📣 We are excited to announce our newly elected chair @owensbyd secretary @leni.film.photo and our wonderful chapter representatives @niloofarlenscraft@gwendaviesphoto@kaylasuzanne@charfromcharlotte !
✍️ We look forward to seeing what programming we can have going into the new year! Please let us know what you might be interested in and connect with over discord (in the linktree!)
📷 And with help of @spenational and all the regional chapters we hope to help create an even more colorful, diverse and amazing photographic community! 🏳️🌈
🗳️ Voting is now open for the SPE Pride Caucus leadership positions!
There are multiple positions up for election this cycle including chair, secretary and chapter representatives!
And finally our chapter representatives! Please Note that they are for various regions
🔗Please read their statements and cast your vote at the link in our bio!
Voting closes April 29, 2026.
🗳️ Voting is now open for the SPE Pride Caucus leadership positions!
There are multiple positions up for election this cycle including chair, secretary and chapter representatives!
Next up are our secretary nominees!
🔗Please read their statements and cast your vote at the link in our bio!
Voting closes April 29, 2026.
🗳️ Voting is now open for the SPE Pride Caucus leadership positions!
There are multiple positions up for election this cycle including chair, secretary and chapter representatives!
First up are our chair nominees!
🔗Please read their statements and cast your vote at the link in our bio!
Voting closes April 29, 2026.
📣 The Society for Photographic Education Pride Caucus is searching for passionate individuals to join the Leadership Team in the roles of Chair, Secretary, and Chapter Representatives!
🙌This is an excellent opportunity to influence the direction of the caucus, foster community, build professional networks, get involved in SPE leadership (many former Caucus leaders later serve on the SPE board), and be recognized for your professional skills while serving the LGBTQIA2S+ communities.
✍️ Participation on the Leadership Team requires attending a one-hour Leadership Team meeting via Zoom each month and completing any additional agreed upon duties, which vary depending on the individual interests and responsibilities of each team member.
📩 You can nominate yourself or someone else, such as a colleague or graduate students, who will be sent the self-nomination form. While nominating a colleague or graduate student is anonymous, it is highly recommended that those nominating others let their nominee(s) know to encourage completion of the self-nomination form.
🗓️ All self-nominations must be submitted no later than April 19 at 11:59 PM PST. Nominees will then be vetted by the chair and voted on by the caucus membership from April 20-28, based on the information submitted.
🔗 See our link in Bio for the form and additional information!
💕 It’s time to apply for Mentorship Sessions this year!
🎓 Are you a student/emerging artist that identifies as LGBTQAI2S+? Are you looking for feedback on your work, guidance in your professional practice, and/or looking to have a conversation about making your way as an artist, in your own terms?
📷 Or, are you ready to directly impact the experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ emerging artists? Are you looking to act as a mentor and grant insight into their work and help them build relationships in the field?
🌈 This program is FREE and connects emerging and mid-career artists as a way to extend the critical conversation beyond campus and physical location.
👉 Mentors and mentees fill out a questionnaire and then are paired based on overlapping interests and focuses. Your initial meeting will be about 1 hour long.
🗓️ Signups for Mentees *and* Mentors at link in bio! Questionnaires are due April 6 at 11:59pm EST.
@spenational
Next up on our Queer Photographer Highlight is Pia-Paulina Guilmoth.
Her work explores the connections between humanity, nature and queer resistance through haunting black and white photographs.
You can find her work in her recent book "Flowers Drink the River" from Stanley/Barker, "At Night Gardens Grow" (to be reprinted) and in collaboration with Jesse Saffire in "Fishworm"
📸 This year’s @spenational conference here in Atlanta, GA, was one to be remembered!
🙌 Thank you to our conference organizers, Board of Directors, volunteers, and everyone who helped to make this conference possible!
🏳️🌈 We had a wonderful weekend with our caucus, from coffee hours and presentations to portfolio sharing and dancing.
Thank you all for being who you are, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon! 🥰💖
😭 Last day of the @spenational Conference! Here’s what the Pride Caucus has going on today:
☕️ Coffee Hour! Come eat breakfast and drink coffee with us from 8-9am on the 3rd floor near the elevators.
🌊 Queer Informal Pool Gathering: join us in the hotel pool at 7:30pm! You can hang out poolside or have a splash, either way we’re having fun!
See you later!
☀️ Good morning and happy Day 2 of the @spenational Conference!
We have plenty of events for you all today, notably our Pride Caucus Meeting at 3:30pm in the Capitol Ballroom! We will also have a FREE book raffle at this time— swipe to see your potential prizes! 😘
We also have the Pride Caucus Portfolio Throwdown this evening at 6:30pm in Georgia 12! Bring your portfolios and get ready ready to share your work with others.
Have fun and see you all soon! 🏳️🌈
🎉 Today is the day! We can’t wait to see everyone at the 2026 @spenational Conference! 🥳
🏳️🌈 Swipe to see the schedule of today’s Pride & Pride-adjacent events!
Be sure to follow along on our stories and tag us and @spenational with all your national conference fun. 📸
