Alumni feature – Stefan Petranek

– What are you doing professionally? I am an assistant professor of photography and intermedia at the Herron School of Art and Design which is in the professional art school of Indiana University. I split my time teaching contemporary approaches to fine art photography and pursuing creative research at the intersections of art and science. […]

RIT Photography – Summer 2015 Renovation Update

RIT Photography is excited to share an update on our next renovation. The School is housed in the Frank E Gannett building and it was built in 1968. At the time, it had 151 darkrooms. Over the course of the last decade many of these darkrooms became dormant. Two summers ago, 20 darkrooms were renovated […]

RIT Photography retirements

This past May with the end of the 2014-2015 academic year, #ritphoto said goodbye to three esteemed faculty members: Doug Rea, Tom Zigon and Steve Diehl. Each had long careers at RIT and in the School. They all introduced new thought and practice into the curriculum. This is especially true since each in their own […]

#RITphoto Awards and Scholarships

Each April, #RITphoto  selects full time BFA, BS and MFA students to receive awards and scholarships.  A committee of faculty comprised of all School disciplines reviews the applicant portfolios. After weighing both the collected work and students’ personal statements of creative and academic intent, winners are identified. More than ten awards and scholarships are granted each […]

Alumni Feature – Maria Sharp

Hello! I’m Maria Sharp, a 2013 photojournalism graduate. Since graduating I have started my own wedding photography business in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m in my second season and things are going great! I’m able to use my storytelling skills that I learned while at RIT to create meaningful, gorgeous images that my clients can cherish for […]

Alumni Feature – Meghan Jordan

Hi, I’m Meghan Jordan, a 2013 Fine Art Photography graduate. One of my favorite courses at RIT was History & Aesthetics of Photography, finding myself enamored as we traversed the timeline of photographic history. I realized that, though the majority of people own a camera, very little know how the process evolved from a large […]

Student Feature – Amber Kates

Bio:  Amber Kates is a third year Photographic and Imaging Technology student with a specialization in ophthalmic photography and a minor in history. She was born in Philadelphia, and decided to come to RIT for their Biomedical Photographic Communications program due to its mixture of both science and imaging. This program at RIT has not […]

Alumni Feature – Lia DiRico

Hey everyone my name is Lia DiRico and I graduated last year from the Biomed Photo program. My life since RIT has been a whirlwind of random events, only some pertaining to photography. As much as I value our program and enjoyed the things I learned while in school, I needed a break when I […]

Alumni Feature – Kristi Neilson

Hi! I’m Kristi Neilson, a 2014 Fine art photo graduate from RIT. A few months after I graduated I packed what I could in my car and moved cross-country from CT to sunny LA. Best decision I ever made! Starting a new life and career somewhere is not easy but it is most definitely exciting […]

Student Feature – Tom Brenner

Bio: Tom Brenner is a third year photojournalism student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. His mother introduced him to photography when she gave him a disposable camera at the age of five. The gift was not for any special occasion, but rather to “babysit” Tom and he was hooked on photography after the first […]