Summer 2026 Retreat
June 6 — 9, 2026 | Sedona, Arizona
“An ideal world that was able to crash through all layers for 3 days. Three days off that keep me going for 1 year.”
Didi von Boch
A 3-night gathering for work, rest and creative community
Early bird pricing ends Nov 30
Vision
Join us at Orchard Canyon deep in the heart of Arizona’s Verde Valley.
MEMORY CULT is a global community connected by our enduring passion for the photographic life. At the Summer Retreat we meet in person to rest, share incredible meals, create photographs, present work and dialogue into the night around the fire.
The retreat is for those craving rest in the cathedral of nature, uninterrupted time to devote to a project and those travelers who like to balance contact with alone time.
The Summer Retreat is a creative sabbatical — a rest from responsibility and a reconnection with our practice & purpose.
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PAY IN FULL
One payment of $1700
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TWO PAYMENTS
Two installments of $875
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THREE PAYMENTS
Three installments of $600
“My time with all my dear ones at the MEMORY CULT retreat made me want to be a photographer in a way I've never wanted before. I find myself turning a lens upon my life with greater consistency.
Sara Weir
Images from the Summer 2025 Retreat. Super 8 stills by Sara Weir and Nicole Leoné Miller.
Retreat Schedule
Saturday, June 6
Check In
Welcome Dinner
Sunday, June 7
Breakfast
Creek Swim
Lunch
Tintype Portraits with Silver & Cedar
Dinner
Monday, June 8
Breakfast
The Magic Patio Live: Presentation of Photo Books
Lunch
The Magic Patio Con’t
Dinner
Tuesday, June 9
Closing Breakfast
Check out
Tintype Portraits
“To be in retreat with women observing one another, seeing you seeing them, mirroring, reflecting, shining their light upon you and vice versa. It's the madonna effect shimmering with magic whenever "two or more are gathered" of us women together: So grateful for MEMORY CULT and its exceptional members coming into my life.”
Mukasha Dadajanova