The Society of Photographers Convention London 2025

15 - 18 January 2025

Europe's Largest All-welcome Photographic Convention

All photographers, from professionals to enthusiasts are welcome to attend our Convention and/or Trade Show.

Put the dates in your diary now! Convention: 15–18 January 2025 FREE* - Trade Show : 16–18 January 2025 Novotel London West, Hammersmith

If you are an aspiring professional, this Convention and Trade Show is a must!

The Society of Photographers members and non-members are welcome.

The 2025 Convention is a veritable feast of education, with four days of action-packed programmes designed to help you put your imagery ahead of the game. The three-day Trade Show spanning Thursday to Saturday is a gathering of the who's who in the photographic industry, with the 'big guns' present and eager to show you the latest in technology and design.

*Pre-register before 1 January 2025 for FREE and avoid the £10 entry fee to the Trade Show.

All bookings are final. We reserve the right to change speakers and exhibitors without notice. Refund Policy – No Refunds

https://thesocieties.net/convention/

Tickets

  • Masterclass Full 4 Day Pass

    A Masterclass Full Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclasses throughout the Convention. These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come, first served.

    £280.00 each
    inc £10.21 fees
    inc £48.71 VAT

  • Masterclass Day Pass Wednesday (15/01/2025)

    A Masterclass Day Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclasses throughout one day (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday). These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come, first served.

    £85.00 each
    inc £3.38 fees
    inc £14.84 VAT

  • Masterclass Day Pass Thursday (16/01/2025)

    A Masterclass Day Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclasses throughout one day (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday). These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come, first served.

    £85.00 each
    inc £3.38 fees
    inc £14.84 VAT

  • Masterclass Day Pass Friday (17/01/2025)

    A Masterclass Day Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclasses throughout one day (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday). These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come, first served.

    £85.00 each
    inc £3.38 fees
    inc £14.84 VAT

  • Masterclass Day Pass Saturday (18/01/2025)

    A Masterclass Day Pass entitles you to attend any Masterclasses throughout one day (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday). These classes are NOT pre-bookable and are first come, first served.

    £85.00 each
    inc £3.38 fees
    inc £14.84 VAT

  • Business School (15/01/2025)

    A Business School pass entitles you to attend the Business School (Wednesday 15th January 2025) where you will be taught throughout the day by several of the industry’s top names. These seminars are aimed at improving the business side of your photography. These seminars are open to all members and non-members, and must be pre-booked to ensure your place. (Please note: You do not need to book on to individual sessions).

    £160.00 each
    inc £6.00 fees
    inc £27.86 VAT

  • Friday Night Awards Evening (17/01/2025)

    Friday Night Awards Evening ticket entitles you to attend the Awards Evening on Friday, 17th January 2025.

    £75.00 each
    inc £3.03 fees
    inc £13.11 VAT

  • Super Big Deal Ticket

    Super Big Deal Ticket includes: Masterclass Full Pass (Wednesday– Saturday), Two Superclasses (of your choice), Friday Night Presentation Evening and Trade Show Ticket

    £560.00 each
    inc £20.01 fees
    inc £97.34 VAT

  • Package 1

    Package 1 includes: One Superclass (of your choice), Masterclass Full Pass (Wednesday-Saturday) and a Trade Show Ticket

    £390.00 each
    inc £14.06 fees
    inc £67.82 VAT

  • Package 2

    Package 2 includes: Friday Night Presentation Evening, Masterclass Full Pass (Wednesday-Saturday) and a Trade Show Ticket

    £290.00 each
    inc £10.56 fees
    inc £50.45 VAT

  • Package 3

    Package 3 includes: Business School, Masterclass Full Pass (Wednesday-Saturday) and a Trade Show Ticket

    £370.00 each
    inc £13.36 fees
    inc £64.34 VAT

  • Long Exposure Portraiture with Strobes and Continuous Lights (Superclass) Kris Anderson

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • Creative Dance Photography – Concept – Shoot – Edit (Superclass) Neil Shearer

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • Simple Single-Light Stunning Dog Shots (Superclass) Jessica McGovern

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • IT’S A WRAP! (Superclass) Elli Cassidy

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • Newborn Bootcamp: Mastering Posing, Pricing, and Marketing for a Thriving Photography Business (Superclass) Kelly Brown

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • So.. You want to establish a business in Fine Art Portraiture? (Superclass) Martina Wärenfeldt

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • Think Simple … Create Amazing! (Superclass) Tony Hewitt

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT

  • From Concept to completion – Bringing an Image to life! (Superclass) Gary Hill

    Superclasses must be pre-booked to ensure your place.

