Student feature – Maureen MacGregor

Maureen MacGregor, from Lakewood, OH, is a senior at the Rochester Institute of Technology studying Photojournalism with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. With a special interest in video journalism, she aspires to cover stories on human rights and conflict. Maureen spends most of her free time as the President of the RIT student […]

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Student feature – Zach Pezzillo

Zach grew up on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii where he developed a deep respect for the ‘aina (land) and the preservation of endangered native ecosystems. He began taking photographs at the age of 12 and his photos have been included in books, magazines, and juried exhibitions. He is now a senior and his […]

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Alumni Feature – Professor Beth Ann Benetz, CRA, FOPS

Beth Ann is a Professor at Case Western Reserve University, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Cleveland, Ohio. She is an accomplished ophthalmic photographer and researcher. She  directs activities for two ophthalmic reading centers, Retinal Disease Image Analysis Reading Center (REDIARC) and Cornea Image Analysis Reading Center (CIARC) at Case Western Reserve and UH […]

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Student feature – Evan Ortiz

Evan Ortiz is from Brooklyn, New york. He is a fifth-year photojournalism student and is also working on a minor in creative writing. He will be graduating May 2015. His work is centered on exploring vulnerability, and sharing stories about the process of connection. What was your most challenging assignment as a photography student? [E.O.] […]

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Student feature – Julia Rabkin

Julia Rabkin was born in Moscow, Russia. She immigrated to the United States in 1989. She is in her third year of the advertising photography major. She specializes in fashion and beauty. Before attending RIT, she was a freelance photographer for five years in America and abroad. “What was your most challenging assignment as a […]

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Student feature – Erin Gabreski

Erin Gabreski is from Buffalo, New York. She is a fourth year visual media student at Rochester Institute of Technology. Erin loves to combine images with type and use graphic designs useful for eye catching and appealing pieces of advertising. More specifically, she is interested in packaging design and company branding. She has been on […]

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Faculty Profile – Ted Kinsman

Ted Kinsman is an assistant professor of photographic technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Hired in 2013, he teaches advanced photographic technology, light microscopy, and macro photography courses. He also contributes to the scanning electron microscopy and high-speed imaging facilities and labs. He is working  to increase collaborations between departments with several new initiatives. […]

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Student feature – Nicole Leclair

About Nicole Nicole Leclair is a senior at RIT and is studying Visual Media. She is from the “quiet corner” of Connecticut. She is interested in the history of photography, museum studies, imaging systems, graphic design, and marketing. What was your most challenging assignment as a photography student? [NL] Last year, I began working on […]

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Student Feature – Allison Parssi

Allison Parssi is a third year fine art photography student from West Palm Beach, FL. Her work focuses on medium format photography and she is working on  a minor in museum studies. She spent the summer as an intern at the Richard Avedon Foundation in New York City. She devotes a great deal of time […]

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Faculty feature – Christine Shank

Bio: Christine Shank earned her BFA in photography from Miami University of Ohio and a MFA from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. She is an assistant professor and the Director of the MFA program in Imaging Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the United […]

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