SPAS Student Wins Alexia Foundation Award of Excellence

On February 28, The Alexia Foundation announced RIT photojournalism student Sarah Ann Jump has received an Alexia Award of Excellence for her project “New Roots: Refugees Resettling in America.” The project is a photographic documentation of the first year of resettlement for a refugee family settling in Rochester, New York. It was also announced that […]

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Photojournalism Trip to Washington, D.C.

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 […]

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Alumni Feature — Chris Capozziello

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. […]

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