This was NOT your typical photography conference.

THANK YOU so much to all those who joined us at The Experience // ARC in October.

We promised a one-of-a-kind event for passionate photographers and creatives and we had a ball.

10 Keynotes, 6 Mini Presentations, 8 Attendee presentations, a concert with live bands and musicians, 4 different food trucks, an attendee print gallery, an awesome party alongside Master Classes and Portfolio Reviews. Phew! What an incredible 4 days!

A new network of creatives was born and we’re so excited to see where this community takes us. Thank you, you truly made it what it was.

So many kind words were shared about the experience and this one really stands out for us from attendee Rick Etkin:

“This was no doubt the most impactful and energetic “non-conference” I have been to. It was truly not just for early careers, nor just for wedding and portrait creatives but for anyone looking to learn about creative process, decisions, direction and choices. The speakers were open, humble, frantic, peaceful, inspired and truly world leaders in what they do.”

Thanks for sharing Rick!

Huge thank you to our keynote speakers who travelled from all over the world: Kelly Tunney, Gabe McClintock, David Guenther, Ryan Muirhead, Ross Harvey, Nessa K, Jon Duenas, The Shark Pig, Dan Cristea, The Manchiks and our incredible host and interviewer James Moes.

Thanks to our Fast Paced Presentations guide Hugh Whitaker for helping our 8 attendees with their pecha kucha inspired presentations as well as our 6 BIG IDEAS, mini presentors Reginald Campbell, Dallas and Sabrina, Blake Loates, Taylor Roades, Brittany Esther Staddon and João Guedes

Thank you also to all our sponsors, vendors and partners who made this event possible. We couldn’t have done it without you.

We’re stoked to see the video highlights (coming soon!) .. Here’s a mini blog post of just some of the images by our awesome team, The Apartment photography team Jeff and Cat Chang who absolutely nailed it. Thanks so much you two!

We can’t wait to see you all again in 2017!

Onto the images ..