Past speakers include

Michelle Agins
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, The New York Times

Brent Lewis
Photo editor, The New York Times, co-founder, Diversify.Photo

Clarissa Bonet
Visual artist and photographer

Sebastián Hidalgo
Independent photographer
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Alyssa Schukar
Washington, D.C.-based photojournalist, writer, and educator, co-founder Prism Photo Workshop

Michelle Kanaar
Art Director & co-founder
Borderless Magazine, co-founder Prism Photo Workshop

Joshua Lott
Staff photographer,
The Washington Post

Authority Collective
Empowering marginalized artists with resources and community,

Tiph Browne
Freelance photojournalist and graphic designer

Elaine Cromie
Photographer and visual journalist

Celeste Noche
Editorial and documentary photographer

Michael Zajakowski
Director of Photography,
CHICAGO magazine,
co-founder Prism Photo Workshop

Raquel Zaldivar
Visual journalist,
Chicago Tribune

Alex Garcia
Chicago-based photographer and videographer