Summit Photo 2025: event info and tickets

Tickets will be available soon.

This September, the Royal Geographical Society presents Summit Photo – a three-day conference dedicated to photography and photojournalism relating to environmental and humanitarian issues.

With support from our partners, the Royal Photographic Society and Photoworks, and official sponsor Rolex, Summit Photo brings together world-leading photographers and experts to explore how photography can help address the global challenges of our time.

Summit Photo is a unique opportunity to hear internationally-renowned photographers, explorers, and experts in conversation on the salient issues of our moment. The carefully curated programme of talks, presentations and exhibitions is designed to provoke conversation and connection while offering powerful and thought-provoking discussions on environmental and humanitarian topics.

Who will be speaking at Summit Photo 2025?

Speakers already confirmed include Ami Vitale, Susan Meiselas, Simon Townsley, Poulomi Basu, Marissa Roth, Jermaine Francis, Kinnari Saraiya, Esther Horvath, Halima Begum, Prof Anjali Goswami, Helen Starr, Frans Lanting, Skinder Hundal, Jack Ky Tan, Louise Fedotov-Clements, Britta Jaschinski, Sue Flood, Ian Dawson, Benedict Allen, Ollie Steeds, Martin Hartley, Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Chris Packham with more to come.

Programme

Friday 26 September

9.30am - Doors open

10.00am - Poulomi Basu

11.30am - Marissa Roth and Simon Townsley

12.30pm - Lunch

1.30pm - Sue Flood and Ian Dawson

3.00pm - Benedict Allen, Ollie Steeds, and Martin Hartley

4.30pm - Professor Anjali Gowami

6.00pm - Chris Packham

8.30pm - Doors close

Saturday 27 September

9.30am - Doors open

10.00am - Helen Starr, Jermaine Francis and Kinnari Saraiya

11.30am - Esther Horvath

12.30pm - Lunch

1.30pm - Britta Jaschinski

3.00pm – Anastasia Taylor-Lind

4.30pm - Halima Begum

6.00pm – Frans Lanting

8.30pm - Doors close

Sunday 28 September

9.30am - Doors Open

10.00am - Skinder Hundal and Jack y Tan

11.30am - To be announced

12.30pm - Lunch

1.30pm – Ami Vitale

3.00pm - Susan Meiselas

4.30pm – Frans Lanting, Ami Vitale, Martin Hartley

5.00pm - Doors close

Booking information

• Advance booking for this event is required. In order to book you will need an account on our website. If you already have an account you will be prompted to log in when you click 'book now'. Please create an account if you do not have one yet (you do not need to be a member of the Society to create an account).
• Please make your selection for the days you wish to attend on the booking screen, you will need book a place for each day you wish to attend.

Attending in-person

• We do not issue tickets (electronic or physical) for this event. Instead your name will be on a list at the door. Please use the Society's entrance on Exhibition Road.

Attending online

• If you are attending the event online, the joining instructions will be included in your confirmation email.

If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking, please email events@rgs.org