Tickets for the 2026 Nightscaper Conference Are Now on Sale
Welcome to … Four Corners!
As promised at the end of the most recent Nightscaper Conference, we’re moving! Kanab, Utah—home to the last three conferences—is a wonderful place to gather for night photography, but so are a hundred other locations. So we’re hitting the road, ready to explore our next great location for shooting and celebrating dark skies, as we bring the Nightscaper Conference to … Four Corners!
We invite you to come shoot for the stars with us in Farmington, New Mexico, and in the amazing dark-sky landscapes that surround it. The event will run May 14-17, 2026.
This conference will be held during the height of the new moon, providing perfect darkness to photograph the Milky Way arching over the beauty of the high Colorado Plateau.
You’ll join other passionate photographers, scientists and inspirational speakers for daytime sessions about night photography, astronomy, dark sky preservation and more. Then after hours you’ll head out with speakers, sponsors and/or other attendees to enjoy the night with friends new and old. Speakers will also be offering local workshops before and after the conference, so you can put together a pretty awesome night photography excursion in one of the best places in the world for doing so.
We are very excited to announce many of the speakers for the 2026 conference right now. We will be welcoming:
returning speakers Bryony Richards, Jess Santos, Joshua Snow and Katrina Brown
Jaya Bajpayee, deputy director at NASA
Derek Culver, aka Clanger McBanger
Forest Chaput de Saintonge, founder of Rocky Mountain School of Photography and Everlight Education
Ian Lauer, astrophotographer and YouTuber
Ken Lee, night photographer, master light painter and author of four photography books
Cathrin Machin, an astro artist who will teach you how to paint the stars
Royce Bair, the original “nightscaper” and founder of the conference
Gabriel Biderman, Tim Cooper, Matt Hill, Lance Keimig, and Chris Nicholson—the team at National Parks at Night
For more information, visit our About the Speakers page.
And keep checking back, because that won't be the last of the names you’ll see. We'll be adding a few more speakers, and we’ll keep you posted.
Tickets for the 2026 conference are on sale now.
How do you stay involved?
If you haven’t yet, register for the Nightscaper Conference today!
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