THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE AW TEACHES COMMUNITY
You’ve learned
with us. Now connect with us.
Light Exposed Summit 2027 ● Chicago ● 100 founding seats
— Photography. Business. Community.
01 / WHY ATTEND
The tutorials were never
the finish line.
Light Exposed Summit is where the AW Teaches community moves beyond the screen—into honest conversations, live creation, useful business insight, and relationships that keep working long after the room clears.
THE PROMISE
PHOTOGRAPHERS FIRST.
ALWAYS.
THE ROOM IS THE PRODUCT.
Light Exposed Summit is built around the people making the work. The teaching, conversations, schedule, and room are designed for photographers first—not around sponsor presentations or a vendor floor.
Partners and vendors are welcome when they make the photographer experience stronger: useful tools, honest education, meaningful access, and support without taking over the room.
PHOTOGRAPHERS SET THE AGENDA. SPONSORS AND VENDORS SUPPORT IT.
02 / THE EXPERIENCE
Come for the enLIGHTenment.
Leave with more.
01
Watch it happen
See the decisions, adjustments, and problem-solving that happen before the final frame.
02
Build the business
Get practical conversations about positioning, audience, pricing, longevity, and turning skill into leverage.
03
Find your people
Meet photographers who already speak the same visual language—and are ready to grow alongside you.
03 / FOUNDING ACCESS
Join us before
everyone else adn receive the benefits.
The first Light Exposed Summit will be intentionally intimate. Join the founding waitlist for first access to dates, location, speakers, and registration before the public announcement.
LIGHT EXPOSED
100
FOUNDING SEATS
CHICAGO · 2027
04 / FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP
THE FIRST 100 DON’T JUST ATTEND.
THEY BECOME FOUNDERS.
The first 100 people to reserve a seat at the inaugural Light Exposed Summit will become official Founding Members.
Your Founding Seat includes admission to the Summit, permanent recognition as one of the original 100, priority access to future events, preferred seating, exclusive founder experiences, and 50% off all future Light Exposed Summit tickets.
01 / PERMANENT STATUS
FOUNDING MEMBER FOR LIFE
- Permanent recognition as a Light Exposed Summit Founding Member
- A numbered designation: Founding Member No. 001–100
- Your name included on the Summit’s digital Founders Wall
02 / PRIORITY ACCESS
FIRST IN THE ROOM
- Early access to future Summit registration before the public
- Access to preferred seating at future Summits
03 / PROTECTED PRICING
50% OFF FUTURE SUMMITS
- Founding Members receive 50% off all future Light Exposed Summit tickets
04 / EXCLUSIVE CREDENTIAL
CARRY THE MARK
An exclusive Founding Member credential, badge, or collectible.
05 / PRIVATE ACCESS
GATHER WITH THE FOUNDERS
Access to a private founders-only gathering or reception at the Summit.
06 / SHAPE THE SUMMIT
HELP BUILD WHAT’S NEXT
Opportunities to provide input on future speakers, sessions, and Summit experiences.
You won’t simply be able to say you attended the first one.
You’ll be part of the reason it existed.
Only 100 Founding Seats will ever be available.
THE DISTINCTION
FOUNDING SEAT → FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP
A Founding Seat is more than one of the first 100 tickets. It is your admission to the inaugural Summit and it grants a permanent Founding Membership tied to helping establish the Light Exposed Summit, with founding benefits.
05 / FOUNDING SEAT PRICING
ONE SEAT.
ONE PRICE.
The inaugural Light Exposed Summit has one ticket: the Founding Seat.
Your $499 Founding Seat includes admission to the inaugural Summit, all permanent Founding Membership benefits above, which includes 50% off every future Light Exposed Summit ticket.
FOUNDING SEAT
$499
FOUNDING MEMBER PRICE
Summit admission + permanent Founding Membership
50% OFF ALL FUTURE SUMMITS
ONLY 100 AVAILABLE
✦ LIGHT EXPOSED SUMMIT
An AW Teaches experience · Chicago · 2027