Photo Talk w/ Timothy Archibald

Featuring Kayla Mendez

Miami based Fashion, Wedding and Commercial Photographer Kayla Mendez, discussed how to develop a strong vision that transcends commercial genres as well as her dynamic use of social media in our pre and post covid era.

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The School of Photography Wins BIG at IPA 2020!

Both the faculty and students of the School of Photography have achieved success at this year’s International Photography Awards. Take a look at the award winning images below and congratulations to the winners!

Instructor: Chloe Meynier

Award: Fine Art Photographer of the Year

Series: “Made in the Shade

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Student: Songyuan Ge

Award: Third Place: Architecture, Abstract

Series: “Meaningless

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Award: Honorable Mention: Advertising, Self-Promotion

Series: “The Princess

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Award: Honorable Mention: Advertising, Self-Promotion

Series: “Milena Bais

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Award: Honorable Mention: Advertising, Self-Promotion

Series: “Glamour

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Student: Dora Duan

Award: Honorable Mention: Fine Art, Portrait

Image: “Closed

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Alum: Xiaopeng Liu

Award: First Place: Analog, Film/ Fine Art

Series: “Petrichor

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Alum: Chris Dirker

Award: Honorable Mention: Nature, Aerial/ Drone

Image: “Salt Ponds”

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Student: Laura-Ann Hunter

Award: 2nd Place: Sports, Other

Image: “Sting Like a Bee

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Award: Honorable Mention: People, Other

Image: “Mujer

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Student: Nikki Gerdes

Award: Honorable Mention: Analog/ Film: Portrait

Image: “Veiled

Photo Talk w/ Timothy Archibald

Featuring Tarun Khiwal

Tarun Khiwal is an internationally celebrated commercial photographer and director based in India.  His highly stylized conceptual images bridge the world of fashion, commercial and fine art. Tarun is an enthusiastic speaker who took us along his path to what led him to be a photographer as well as his current success in India and the world

Tarun discussed the challenges of being a young photographer in the Indian culture, as well as the various cultural influences he draws on for his work.

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Photo Talk w/ Timothy Archibald

Featuring: Kate Woodman

Kate Woodman is an internationally celebrated commercial photographer. Her highly stylized conceptual images bridge the world of fashion, commercial and fine art. She is currently teaching the Fashion and Beauty Class at the Academy of Art University School of Photography (Fall 2020).

Kate discussed the path that led her to photography after a career in engineering. She also discussed her creative process as well as her approach to both pre and post-production.

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