
Summit Photo programme
Find out more about the line-up of speakers at Summit Photo.
Friday 17 July – Humanitarian
10.00am – Doors open
11.00am – Anne Alagbe/Savannah/ Sergio Valenzuela-Escobedo
Panel discussion: Ethics in photography
12.45pm – Giles Duley
1.45pm – Lunchtime lecture with Jermaine Francis and Deborah Ireland
2.45pm – Chris Rainier
4.30pm – Pooran Desai
6.00pm – Ciril Jazbec
7.30pm – Shahidul Alam
8.30pm – Bar
9.30pm – Doors close
Saturday 18 July – Environment
10.00am – Doors open
11.00am – Selene Magnolia Gatti
12.45pm – Gideon Mandel
1.45pm – Lunchtime lecture with Photographic Residency Winner
The Hidden Narratives Residency
The Royal Geographical Society, in partnership with Photoworks and the Italian Cultural Institute in London, have launched with a focus on archives and archival research.
The winning artist is invited to immerse themselves in our historic Collections, and engage with materials in relation to the environment and the humanitarian
The outcome of the residency would be to develop a presentation for Summit Photo 2026 with resonance to the themes of hidden narratives, loss and human impact.
2.45pm – Aaron Gekoski
4.30pm – Mandy Barker
6.00pm – Areeba Hamid
7.30pm – James Balog
8.30pm – Bar
9.30pm – Doors close
Sunday 19 July – Multiple themes day
10.00am – Doors open
11.00am – Lorenzo Poli
12.45pm – Rhiannon Adam
2.30pm – Simon Townsley
4.15pm – Bertie Gregory

