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Matthew Rolston

Matthew Rolston was ‘discovered’ by Andy Warhol, who immediately commissioned portraits for his New York-based proto-celebrity publication Interview magazine. Thus began an extensive career; over the last 30 years, Rolston’s photographs have been published in numerous magazines, including Interview, Vogue, W, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, and over 100 covers of Rolling Stone.

David Hilliard

David Hilliard is a contemporary photographer known for his panoramic photographs. Hilliard was born in Lowell, MA, and received a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, before going on to earn an MFA from Yale University.

Kristine Schomaker

Kristine Schomakeris a multidisciplinary artist, art historian, publisher and mentor living and working at the Brewery artist complex in Los Angeles, California.

Amanda Smith & Kevin Tully

Amanda Smith & Kevin Tully (https://asmithgallery.com/) are the Directors of A Smith Gallery in Johnson City, Texas. Amanda started the gallery in 2010. Kevin came on board two years later. A Smith Gallery is a Fine Art Gallery with a portion of the gallery emphasizing alternative processes. The gallery is a champion of the creative […]

Stephen Wilkes

Since opening his studio in New York City in 1983, photographer Stephen Wilkes has built an unprecedented body of work and a reputation as one of America’s most iconic photographers, widely recognized for his fine art, editorial and commercial work.

Marc Valesella

Marc Valesella (https://www.marcvalesella.com) bio Received a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from the ‘Institut Universitaire de Technologie’ Paris, France(1977). An autodidact at photography. Started taking pictures in 1975 while working for Guy Bourdin in Paris. Learned black and white printing from 1977-1979 under the guidance of Jean Loup Sieff, also in Paris. Moved to Los Angeles […]

Clay Haskell

Clay Haskell is an award winning photographer, director and cinematographer.

Ami Vitale

Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic magazine photographer Ami Vitale has traveled to more than 100 countries, bearing witness not only to violence and conflict, but also to surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit.

Sam Abell

Sam Abell?s thirty-year career has been dedicated to achieving artistic expression through documentary photography.

Thomas Alleman

Thomas Alleman is a commercial, editorial and fine art photographer living and working in Los Angeles.

Allan Barnes

Allan Barnes is an editorial and fine art photographer from Detroit, Michigan.

Kat Bawden

Kat Bawden is a documentary and editorial photographer and teacher living in Los Angeles.

Peter Bennett

Peter Bennett is the owner of Citizen of the Planet, LLC and has been shooting environmental and unique travel imagery for over twenty-five years.

Sherrie Berger

Sherrie Berger is co-founder of Scarletworks, a photographer?s agency with a commitment to giving back.

Jérôme Brunet

Jérôme Brunet has shot a veritable who’s who in the Blues, Rock, and Soul genres.

Matt Black

Matt Black is a photographer from California?s Central Valley whose work has received much honor and recognition.

Jonathan Blaustein

Jonathan Blaustein is an artist, writer, and educator based in Taos, New Mexico.

Sean Blocklin

Sean Blocklin is a photographer and lab manager, who moved from Jersey City to sunny California to spend more time in a darkroom.

Susan Burnstine

Susan Burnstine is an award-winning professional fine art and commercial photographer who builds homemade cameras and lenses using plastic, vintage camera parts, and random household objects.

Shawn Bush

Shawn Bush is a Lens based artist Shawn Bush grew up in Detroit MI, a city whose civic history and geographic location has profoundly influenced the way he thinks about space within the American sociopolitical landscape.

David Calicchio

David Calicchio specializes in fashion photography. His work has been published both nationally and internationally.

Keith Carter

Keith Carter is one of the most influential and renowned fine-art/editorial photographers working today.

Elinor Carucci

Elinor Carucci is a New York photographer currently teaching at the graduate program of photography at School of Visual Arts.

Ann Elliott Cutting

Ann Elliott Cutting is an award winning editorial, conceptual advertising and fine art photographer.

Julia Dean

Julia Dean is a photographer, educator, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography. She apprenticed under Berenice Abbott.

Paul D’Amato

Paul D. Amato is a Chicago based portrait photographer.