    £180.00 each
    inc £6.71 fees
    inc £31.35 VAT


Terms of this Event

Tickets to this Event are issued on behalf of the Organiser and are subject to the following terms and conditions:

In addition to those terms and conditions outlined below, any attendee of the Event agrees to the terms and conditions outlined by our ticket agent See Tickets here.

All bookings are final. We reserve the right to change speakers and exhibitors without notice. Refund Policy – No Refunds

Nobody will be allowed admission to the Event without a valid ticket or pass.

For the safety of people at the Event, the venue management and the Organiser reserve the right to refuse admission and conduct security searches as they deem appropriate.

All tickets or passes should be checked on purchase, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.

In the event that you are unable to attend due to any Covid-19 Government regulation or restriction introduced your ticket will be transferred to a future Event, and cannot be refunded after the purchase.

In addition to the ticket price, your order may require payment of a booking fee per ticket, a transaction fee per order and/or other supplementary fees which may apply to the Event. Those fees are not refundable except as set out here.

If the Event is rescheduled or moved, the Organiser will give you the options of either retaining or exchanging your tickets for the new date/location. If the Event is cancelled, you may be offered the option to transfer your ticket to a future event or a refund on your tickets. Please note that any Booking Fees and/or Transaction Fees are not refundable in these circumstances.

If the Event is rescheduled, changed, moved or cancelled the Organiser cannot be held responsible for any resulting costs you may incur for travel, accommodation and other related goods, services or compensation.

Defaced or altered tickets or passes will become void and the holder will be refused admission.

Tickets cannot be resold for commercial gain. If we have reason to believe that tickets have been re-sold, they will be invalidated, and the holder will be refused admission.

We may restrict the sale of tickets to a maximum number per person (allocation). We reserve the right to cancel tickets bought in excess of this allocation.

The Organiser reserves the right to alter or vary the content or timing of any part of the Event in circumstances beyond its reasonable control without any obligation to make any refunds or exchange tickets.

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse admission or to eject a ticket holder any person appearing to be intoxicated, under the influence of drugs, is showing signs of Covid-19 including a high temperature or a persistent cough, refuses to wear a mask when required to do so (unless they are unable to do so due to an underlaying health condition) that is or otherwise behaving dangerously or inappropriately, for any other behaviour likely to cause damage, injury, nuisance and annoyance or for failure to comply with the reasonable request of the Organiser.

Neither the Organiser nor the venue operator will be responsible for any loss, damage, death or injury howsoever caused unless (i) the relevant party has breached its legal obligations; and (ii) such loss or damage is a direct and reasonably foreseeable result of the breach. For the avoidance of doubt, the Organiser will not be responsible for the actions of any third party, including, but not limited to, the exhibitors.

The Event will operate in accordance with the latest UK Government and Public Health England guidelines regarding Covid-19 and will operate under the Event Industry’s All Secure Stand, a comprehensive set of guidelines to keep you safe at our Events. As a result of these measures we may be required to manage the flow of visitors to specific areas of the Event, including, but not limited to, features, theatres and exhibition halls, to ensure we remain compliant with visitor density requirements. Where an Event has both indoor and outdoor space, this may result in visitors being required to remain outdoors regardless of weather conditions until they can be accommodated indoors.

If all or any of the Event is planned to take place outdoors it will take place regardless of weather conditions (unless deemed unsafe by the safety officer). There are no refunds for bad weather. We strongly advise that you come dressed appropriately for an outdoor Event.

The Organiser does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage to personal property brought to the Event.

Visitors may be filmed, photographed or sound recorded for broadcast, publication or security purposes whilst at the Event by the Organiser and our trusted sponsors and partners.

It is a condition of your admission to the Event that no commercial (non-private) use may be made by you of the Event or any part of it.

Visitors are not permitted to bring animals to the Event with the exception of guide, assistance and hearing dogs.

Please check Event details, timings and car park charges prior to travelling as these maybe subject to change.

Please check your route prior to travelling to ensure you arrive on time. The Organiser is not responsible for any delays due to travel disruptions.

Every effort will be made to admit latecomers at a suitable break in theatres, workshops or performances, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.

Video and sound recordings are not permitted in theatrical and performance areas of the Event unless written permission is provided by the Organiser.

In accordance with the law, visitors aged under 18 are not permitted to purchase/sample alcoholic drinks or knives.

The relevant United Kingdom law will apply to these Terms and Conditions and the relevant courts of the United Kingdom will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to the Terms and Conditions.