Women in Photography: 2026 Conference-a-Thon

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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026

A 24-Hour Conference-a-Thon

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026, and building on the success of our 2025 conference-a-thon, we invited scholars, practitioners and enthusiasts to submit abstracts for participation in a free, online, global 24-hour symposium celebrating the contributions of women to the medium of photography — from its public announcement in 1839 to the present day.

This distinctive free event will feature 72 speakers and aims to showcase the diverse and far-reaching work of women and female-identifying photographers, as well as researchers, curators and practitioners engaging with photography. Participants will represent countries, continents, cultures and time zones across the globe — all without the financial or environmental costs of travel or registration fees.

A full schedule is available under the “2026 Conference Schedule” tab at the top or bottom of this page. Please note that all times are listed in UTC+0. We recommend using this time zone converter (which automatically adjusts for Daylight Saving Time in the United States):
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

To attend, please register here:
https://tamu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ypAanQ2uQQurrTxMOjW60A

Join us in celebrating the vibrant, transformative and globally significant work of women in photography.

Women in Photography: A 24-Hour Conference-a-Thon

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026

Co-Convenors:
Dr Kris Belden-Adams, Associate Professor of Art History, Texas A&M University
Dr Rose Teanby, Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, UK

Key Dates

Deadline for submission of presentation videos: 15 February 2026
Conference-a-thon: 8 March 2026

To revisit the 2025 Conference-a-Thon, please see:

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/womenofphotography/2025/