Our dates for the 15th Palm Springs Photo Festival will be May 3-8, 2020. Our Fifteenth annual PSPF (PSPF XV) website will go live on November  20.

SNEEK PEEK for our 2020 Workshop Program:

Matt Mahurin

Nadav Kander

Miranda Penn Turin

Keith Carter

Melanie Pullin

Ben Hassett

Cheryl Walsh

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Sandro Miller

Maggie Steber

Scott Francis

Tim Griffith

Todd Hido

Dirk Dallas

AND others to be announced when we open registration on November 30!

THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM THROWS OPEN ITS DOORS TO ATTENDEES, FACULTY AND VOLUNTEERS WITH FESTIVAL BADGES FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK AT NO CHARGE!

 

OUR 2019 FESTIVAL (this past May)

THE OPENING PORTFOLIO SHOW OPENS AT 2:00PM and CLOSES at 5:00PM on SUNDAY AND IS OPEN TO ALL FESTIVAL BADGEHOLDERS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE OPENING RECEPTION (Badge Required) TAKES PLACE FROM 5:00PM – 8:00PM at KORAKIA PENSIONE

 

FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 1-800-928-8314

Duane Michals: On Being YOU

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Roger Ballen: The Fine Art Photography Master Class

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The Nadav Kander The Master Class: WORK

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Stephen Wilkes with Jay Maisel: A Photography Conversation

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Dan Winters: The Considered Portrait

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Todd Hido: The Night Suburban Landscape

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Frank Ockenfels 3: Looking Beyond the Obvious

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Cheryl Walsh: Shooting People Underwater

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Greg Gorman: The Male Nude: Photographing the Body

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Thomas Holm: The Artful Nude: Photographing the Body

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Tim Griffith: Architecture: Building Relationships

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Scott Frances: Expressing Architecture & Interiors

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Barbara Davidson: Documentary & Photojournalism

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Andrew Southam: Lifestyle Advertising Photography

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Andy Katz: The Extraordinary Desert Landscape

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Sandro Miller: How to Light Portraits Like a Master

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Art Streiber: Managing A Career in Editorial Photography

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David Fahey: Portfolio Reviews & Gallery Submissions

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Michelle Dunn Marsh & Dan Milnor: Publishing Today: Everything You Know

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Peter Hurley: The One-Day Headshot Portrait Lighting Class

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IMPORTANT

Our 4-day workshops end on Thursday, May 9th at 11:00am. In order to allow workshop attendees to have the option of adding a second, one-day class to their schedules, nearly all of our Thursday one-day classes will begin at 11am and end at 6pm. 

CHECK OUT THE PSPF 2019 FACULTY

“There is probably no other event in photography that can assemble a broader and more comprehensive faculty of influencers than the Palm Springs Photo Festival.”

SEE OUR PORTFOLIO REVIEWERS

Including an incredible contingent of Advertising Agency creatives, Galleries, Magazine Photo Editors, Book Publishers, Corporate Art Directors, Reps and more.

“Over the past decade, the Palm Springs Photo Festival has grown into one of the most anticipated West Coast photo events of the year, featuring portfolio reviews from a truly rich array of industry experts and artists, as well as workshops, exhibitions, and evening projections in a beautiful desert landscape.” – David Schonauer, Pro Photo Daily

Daily Registration costs only $95 per day and includes our symposiums, evening presentations, all sponsored photo-walks, certain seminars, access to our Sponsor Headquarters and our networking events.

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WORKSHOPS

Our 14th year Workshop Program will offer 18 intense, hands-on, remarkable shooting classes with world-renowned working photographers. Most are three full days plus a 4th day morning session and begin on May 5th. 

PORTFOLIO-REVIEWS

The Portfolio Review at the Palm Springs Photo Festival is designed to introduce emerging, professional and serious advanced amateur photographers to key influencers from both the commercial & fine art realms. 

SEMINARS

Our intensive seminars, taught by leading industry experts, are conducted in the form of a two-hour lecture followed by a Q & A session. Topics range from technical to inspirational and business. Certain seminars are included with daily festival registration.

SYMPOSIUMS

Each day, Monday – Thursday, we present an important industry conference. This is a moderated discussion among experts on subjects of immediate importance to all photographers. These get you thinking about issues affecting you.

EVENING

Each night, we present our Evening Presentation in the Annenberg Theater of the Palm Springs Art Museum. See our Slide Show Contest selections and amazing presentations by legendary photographers. Don’t forget our raffles!

PARTIES

Attend our Opening Reception, Networking Dinner & our big festival party! Open bar, great food, wine tastings from great California winemakers and a chance to hang out and make friends.

SLIDE-SHOW

Send us your slide shows! You can send as many as you like. This is an opportunity to have your presentation shown in one of our four Evening Presentations to the entire festival including all of our influencers. Win incredible prizes from our sponsors!

OPEN-PORTFOLIO-SHOW

Participate in our Open Portfolio Show! Show your work to members of our faculty, as well as festival attendees,  sponsors & the general public. A great way to make new friends and connections! 

QUESTIONS

For answers to frequently asked questions, click on the FAQ button below.

TRAVEL

For complete travel and hotel information, including special discounts, click below!

TESTIMONIALS

Read what recent attendees are saying about the Palm Springs Photo Festival

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VOLUNTEER or INTERN at CONNECT 2019

The Palm Springs Photo Festival is an amazing event – one which requires a great number of people to make possible. Volunteers and interns are a vital component to the success of the Palm Springs Photo Festival experience. Meet the world’s top photographers, be part of the week-long summit that continues to define the world’s photographic community.…

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