling. Additionally, there are often optional afternoon
instructional sessions that you may choose to attend. The evening
sessions feature a program by one or two of the instructors
who show their work and tell of their career. Following the
evening presentation, students and faculty can gather socially.
Each year, great friendships, and some careers, are made at
workshops.
The workshops are organized and managed by Rich Clarkson and
Associates LLC of Denver, a photography and publishing company
widely respected in American photography. The commitment to
ongoing education by Clarkson and his staff goes back to the
days he was a photographer under contract to Sports Illustrated
and Time magazines, director of photography of the National
Geographic Society and education chairman and eventually president
of the National Press Photographers Association.
have been pacesetters in magazines and books. The professional
instructors are considered the best. Attendees spend a week
getting to know the very individuals that are the most influential
of photography's ever-changing world. In the classroom, in
the field and socially in the evenings, is time with them that
would be unavailable in their New York or Washington offices.
The concept of team teaching also means that when you show
a portfolio or the pictures you did that day, you have a chance
for a second, or third and fourth, opinion. The instructors
are carefully selected for each workshop to represent a variety
of styles, techniques and perspectives, just as the students
bring unique and individual interests.