The Night Photo Summit online event will offer three days of dynamic presentations from 35-plus world-class photographers, authors, artists, astronomers, and national park and dark-sky activists. And I am honored to be invited to speak for a second time.

Abandoned airplane with the glorious Milky Way overhead. Cover for first book.
Abandoned airplane with the glorious Milky Way overhead. This is the cover for my first book.

What is it?

National Parks at Night holds night photography workshops that provide top-shelf education both in the classroom and in the field. They are arguably the best in the world at doing so. They have invited 35+ speakers to join in the fun of their Night Photo Summit.

The speakers at this online event will include night photographers, of course. Also speaking are authors, artists, astronomers and national park and dark-sky activists. They will speak about astronomy, dark skies, creativity and of course photo techniques — both in the field and post-processing. Presentations will include beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

Night photo with light painting in Nelson ghost town, Nevada, where we will be holding a night photography workshop in May 2023.
Night photo with light painting in Nelson ghost town, Nevada, where we will be holding a night photography workshop in May 2023.

Who are the presenters?

I will be one of the presenters at Night Photo Summit, discussing publishing photography books.
I will be one of the presenters at Night Photo Summit, discussing publishing photography books.

The varied speakers for Night Photo Summit include Forest Chaput, Sherry Pincus, Royce Bair, Michael Frye, Katrina Brown, Joseph DePasquale, Albert Dros, Rachel Jones Ross, Rafael Pons, Alyn Wallace, Sussan Magnano and more. And of course, it includes National Parks at Night instructors Gabriel Biderman, Chris Nicholson, Lance Keimig, Matt Hill and Tim Cooper.

I will be offering a presentation entitled “Behind the Book: My Path to Publishing a Monograph.” This will be about publishing two books on history, stories and night photography of abandoned locations. Offering examples from several of my books, I will describe my initial contact and negotiations with a publisher. I will then will take you through the process of creating the initial concept for each book. I will also discuss how the book’s topical theme informs the way I go about planning long road trips and the sorts of photos I take.

Abandoned Planes, Trains and Automobiles: California Revealed by Ken Lee
“Abandoned Planes, Trains and Automobiles: California Revealed” by Ken Lee

When is it?

Night photo with light painting in a damp cold forest in Georgia!
Night photo with light painting in a damp cold forest in Georgia!

The Night Photo Summit will run Feb. 3-5 from 11 a. m. to 7:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 6:00 on Sunday. There will also be an “after-hours” event Friday and/or Saturday nights.

How can I sign up?

Night Photo Summit 2023
Night Photo Summit 2023

Well, you know … go to their website! If you choose to sign up, I would greatly appreciate it if you use my Night Photo Summit 2023 affiliate link here. Thanks.

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