WORLD CLASS Speakers

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Art Wolfe
Art Wolfe
B&H Guest Speaker
Born in Washington State, Art Wolfe is an American photographer and conservationist, best known for color images of landscapes, wildlife and native cultures. He graduated from the University of Washington with bachelor's degrees in fine arts and art education in 1975, where he studied under professors such as Jacob Lawrence. His photography career spans five decades. During that time, he has worked on every continent, documenting scenes in hundreds of locations, and covering a dazzling array of projects. He still calls the city of Seattle home.


Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat
JOBY Ambassador
Award-winning filmmaker, storyteller and YouTube legend, Casey Neistat, is a digital creator whose videos have reached billions. You can still catch him exiting his studio on his skateboard with his camera and mic in hand, ready to vlog his next adventure. Casey’s creative process is unique and inspires digital creators to think outside the box, and redefine their creative potential. To Casey, it’s not the idea that matters, it’s the execution that makes the difference. Anything can happen while filming and creators need to be ready to catch it.


Ami Vitale
Ami Vitale
Nikon Ambassador
Ami Vitale, Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic photographer, writer, speaker and documentary filmmaker has travelled to more than 100 countries, documenting the heartbreaking realities of war to witnessing the inspiring power of individuals making a difference. Her award-winning work illuminates the unsung heroes and communities working to protect wildlife and finding harmony in our natural world. She has been named one of the most influential conservation photographers of her generation and is Conservation International's Lui-Walton Innovators Fellow. In 2022, she was awarded with the prestigious prizes from the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service and the Lucie Humanitarian Award. Instyle Magazine named Ami one of fifty Badass Women, she has also been named Magazine photographer of the year in the International Photographer of the Year award, received the Daniel Pearl for Outstanding Journalism award and is a six-time recipient of World Press Photos. Ami is also the founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Vital Impacts and lectures around the world for the National Geographic LIVE series.


Flo Ngala
Flo Ngala
B&H Guest Speaker
Flo Ngala is a New York-based photographer whose West African roots inspired a love of culture and capturing authentic moments within her community. At the age of 22, her career began when she was recruited as a personal photographer for Gucci Mane and Cardi B under Atlantic Records. Her commercial, editorial, and news work includes clients Apple, Nike, Vogue and The New York Times. In 2022, she became the first black woman hired by Vogue to photograph inside the MET Gala. Flo is on Forbes’ 2023 “30 Under 30” list in the Art & Style category.


Mark Seliger
Mark Seliger
B&H Guest Speaker
Mark Seliger is a photographer whose clients include Vanity Fair, Elle, GQ, Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, German Vogue, Adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Lee, McDonald’s, Netflix, Ralph Lauren, Ray-Ban and many more. His photographs are part of the permanent collection of the Houston Fine Art Museum, as well as the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Seliger is the recipient of awards such as: Alfred Eisenstaedt Award, Lucie Award, Clio Grand Prix, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, ASME’s and the 2019 Texas Medal of Arts Award.


Grace Wells
Grace Wells
B&H Guest Speaker
Grace helps brands find and express their voices on social media to raise awareness and solidify consumer loyalty. Best known for her series, "Making Epic Commercials for Random Objects," which has garnered 134M views across 21 videos for objects like an egg, dirt, milk and a crumb, Grace has built a TikTok creator platform of over 2.4M followers with 55M likes. Grace produces, directs and edits both paid and organic content for brands such as L'Oreal, The Weather Channel, Sabra, Poppi and Dawn to create fresh and exciting videos.


Frans Lanting
Frans Lanting
B&H Guest Speaker
Hailed as one of the great photographers of our time, Frans Lanting’s work appears in books, magazines and exhibitions around the world. For more than two decades he has documented wildlife from the Amazon to Antarctica to promote understanding about the earth and its natural history through images that convey a passion for nature and a sense of wonder about our living planet. His books include Into Africa, LIFE, Jungles, Penguin, Eye to Eye, Living Planet, Bonobo, Okavango, Forgotten Edens and Madagascar: A World Out of Time.


Dan Winters
Dan Winters
B&H Guest Speaker
Dan Winters is widely recognized for his celebrity portraiture, scientific and aerospace photography, photojournalism and illustrations. He has won 100+ awards globally, including a World Press Photo award, the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography, the Art Directors Club of New York and Life Magazine, among others. He was also honored by Kodak as a photo “Icon” in their biographical “Legends” series. Winters has published six books and had multiple solo exhibitions in NYC, Los Angeles, Savannah, Siena, Italy, Madrid, Spain and Sharjah, UAE.