Eliot Dudik

Eliot Dudik is an American photographer and book artist with works in institutional and private collections across the globe.

Joanne Dugan

Joanne Dugan is a visual artist, author and editor who lives and works in New York City.

Tye Edwards

Tye Edwards is a freelance cinematographer/photographer living and working in the greater Los Angeles area.

Matt Eich

Matt Eich is a photographic essayist working on long-form projects related to memory, family, community, and the American condition.

Jennifer Emery

Jennifer Emery specializes in Commercial, Fashion & Lifestyle Portrait Photography and is an Adjunct Photography Professor.

Jill Enfield

Jill Enfield is a fine art photographer, educator, curator and author with teaching experience for many years.

Todd Felderstein

Todd Felderstein is a narrative and documentary filmmaker and photographer, whose passion behind the still camera came at an early age.

Fran Forman

Fran Forman's photo montage constructions have been exhibited widely, both locally and internationally.

Ed Freeman

Ed Freeman is an educator and award-winning fine art and commercial photographer.

David Gibson

David Gibson has been taking street photographs for over 25 years and is one of the founder members of In-public.

Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson and is an accomplished photographer, widely recognized as a master in the photographic arts.

Dana Gluckstein

Dana Gluckstein has photographed iconic figures including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu, and Muhammad Ali.

Michael E. Gordon

Michael E. Gordon is an award-winning fine art landscape photographer of unusual and overlooked natural landscapes.

Greg Gorman

Greg Gorman has developed and showcased a discriminating and unique style depicting human nature in its infinite range.

Susan Kae Grant

Susan Kae Grant is an inventive and influential artist, educator, and early proponent of photographic book arts.

Michael Grecco

Michael Grecco is a director and one of the top photographers in the world who has created iconic portraits of the most recognized entertainment stars.

Sarah Hadley

Sarah Hadley grew up in Boston and studied art history at Georgetown and photography at the Corcoran College of Art.

Mark Edward Harris

Mark Edward Harris? editorial work has appeared in publications such as Life, Vogue, Playboy and the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine.

Cig Harvey

Cig Harvey?s photographs and books have been exhibited widely and are in the permanent collections of major museums.

David Ingraham

David Ingraham is a Los Angeles based photographer and musician.

Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson is admired for his high photographic craft and for his dedication to making fine prints.

Eric Joseph

Eric Joseph graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1985 with a BA degree in Art, Specializing in Photography.

Ed Kashi

Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times.

Hugh Kretschmer

Hugh Kretschmer's fanciful yet provocative photographs balance between art and commerce, and have brought him critical acclaim.

Bobbi Lane

Bobbi Lane is an award-winning commercial portrait photographer with 30 years of experience.

Jasmine Lord

Jasmine Lord shoots fashion runways and backstage, as well as documentaries, commercials and live events.

Rania Matar

Rania Matar is a Lebanese/Palestinian/American documentary, portrait and fine art photographer. She photographs the daily lives of girls and women in the Middle East and in the United States, including Syrian refugees.

Joe McNally

Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has included assignments in over 60 countries.

Ken Merfeld

Ken Merfeld is a commercial and fine art photographer. He photographs fashion, advertising, portrait and celebrity.

Greg Miller

Greg Miller is an American fine art photographer and Guggenheim Fellow.

Sandro Miller

With numerous award-winning commercial campaigns to his credit, Chicago-based Sandro Miller is one of today's foremost fine-art photographers.

Dan Milnor

Dan Milnor is currently ?Photographer at Large? for Blurb. He is a former newspaper, magazine and commercial photographer.

Andrea Modica

Andrea Modica lives in Philadelphia and is a Professor of Photography at Drexel University.

Mike O’Connor

Mike O’Connor (www.fineartofstorytelling.com) was listening to a photography portfolio review, as he often does, when he had a revelation. Something was missing, and the concrete faces of the reviewers around him confirmed it. The photographers just weren’t connecting with the reviewers/Gallery Representatives. Drawing from decades of corporate art sales and presentation skills workshop expertise, Mike […]

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