“Summer camp without bullies. Nerds’ heaven.”
“You don’t need another lens. You need this. It hits harder and actually does something. This is a real investment in yourself. ”
2025 Charcoal Publishing Prize Winner
Tyler Simpson
The Snake Pit
“I walked away from Chico feeling like I was part of a real family and that feels really special. ”
2025 Merit Scholar Winners
“The community you have created surrounding the Chico Review is truly a gift. For so long I felt so insular on my photographic journey. I now feel like I have a hundred new friends that are happy to live and breathe and talk all things photo related. It’s truly magic!”
2025 Keynote Speakers
“The time at Chico was worth every penny as well as every second of traveling.”
2025 Featured Reviewers
“Chico is both heaven and hell; Heaven in the sense of meeting these incredible artist, learning from them, laughing with them, receiving guidance from them. Hell in the sense that you might encounter your own shadow, and therein lies your potential for growth.”
2025 Selection Jury
“Chico Review is a very special event and place. When else can you spend a week secluded in the mountains focusing on nothing but photography with some of the most inspiring reviewers, speakers, and attendees? It just doesn’t happen in real life. It’s a magical thing.”
“The Chico Review helped demystify the act of approaching publishers and curators.
Just gotta get in there and start building those relationships. ”
2025 Attendees
Pie Aerts
Francesco Aglieri Rinella
Michelle Arcila
Rio Asch Phoenix
Aidan BarbarDavid Bischoff
Devin Blaskovich
Rachel Boillot
Paul Bothwell
David Bowman
Peter Chatterton
Theodore Clarke
Anna Clem
Ryder Collins
Jason Crowley
Richard Dachtera
Owen Davies
Felix Denomme
Juliana Dias
Christina Diaz
Manuel Elias
Carlos Folgoso Sueiro
Valerio Geraci
Andrew Granstaff
Brad Hamilton
David Herington
Christopher Jarvis
Samantha Jensen
Gregory Jundanian
Maazin Kamal
Caitlyn Kingery
Julian Kingma
Moonsung Lee
Mischa Lluch
Eli Lynch
Carey MacArthur
Christopher Mammone
Dade Mann
Eric McCollum
Eileen Meny
Walter Morataya Ramirez
Shin Ono
Andrew Owen
Alana Perino
Melissa Renwick
Joe Reynolds
Darby Routtenberg
Giovana Schluter Nunes
Mario Schneider
Stephanie Schwiederek
Tyler Simpson
Oliver Stegmann
Lenny Steinhauer
William StockSean Stout
Sharday Swanepoel
Kevin SweeneyHong Xia Tio
Jesús Umbría Brito
Noah Wall
Geoffrey Wallace
Sasha Williams
Theo Zeal