Dates: April 12-14, 2013
Location: the campus of cosponsor Lake Forest College (campus map), 30 miles north of Chicago. Learn more about the City of Lake Forest online or download the PDF overview.
Raffles: two framed, matted inkjet prints were raffled at the conference, a 16×20 of Richard Steinheimer’s “Cowboys and Little Joes” on Friday night, and a David Plowden print on Saturday.
Patrons: If you feel strongly about the conference, consider becoming a patron (use the Paypal link at left). Patrons help offset travel costs for presenters, and the 17 patrons of Conversations 2012 also provided funds for two scholarships in 2013. Patrons are recognized in the program and receive three free tickets for both print raffles.
Friday (5:30-9:00 p.m.):
- Tony Reevy, on his new book about O. Winston Link’s photography, Life along the Line.
- Exhibition of prints by Michael Froio and Steve Van Denburgh
- Raffle of print by Richard Steinheimer (see photograph above), donated by Shirley Burman Steinheimer
Saturday (8:30-5:00, reception 5:00-7:00 p.m.):
- Pablo Delano, railroad photography by his father, Jack Delano
- Michael Froio, From the Main Line (of the Pennsylvania Railroad)
- Matthew Kierstead, on the railroad paintings of Michael Flanagan as seen in the book Stations
- Cate Kratville, railroad photography by her father, Bill Kratville
- Mitch Markovitz, railroad art
- Casey Thomason, Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Steve Van Denburgh, Southern Pacific narrow gauge in California
- Exhibition of prints by Michael Froio and Steve Van Denburgh
Sunday (9:00-1:00):
- Lorenz Degen, 1920s railroad photography by Fred Eidenbenz
- Wes Carr, railroad monikers
- Jim Wrinn, Trains magazine, panel discussion on railroad journalism with Don Phillips, Matt Van Hattem, Steve Barry, Marc Entze, and Alexander Craghead