2026 PSA Photo Festival Schedule
Schedule is subject to change. Please check back often for updates.
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Sunday, September 13, 2026 | ||||
| 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 4:45 pm- 9:00 pm | Photo Tour | Tour #1 – Tony n Tina’s Wedding Dinner Theater | N/A | Venue Inside Rio Hotel |
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Monday, September 14, 2026 | ||||
| 5:45 am- 12:00 pm | Photo Tour | Tour #2 – Valley of Fire State Park | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 7:00 am- 11:00 am | Photo Tour | Tour #3 – Nelson Ghost Town | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 7:15 am- 11:00 am | Photo Tour | Tour#4 – Red Rock Canyon National Park | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 8:00 am- 12:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Presentation | Welcome to Las Vegas! | Nevada Camera Club | Brasilia 2 |
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Presentation | New Members and First Timers | Heide Stover | Brasilia 2 |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Reception | Meet & Greet Reception | N/A | Brasilia 2 |
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | ||||
| 5:45 am- 12:00 pm | Photo Tour | Tour #5 – -Valley of Fire State Park | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 7:00 am- 11:00 am | Photo Tour | Tour #6 – Nelson Ghost Town | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 7:15 am- 11:00 am | Photo Tour | Tour#7 – Red Rock Canyon National Park | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Meeting | Board Meeting- 1st Session Board members Only | John Andrew Hughes | Flamengo Boardroom |
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Photo Tour | Tour #8 -Shelby America | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Print Exhibition | Grand Opening Print Gallery | PPD Division | Brasilia 1 |
| 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Reception | Gallery Opening Reception | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| 10:15 pm – 12:30 am | Photo Tour | Tour #9 – Neon Musuem | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | ||||
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am | Division Meal and Meeting | Chapters Breakfast | Abbas Kapadia | Palma E |
| 7:15 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop | High Fashion Model Shoot at Red Rock Canyon | Jerome Hamilton | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 8:45 am- 11:15 am | Photo Tour | Tour#10 – Shelby America | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Print Exhibition | Print Gallery Open | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| 9:15 am- 12:45 pm | Photo Tour | Tour#11 – Photo Walk and Smith Center | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Meeting | Endowment Meeting Trustees Only | Lucie DiPronio | Flamengo Boardroom |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Meeting | Investment Meeting Trustees Only | Lucie DiPronio | Flamengo Boardroom |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Division Meal and Meeting | PPD Lunch and Meeting | Paul Halphen | Palma E |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Staff Only | Practice and Set-up for Opening Ceremony | John Andrew Hughes | Brasilia 2 |
| 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm | Kickoff | Opening Ceremony | John Andrew Hughes | Brasilia 2 |
| 4:30 pm -6:00 pm | Program | “The Importance of Print” | Vince Cater | Brasilia 2 |
| 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM | Program | “The Lessons My Images Have Taught Me” | Cole Thompson | Brasilia 2 |
| 8:45 pm – 10:00 pm | Print Exhibition | Print Gallery Open | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| 10:15 pm – 12:30 am | Photo Tour | Tour #11A – Neon Musuem | N/A | Bus loads behind conference center |
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 | ||||
| 7:00 am – 8:30am | Division Meal and Meeting | ND Breakfast and Meeting | Bob Chiu | Palma E |
| 8:00 am – 11:00 am | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Photo Tour | Tour#12 – Springs Preserve Tour and Model Shoot | Stacey Foster | Bus loads behind conference center |
| 9:00 am- 12:00 pm | Workshop | “Explore, Learn, Shoot: A 10 Station Camera Challenge” | Ed Stiglitz and Allan Duff | Brasilia 7 |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Trade Show | PSA Festival Trade Show | N/A | Rio 10 & 11 |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Print Exhibition | Print Gallery Open | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| 9:30 am – 11:00 am | Program | “The Stuff They Don’t Tell You” | Scott Kelby | Brasilia 2 |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Division Meal and Meeting | PTD Lunch and Meeting | Carolyn Todd-Larson | Palma E |
| 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm | Program | “Travel Photography- Across the World” | John Kaplan | Brasilia 2 |
| 2:00 pm- 3:30 pm | Workshop | “The Menu” – Limited Capacity | Chuck Lohman | Palma G |
| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Program | “A moment captured is more treasured than a moment lost. Time to look good.” | Hanson Fong | Brasilia 2 |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Print Exhibition | Print Gallery Open | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Division Meal and Meeting | 3D Dinner and Meeting | Chris Reynolds | Palma E |
| 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM | Program | “Panama’s Birds: Diversity, Behavior, and the Art of Seeing” | Essdras M Suarez | Brasilia 2 |
| 8:45 pm – 10:00 pm | Print Exhibition | Print Gallery Open | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Friday, September 18, 2026 | ||||
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am | Division Meal and Meeting | PJD Breakfast and Meeting | Sammy Somekh | Palma E |
| 8:00 am – 11:00 am | Registration | Registration Open | N/A | Brasilia 3 |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Print Exhibition | Print Gallery Open | N/A | Brasilia 1 |
| 9:00 am- 12:00 pm | Workshop | “Explore, Learn, Shoot: A 10 Station Camera Challenge” | Ed Stiglitz and Allan Duff | Brasilia 3 |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Trade Show | PSA Festival Trade Show | N/A | Rio 10 & 11 |
| 9:30 am – 11:00 am | Program | “The Stuff They Don’t Tell You” | Scott Kelby | Brasilia 2 |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | 3D Program | 3D Photography Today From image capture to stereo creation and How to View! | George A. Themelis | Palma G |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | 3D Program | 2026 PSA Annual 3DD Exhibition | Chris Reynolds | Palma G |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Division Meal and Meeting | PID Lunch and Meeting | Mohammed Arfan Asif | Palma E |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | 3D Program | 3DD- International Stereo Club Competition | Chris Reynolds | Palma G |
| 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm | Program | “Travel Photography- Across the World” | John Kaplan | Brasilia 2 |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | 3D Program | 2026 PSA 3DD Image of the Year | Chris Reynolds | Palma G |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Program | “A moment captured is more treasured than a moment lost. Time to look good.” | Hanson Fong | Brasilia 2 |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 3D Program | 2026 PSA Stereo Sequence Competition | Chris Reynolds | Palma G |
| 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm | Reception | International Reception | Agatha Bunanta | Brasilia 2 |
| 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm | Program | “Getting Things Wrong in All the Right Ways” | Erin Babnik | Brasilia 2 |
| Time | Function | Program | Presenter | Function Location |
| Saturday, September 19, 2026 | ||||
| 9:00 am – 11:30 am | Meeting | PAA Annual General Meeting | Joanne Stolte | Palma G |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Meeting | Board of Directors Final Meeting Board Members Only | John Andrew Hughes | Flamengo Boardroom |
| 1:00 pm -2:00 pm | Presentation | Progress Award Honoree | Scott Kelby | Palma G |
| 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Presentation | IUTP Honoree | John Kaplan | Palma G |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Social | Pre-Honors Social Gathering | N/A | Brasilia 2 |
| 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm | Awards Banquet | Honors Banquet | John Andrew Hughes | Brasilia 2 |
| 9:00 PM | Social | Post Banquet Social by Greene Estate | N/A | Brasilia 2 |