Ned Jackson, a Boston-based wedding photographer repeatedly participates in the annual Inspire Photo Retreats event. This year, the photography conference will be held in Portland, Maine, from February 9th through the 11th.

I spoke with Ned about his repeat presence at the conference and also about his presentation this year. Learn again, from someone who keeps coming back, why Inspire Photo Retreats is a great regional conference. Here are the other Inspire Photo Retreats speakers.

Amy Deputy is one of the top wedding photographers in the nation. She is based in Maryland and in addition to being a photographer, she spends her time mentoring other students of photography at Foundation Workshops and the forthcoming Inspire Photo Retreats.

Amy will be in Portland, Maine for this year's Inspire Photo Retreats, from February 9th through 11th. She and David Murray will be critiquing portfolios and dispensing positive, constructive feedback to photographers who wish to grow in their craft.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Amy a few weeks back about her return to Inspire Photo Retreats. I wondered what draws her back each year to this intimate photography conference. Here is our chat:

Jessica Del Vecchio, a portrait and wedding photographer based in Washington, D.C. is going to be leading a workshop at Inspire Photo Retreats. Her early interest in alternative photographic processes led her to learn how to create salt prints. Her workshop at the conference will enable photographers to explore photography using this fascinating approach to printing images.

Here is a small selection of images from Jessica's portfolio, some showing how the final salt prints will look after one has processed them.

Hands-on workshops like these distinguish Inspire Photo Retreats, where everyone is encouraged to roll up their sleeves and play and do something completely out of the ordinary. Jessica's workshop will be on Monday, a time when I have already signed up for another workshop, but I hope to learn more about salt prints from her when we meet in Portland, Maine.

Inspire Photo Retreats is unique gathering of photographers that takes place every year. This year, it will be at The Westin, in Portland, Maine, from February 9th through the 11th. I hope you have registered for this sold-out conference!

Sarah Lehberger, is a family portrait photographer based in Fairfield County, in Connecticut. Sarah will be speaking at Inspire Photo Retreats, from February 9th through the 11th of this year. In addition to being a photographer, Sarah is also a creative business mentor to many business women.

Like others in this series of Inspire Interviews, Sarah Lehberger and I carved out a little time to connect and chat about her experiences at Inspire Photo Retreats in the past and what she will be addressing in her presentation at the conference.

Check out Sarah‘s work here: