Category: Alumni

The alumni of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences do amazing things with their careers. David Noyes is not only an acclaimed photographer, he also devotes his time to a nonprofit charity. David graduated in 1985 with a BS in the Professional Photography program. He did a lot of work with Howard Levant and […]

I remember one of my favorite photo assignments as a freshman at RIT was to go to a small town and photograph the daily life there. I went with two of my new friends from Photo Arts 1. It was such an adventure to go into this town and wander around meeting people. I couldn’t […]

Sixteen senior photojournalism students from the SPAS program spent the week of September 23-27 in Washington, D.C., visiting various media organizations and meeting with photojournalists. This amazing experience gave students a unique perspective on the photojournalism industry and a glimpse of the potential internships and jobs that exist in the field. Students met with staff […]

We reached out to some of our alumni and asked them about their lives after RIT. Dan Hughes was gracious enough to answer our questions, here are his answers. What are you doing professionally? I am a Solutions Consultant for the Google+ Photos team. My job revolves around developing educational content for the Nik Collection […]

Every October since 1983, SPAS faculty, staff, and students trek to the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan to attend the Photo Plus Expo organized by Photo District News. It has been very interesting to watch the show change during this three decade run. In the 80s, the show was dominated by Kodak, Ilford, Polaroid, Agfa, Nikon, Canon, […]

When we reached out to some of our alumni, we asked them some questions about their time during and after RIT. David Gallagher responded to our questions, here is what he shared with us. Why did you choose RIT? I have to be honest, when I was graduating High School RIT was always my first […]

It is now the beginning of the third week of our fall semester, something new for us as we used to be on the quarter system.  We may now have a longer period for classes to run, but that is not causing the student body to slow down any, our facilities are busy as ever […]

When we reached out to some of our alumni, we asked them to talk about their lives after school. Chris Capozziello is currently working on a book, here’s what he shared with us about it: Ten years ago I graduated from the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences with a degree in Professional Photographic Illustration. […]

Chuck Westfall is currently a Technical Advisor for Canon U.S.A.’s Imaging Technology & Communications Group (ITCG) We asked him some questions about his life after RIT, here is how he responded. SPAS: What are you doing professionally? I’ve had a marvelous career at Canon for the past 30+ years, working in the field with professional and […]

Sarah Anne Ward is a professional photographer currently based in New York City specializing in food/drinks, soft-goods and product photography. We asked her some questions about her life as a photographer after RIT, here are her responses. SPAS: How has your education helped you after graduation, preparation for your first job, and in your career […]