Emerging Photographer Videos

Stephen Marc, Olympus Visionary photographer and art professor at Arizona State University’s Herberger College of Fine Arts, is recognized for his unique and powerful photographic montages that explore the African Diaspora. His images combine family snapshots, antique photographs and images from his own extensive body of photographic work. The dual themes of all his work are an attempt to tell both his personal story and the story of a culture. Marc’s current project, Passage on the Underground Railroad, explores North America’s Underground Railroad, which moved escaped slaves to freedom. For over four years, he took more than 30,000 photographs of people and places in 21 states and Canada. The project culminated in a book and exhibition of Marc’s Underground Railroad artwork. You can discover more about him and his work by visiting this website. Stephen Marc recommends the work of Jerry N. Uelsmann. For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free via

Lou Jones is a versatile and prolific photographer who has uses has passion for photography to capture sports figures, musicians, celebrities, politicians, CEOs and just everyday folk. His work can be said to fit any variety of photographic genres including photojournalism, portraiture, advertising, fine-art and more, which speaks not only to his skills as a photographer, but also his ability take a technical process and transform it into something beautiful and impactful. His personal projects including a documentary project on Death Row have helped establish him as one of the distinctive voices in photography today. He is also author of the recent instructional book, Speedlights and Speedlights: Creative Flash Photography at the Speed of Light. You can discover more of his work by visiting his website or following his blog. Lou Jones recommends the work of Sebastião Salgado. For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free via Click here for more details on my new Better Photo course, The Pursuit of Light.

Amber Gress, Maurice Salazar, Joseph Escamilla, Cecilia Gavia and Anthony Cobos are members of the Summer 2009 graduating class of the Art Center College of Design's photo department. Two weeks prior to their graduation, we sat down to discuss their thoughts and concerns at the dawn of their photographic careers. This diverse collection of photographers have made a commitment to their passion for making images and that provided a unique opportunity to share their thoughts about the important choice they've made. Below are links to their websites. Amber Gress Maurice Salazar Joseph Escamilla Cecilia Gavia Anthony Cobos Amber Gress recommends the work of Corey Arnold Maurice Salazar recommends the work of William Eggleston Joseph Escamilla recommends the work of Jeff Lipsky Cecilia Gavia recommends the work of Dan Winters Anthony Cobos recommends the work Boyd Jaynes Click here for details about the Grad Show and for link to the other graduating photographers. Click on the individual images to discover each photographer's website. For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free via