2025 AVL Photo Summit

2025 AVL Photo Summit

Welcome to the 2025 AVL Photo Summit! Join us for a fun-filled weekend of photography, learning, and networking. Get ready to hear from some amazing professionals, grow your skillset as a photographer, and connect with fellow photography enthusiasts. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this event is perfect for anyone passionate about learning and capturing the world through a lens. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to improve your skills and make lasting memories, all while supporting local photographers and a local charity.

This is event was designed to help several small businesses get back on their feet following Hurricane Helene. There were many hidden impacts of the storm, most of which resulted in financial losses for an area that relies heavily on the fall season and toursim. With your support, we can make a difference for several businesses that were affected.

Two days of speakers!

We've invited some of the best local, full-time photographers to share knowledge about their respective fields of photography. We have six speakers who will be sharing insight about landscape, architecture, real estate, portrait, and wedding photography.

Our speaker lineup:

• Tommy White | Tommy White Photography | Landscape Photography
• J Smilanic | WNC Photo Tours | Landscape Photography
• Jared Kay | Amplified Media | Videography / Landscape
• Carol Spags | Carol Spags Photography | Studio Portraits
• Steven Freedman | Steven Freedman Photography | Architecture
• Monica Leavell | Monica Leavell Photo | Weddings

Speakers will be sharing on Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 5pm both days.

Win a full-day landscape workshop with Tommy White and J Smilanic!

Everyone who purchases a ticket to the event is automatically entered to win a free full-day landscape workshop with Tommy White Photography and J Smilanic of WNC Photo Tours!

Charity

We will be making a sizeable donation to ArtsAVL Emergency Relief Grant, a local organization providing grants to artists affected by Hurricane Helene.

Lodging on site!

The event will be held at Wrong Way’s event space called the Eddy Room. They are offering lodging to those who are traveling from out of town! You can book one of their awesome cabins for the weekend along with fellow photographers. How convenient! Wrong way is located in Asheville next to Carrier Park.

They were kind enough to give our attendees a 10% coupon code if you book one of their cabins that weekend. Use code AVLSUMMIT for your discount on a cabin.

In addition to lodging and an event space, Wrong Way features “The Lodge”, which is directly upstairs from the event venue, offering beers on tap, coffee, snacks, and some lounging space. We’ll be conviening here after the last speaker for each day for some R&R!

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Limited Attendance

We are only selling 36 tickets to this event. This helps us create a more intimate experience for participants and allows some one-on-one opportunities with the speakers.

Host or Publisher AVL Photo Summit