It's hard to believe it's already been a week since SPENOLA. I had a great time and enjoyed camaraderie and passion for education and sharing that are always present at SPE. I've just begun processing my photos from the trip, but I can go ahead and share some of my highlights from the trip -- in no particular order. NOMA's Sculpture Garden The Jerry Uelsmann lecture at NOMA Exploring the French Quarter Eating over a dozen different tasty things. Yum! I particularly enjoyed the very first panel I attended: Integrating Video into Still Photography Programs Chris Jordan's touching preview of his [...]

Science, Poetry and the Photographic Image March 10-13, 2011 | Atlanta, GA

This past week I had the incredible opportunity of attending the SPE National Conference in Philly from Thursday-Sunday, with fellow students Amy & Charity, and photography professors Doug Clark & Sarah Miles. I cannot begin to adequately express how amazing the conference and trip were. I had so many first time experiences and did so many different things I feel like I was in Philly much longer than just a few days. My family has never been well off financially, and as a student of little financial means I haven’t had the opportunity to travel much, or very far. When I heard about this conference I [...]