Bess Adler
Bess Adler
Fujifilm Photowalk Lead
Lindsay Adler
Lindsay Adler
Canon Explorer of Light
Kevin Ames
Kevin Ames
Luxli Ambassador
Natalie Amrossi
Natalie Amrossi
Canon Photowalk Lead
Anya Anti
Anya Anti
B&H Guest Speaker
Lanna Apisukh
Lanna Apisukh
Fujifilm Photowalk Lead
Elizabeth Avedon
Elizabeth Avedon
B&H Guest Reviewer
Ethan Barber
Ethan Barber
B&H Guest Speaker
Endia Beal
Endia Beal
B&H Guest Speaker
Gabriel Biderman
Gabriel Biderman
DoF Stage MC
Roberto Blake
Roberto Blake
B&H Guest Speaker
Ira Block
Ira Block
Sony Photowalk Lead
Harry B. Miller III
Harry B. Miller III
B&H Guest Speaker
D'Ann Boal
D'Ann Boal
Nikon Photowalk Lead
David Brommer
David Brommer
B&H MC
Tati Bruening
Tati Bruening
Photographer and Content Creator, @illumitati
Cache Bunny
Cache Bunny
B&H Guest Speaker
Keith Dorsey
Keith Dorsey
CEO & Founder of YOUNGGUNS ENTERTAINMENT
Rob Draper
Rob Draper
B&H Guest Speaker
Melanie Dunea
Melanie Dunea
B&H Guest Speaker
Sarah Edmunds
Sarah Edmunds
Godox Ambassador
Katrin Eismann
Katrin Eismann
Sony Photowalk Lead
Jenna Ezarik
Jenna Ezarik
B&H Guest Speaker
Deanne Fitzmaurice
Deanne Fitzmaurice
Nikon Ambassador
Jean Fruth
Jean Fruth
Sony Artisan
Jeff Gerstel
Jeff Gerstel
Chief Marketing Officer, B&H Photo
Jerry Ghionis
Jerry Ghionis
Nikon Ambassador
Elizabeth Greenberg
Elizabeth Greenberg
B&H Guest Reviewer
Michelle Harris
Michelle Harris
Sigma Ambassador
John Harrison
John Harrison
B&H Guest Speaker
Matt Hill
Matt Hill
B&H Guest Reviewer
Stephanie Hind
Stephanie Hind
Head of Lifestyle & Education at TikTok
Kenneth Hines
Kenneth Hines
B&H Guest Speaker
Michael Hollender
Michael Hollender
OPTIC Stage MC
Menashe Horowitz
Menashe Horowitz
B&H Photo CEO
Atiba Jefferson
Atiba Jefferson
Canon Explorer of Light
Barbara Jones
Barbara Jones
CEO & Founder of Outshine Talent
Marvin Joseph
Marvin Joseph
B&H Guest Speaker
Kylie Katich
Kylie Katich
Photographer and Content Creator, @kyliekatich
Scott Kelby
Scott Kelby
B&H Guest Speaker
Nathan Kellum
Nathan Kellum
Leica Photowalk Lead
Danese Kenon
Danese Kenon
B&H Guest Reviewer
Chris Kentis
Chris Kentis
B&H Guest Speaker
Sean Kernan
Sean Kernan
B&H Guest Reviewer
Pete Kiehart
Pete Kiehart
B&H Guest Speaker
Chris Knight
Chris Knight
Fujifilm Creator
John Kreidler
John Kreidler
Leica Photowalk Lead
Elizabeth Krist
Elizabeth Krist
B&H Guest Speaker
Heather Krut
Heather Krut
Canon Photowalk Lead
Brittany Eliza Kunkel
Brittany Eliza Kunkel
Nikon Photowalk Lead
Reesa Lake
Reesa Lake
VP, Head of Creator & Agency Partnerships
Kesha Lambert
Kesha Lambert
Sony Artisan
Olivier Laurent
Olivier Laurent
B&H Guest Reviewer
Daphne Le
Daphne Le
B&H Guest Speaker
Sarah Leen
Sarah Leen
B&H Guest Reviewer
Ron Magill
Ron Magill
Nikon Ambassador
Susan Magnano
Susan Magnano
B&H Guest Speaker
Stephen Mallon
Stephen Mallon
B&H Guest Reviewer
Mark Mann
Mark Mann
Dell Ambassador
Andy Mann
Andy Mann
Sony Artisan
Andy Marcus
Andy Marcus
B&H Guest Reviewer
Chris McGinnis
Chris McGinnis
OM SYSTEM Photowalk Lead
Michelle Mitchell
Michelle Mitchell
Head of Culture & Content Equity, Content Partnerships at Meta
Danny Murphy
Danny Murphy
Senior Editor/ Host from Page Six
Kurt Mutchler
Kurt Mutchler
B&H Guest Reviewer
National Parks at Night
National Parks at Night
B&H Guest Speaker
Sade Ndya
Sade Ndya
B&H Guest Speaker
Christen Nino De Guzman
Christen Nino De Guzman
Founder of Clara for Creators
Shotti, NYC
Shotti, NYC
Fujifilm Photowalk Lead
Justin Odisho
Justin Odisho
B&H Guest Speaker
Todd Owyoung
Todd Owyoung
Photographer & Nikon Ambassador
Adrian Per
Adrian Per
B&H Guest Speaker
Maria Perez
Maria Perez
Creative Production Stage MC
Jared "FroKnowsPhoto" Polin
Jared "FroKnowsPhoto" Polin
B&H Guest Speaker
Jesús Ramirez
Jesús Ramirez
B&H Guest Speaker
Keren Sachs
Keren Sachs
Founder & CEO of The Luupe
Garrett Sammons
Garrett Sammons
Litepanels Ambassador
Jim Schmelzer
Jim Schmelzer
Lumix Photowalk Lead
Brooke Shaden
Brooke Shaden
Sony Artisan
Steve Simon
Steve Simon
B&H Guest Reviewer
Ashok Sinha
Ashok Sinha
B&H Guest Reviewer
Brian Skerry
Brian Skerry
Nikon Ambassador
Frank Smith
Frank Smith
OM SYSTEM Ambassador
Kay Sorin
Kay Sorin
Event Producer
Ben Staley
Ben Staley
Lumix Ambassador
Susan Stripling
Susan Stripling
Canon Explorer of Light
Susan May Tell
Susan May Tell
B&H Guest Reviewer
Deanna Testa
Deanna Testa
Creator Lounge MC
Roberto Valenzuela
Roberto Valenzuela
Canon Explorer of Light
Vincent Versace
Vincent Versace
Nikon Ambassador
Brandon Washington
Brandon Washington
Sachtler Ambassador
Eric Weeks
Eric Weeks
B&H Guest Reviewer
Kasaye Wilson
Kasaye Wilson
Creator Partnerships
Byron Woulard
Byron Woulard
Nikon Photowalk Lead