We are currently confirming faculty
for 2008, and below is a list of faculty already confirmed
for the week. We will post additional faculty to this page
as they are confirmed. Be aware,
however, that even when posted, most of our faculty are working
professionals and last minute cancellations/substitutions
may occur. |
Bill
Allen |
Bill Allen retired at the start of 2005
after ten years as editor-in-chief of the National Geographic
magazine, responsible for many of the changes that have marked
the evolution of the magazine into an important contemporary
journal, dealing with important issues of the environment,
world politics and the tenuous issues of the day. Bringing
the now-editor of the Geographic, Chris Johns, to his deputy's
position, Allen paved the path for today's National Geographic
magazine. Allen will be in his third time on the Summit faculty
and brings a special expertise to looking at and talking
about pictures, for before he became the magazine's editor,
he was a longtime and respected picture editor at the Geographic. |
Dave Black |
One of the pioneers in the conversion to
all-digital photography, Black is best known for his sports
photography including covering Olympic games for more than
20 years for Newsweek. Constantly reinventing himself, he's
currently pushing new frontiers in combining lightpainting
and western imagery, photography well suited for a gallery
wall. A wide-ranging photographer who uses light creatively,
he is
an outstanding
teacher. |
Jodi Cobb |
Some of the National Geographic's most unusual
stories have been done by this staff photographer who brings
a unique and artistic approach to her work over many years
on the magazine staff. Her book, "Geisha," written
and photographed in Japan was widely acclaimed for its beauty
and insight. Most recently, she photographed a very different
and tough story about human bondage in its many forms from
slavery to trade in children. She is a a veteran of many
Photography at the Summits. |
Jack
Dykinga |
Jack Dykinga went from a street newspaper
photographer in Chicago (where he won a Pulitzer Prize) to
the canyons and deserts of the southwest where his second
career shows the beauty of the world. This spring marks the
introduction of his newest book highlighting all the vistas
around and across the Grand Canyon of his now-native Arizona.
He is motivated by environmental and conservation issues
as well as his love for photography where much of his work
has been done in large format. He presently has two major
stories for the National Geographic magazine underway. A
founding member of the International League of Conservation
Photographers, he will be showing work from this new book
at the workshop. |
MaryAnne Golon |
Formerly the Director of photography of Time
magazine, where in recent years, great photojournalism is
a prized part of the editorial content of a magazine that
began as a text-driven journal. When the old weekly LIFE
magazine went away, Time began using pictures in new ways.
But over the years, content-driven great photographs of the
weeks' events have never been used better nor showcased more
effectively than the Time of today. Under her watch, Time
covers the events of the world with the most talented photojournalists
and every week, shows its readers things beyond the daily
newspapers and television. Golon is an enthusiastic and discriminating
lover of great photographs and as a Summit Workshop veteran,
is one of the most popular faculty members. |
Chris
Johns |
Chris Johns became the sixth editor-in-chief
of the National Geographic magazine in January 2005 after
many years as a staff photographer. A native Oregonian who
won "Newspaper Photographer of the Year" while
on the staff of the Topeka Capital-Journal, he also worked
at the Seattle Times before joining the Geographic. In recent
years, he specialized in coverage from Africa and in 2002,
his book "Wild at Heart" was named among the best
photographic books of the year by American Photo magazine.
An enthusiastic creator of and, more recently, user of great
photographs, he has been a Summit faculty member many times
previously. |
Jay
Maisel |
One of the nation's most prolific illustrative
photographers, Maisel's stunning color photographs have graced
major magazines, annual reports, museum walls and a series
of highly-acclaimed books. A personable and gregarious teacher,
he is one of the nation's most sought-after lecturers. |
Tom
Mangelsen |
Recently named as one of the 100 most important
people in photography by American Photo (along with Chris
Johns ), Tom Mangelsen is known for his stunning wildlife
photography. He is the founder of a worldwide group of galleries
as well as author of several books, all featuring his stunning
wildlife photographs. A leading voice for animal rights,
he co-founded the Cougar Fund dedicated to saving the wild
cats. In recent years he received the gold medal of the Royal
Photographic Society, its highest award. |
Edward Riddell |
A large format landscape photographer for
more than thirty five years Ed has frequently been referred
to as the Ansel Adams of the Tetons. His dramatic black and
white landscapes capture the moods of Jackson Hole and the
subtle beauty of often overlooked below-the-horizon intimate
landscapes. Ed shoots film and then scans and prints his
images using six shades of black carbon pigment inks. The
prints have the depth and range of traditional silver prints
with the textural and tactile quality of platinum prints. |
| Bob Smith |
After more than 20 years building
his own Colorado-based nature photography business Elk Meadow
Images, Smith relocated to Jackson in 2006 to manage Tom
Mangelsen's Images of Nature archive and continue his own
photography. Smith has also spent 20 years as an account
executive and digital consultant with Apple computer. He
is a frequent staff member of the Summit Series of Workshops.
|
Rich Clarkson |
The organizer of Photography at the Summit.
His Denver-based company packages books, uses new technology
to manage photographic and publishing ventures for such diverse
groups as the Denver Broncos football team and Colorado Rockies
baseball team, and serves as consultant to a variety of companies,
publishers and foundations. The former director of photography
and senior assistant editor of the National Geographic magazine,
he photographed for many years for Sports Illustrated ,Time
and LIFE magazines. Working earlier for newspapers in Topeka,
Ks. and Denver, he was named as one of the 100 most influential
persons in photography by American Photo magazine. |
