Ben MacAskill
Ben MacAskill is President and COO of Awesome, a family-owned and operated company with a singular mission: building a better world through the power of photography. He helped found SmugMug more than two decades ago to provide professional photographers an unrivaled platform for their businesses, and acquired beloved photography hub Flickr in 2018 to ensure a creative home for photographers everywhere. Awesome also includes the nonprofit Flickr Foundation, dedicated to the preservation of earth’s largest and most important collection of publicly available photography. When he’s not promoting photography in every way possible, Ben can be found exploring the world with his own camera in hand. Ben also sits on the Board of The Conservation Alliance, working on public land and water conservation for future generations of photographers.
September 19, 2026
9:15 am
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10:15 am
A conversation on the preservation and study of photographic archives, the fine art print side of the industry, and the responsibility photographers have in preserving their own bodies of work. Bringing together practical, academic, and digital preservation perspectives, the panel covers how historical collections inform contemporary visual storytelling, how photographers choose labs, papers, and formats, and how print sales factor into a sustainable photography business.
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