Looking to kick off the new year by leveling up your night photography skills?
Well then, we have the ticket for you!
Now in its sixth year, our international and virtual Night Photo Summit will stream live to your living room (or your hotel, or your coffee shop, or wherever else you like to sit with your screen), February 13-15, 2026.
We have searched the universe for the absolute best instructors that will offer a variety of topics, from astrophysics to astro-landscape! They’ll dive into deep space gear, best practices, travel and more. Experts will guide you through processing sessions on focus stacking, PTGui, smart objects, timelapses, masking and noise reduction.
All in all, we’ll have over 40 speakers and more than 45 hours of education to inspire you—not only for the weekend of February 13, but for the whole year. Your ticket to the Night Photo Summit gives you unlimited access to watch and rewatch all the recordings for 12 months after the conference!
Beyond the education there will be virtual breakout rooms to confab with speakers after their classes, or to just meet up with like-minded folks. We also have some pretty fun virtual parties, and as many as 75 giveaways that could total over $15,000!
So join the inspiration and education, the camaraderie and fun, known to the universe as the Night Photo Summit. If you love the night, you’ll want to be here!
The Amazing Speakers
We have felt immensely blessed to be able to work with so many top-notch speakers for the summit, and this year is no different. In addition to several returning presenters, attendees will get to learn from and interact with new voices too.
The 2026 summit will see 17 returning veterans: Adam Woodworth, Chris Nicholson, Dan Zafra, Erik Kuna, Forest Chaput de Saintonge, Gabriel Biderman, Lance Keimig, Matt Hill, Marybeth Kiczenski, Mike Shaw, Pete Mauney, Prince Berkoh, Rachel Jones Ross, Russell Preston Brown, Susan Magnano, Tim Cooper and Vincent Ledvina.
And we're also excited to be welcoming 14 new speakers: Angel Fux, Chantal Levesque, Fiona Otway, Geoff Decker, Gordon Lau, Ian Lauer, Jacob W. Frank, Jason D. Page, Jenna Dixon, Lori Grace Bailey, Mikko Lagerstedt, Or Graur, Richard Tatti and Stephanie Vermillion. Just wait till you see what they are bringing to the table. …
Sessions
Sessions focused on capturing and creating in the field include: auroras, light writing, Low-Level Lighting, lightning, light pollution, urban and winter landscapes, and taking a closer look at the Milky Way with a 50mm lens.
Get inspired with additional talks on AI, astro-tourism, national parks, dog portraits (!!!) at night, plotting moon alignments, weather planning and everyone’s favorite, how to get your night photographs published.
How to Join Us
If you’re into night photography, or if you want to get into it, this is an event you absolutely do not want to miss.
Tickets are $399, and include:
three days, more than 40 instructors, over 45 hours of inspiration, instruction and fun
a Fundamentals series of video classes for newbies or anyone who wants a refresher
one year of access to re-watch all of the presentations
live image reviews
exclusive glow-in-the-dark summit T-shirt
personal access to product experts from manufacturers and developers sponsoring the event
giveaways throughout the duration of the summit
an unparalleled opportunity to connect with like-minded photographers passionate about the night
Moreover, if you purchase your ticket by January 16 at noon EST, you’ll get your shirt and a swag box before the summit!
(Note: Shirts and swag boxes will be mailed only to attendees with U.S. addresses, but we may be able to help those from other countries too. We’ll be in touch with more info after you register.)
Registration is available now, so sign up today and mark your calendars to join National Parks at Night for the world’s sixth online Night Photo Summit!
JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
As if all of that is not enough, we’ll be releasing plenty more information over the next few weeks. To stay tuned in to it all, we invite you to follow the summit social media accounts on:
Instagram: @nightphotosummit
Facebook: @nightphotosummit
We are very much looking forward to seeing you online next month. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions via the social media accounts above, in the comments below, or through the Night Photo Summit webpage.
Seize the night … online!
