We are often asked about the faculties, for they represent many of the best in the field — and a divergence of experience, styles and specialties. The concept of team teaching is unique to the Summit series of workshop and every workshop has at least eight faculty members which include both top rated working photographers, …
James Hill became the European contract photographer for The New York Times in 1995 and has been based in Moscow and Rome. He produced a remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the Russian penal system made famous by words — those of Solzhenitzyn’s devastating portrait of the gulag. The pictures appeared in the Times and can be …
Sports Illustrated’s annual “Best Sports Pictures of 2008″ issue is out, dominated by the pictures of Heinz Kleutmeier, Damian Strohmeyer and John Biever, all faculty members from Sports Photography Workshops over the years. This year also features a picture by Rich Clarkson from the National High School Finals Rodeo, an amazing and embarrassing moment in …
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Fall Photography at the Summit 2008 alumnus Karen Schuenemann shared with us this great shot from Thanksgiving weekend taken in El Dorado Park in Long Beach, CA. She was positioned about 10 feet away when the Osprey hit the water, grabbed it’s lunch and spirited away.
David Burnett has a unique sense of place, importance — and humor. Thus, he has crafted a video from his trip to the olympics in Beijing that is particularly enjoyable. Entitled “The Olympics You Didn’t See,” it shows what an American press corps person sees, experiences and what it was REALLY like to try and photograph …
National Geographic director of photography David Griffin gives an impassioned talk on the power of photography to connect with the viewer and highlights some of the magazines greatest photographers and memorable recent work. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories. Take a look below. Griffin offers …
A photographic exhibition of work from the Spring Photography at the Summit week are now on display in the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole as the workshop went green in a big way. Partnering with the International League of Conservation Photographers, “a group of some 60 of the world’s leading photographers specializing …
Reuters and MediaStorm collaborated to create ‘Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War’ to coincide with the war’s 5th anniversary. The site features profiles of three Reuter’s journalists who have more than 23 years combined experience reporting and photographing in Iraq. Reuters video, photography, infographics and journalists are showcased in this five chapter interactive application …
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Spring Summit faculty member Michael “Nick” Nichols of National Geographic, along with Brent Stirton of Getty, narrate a slideshow and talk about their recent experiences photographing the the recent massacre of mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Copyright 2007 Michael Nichols/National Geographic
The spring 2008 Photography at the Summit will take on an additional element and flavor by using Photography as a Catalyst for Conservation. The International League of Conservation Photographers will be part of the event this year and will be holding their spring business meeting the day before the Summit opens. Many of their members …
