Description
Join us at our 2025 Photography Convention to be held at historic Shambellie House, featuring guest speakers: Outdoor, Freelance Photographer Emily Endean and Photographer, Filmmaker and Author Sean Tucker.
This full-day convention includes talks by Emily and Sean and a selection of professional Photographers local to Shambellie House.
Participants will have the chance to listen to both the talks by Emily and Sean and to then choose a talk from a range of expert local photographers. There will be time to enjoy a buffet lunch, view the exhibition ‘Rural Life’ and mingle with likeminded people in our beautiful house and grounds.
Put the dates in your diary now!
The Photography Convention, kindly supported by our headline sponsor Kilnford promises to be an inspirational, educational and unique event for Shambellie House and Dumfries and Galloway.
Get involved
Taster Workshops are available on Sunday at reduced prices to those who have a convention ticket. See our calendar of events here.
There is also an OPEN CALL to photographers to submit one image for the exhibition. Can you capture the essence of ‘rural life’ through the lens?
Photographers who are selected will have their work displayed and credited in our galleries, with their photograph also appearing in an online gallery on our website.
See Submission Details and T&C’s here
Submission details for young entrants (aged 25 and under)
Sat 28th - Programme
Draft Programme – may be subject to change.
0945 – 1015 Registration and Welcome
1030 – 1145 Talk 1
1200- 1315 Talk 2
1330 – 1430 Lunch
1430-1545 Talk 3
1545 – 1615 Plenary
Each participant will move round and hear different speakers throughout the day.
Emily Endean
Emily is an outdoor freelance photographer from the UK, capturing soulful imagery through her work and personal projects. Emily is addicted to chasing great light, seeking the beauty in the ordinary and just generally being out in nature. Emily uses her transferable skillset across multiple genres, conveying stories, evoking emotions, and preserving moments in time, using her creativity to produce captivating and meaningful images.
‘Photography has become such a big part of my life that it’s hard to remember what life was like before it!
We are delighted that Emily is coming to Shambellie House. Find out more about Emily here:
https://www.emilyendeanphotography.co.uk/
Sean Tucker
Sean Tucker is a Photographer, Filmmaker, Author and Speaker based in the UK.
“Over my career to date, I’ve been fortunate enough to tell visual stories for individuals, NGO’S and big multinational corporations across more than 20 countries. I’ve travelled many long hours as a solo filmmaker and photographer to create work with a meaningful message. I’ve also helped organisations to set up inhouse studios and trained them to tell their own compelling visual stories.”
In more recent years I began a popular YouTube channel where I seek to inspire other creatives, and I’ve written and published a book sharing my philosophy for the creative life.
We are delighted to be able to let you hear from Sean at Shambellie House as part of our convention. Find our more here:
https://www.seantucker.photography/about
Guest Local Speakers
We have a number of additional guest speakers already confirmed including:
Jean Robson. Jean is a keen supporter of Shambellie House and has given talks previously on her book White: A photographic Exploration of the Svalbard and the Antarctic Peninsula. She has also hosted RPF Photoforums and we are delighted she has agreed to talk at the convention.
“As an enthusiast photographer I enjoy sharing my images. My favourite subjects are from the natural world, and I love learning from photography about what I see and photograph – both by observation and by reading about what I see.”
Find out more at: https://www.jeanrobsonimages.co.uk/
John McKenna. John has become a member of our ‘Photographers of Shambellie House’ after exhibiting here last year. He has kindly agreed to share his experiences and some of his work as part of our convention. John is a freelance photographer based just outside Glasgow, Scotland, UK, whose work includes: Environmental (natural and built), landscapes, travel, fine art and commercial.
Find out more at: http://www.johnmckenna.net
