Photography
Cary Wolinsky
Cary Wolinsky began as a news and magazine photographer for The Boston Globe in 1968 while completing a degree in journalism at Boston University’s College of Communication. By 1972 he was freelancing for Natural History, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Newsweek, and International Wildlife. As a contract photographer with National Geographic in the mid-1980s, Cary specialized in historical and cultural assignments that required in-depth research and well-managed global coverage. His numerous stories published by National Geographic include Silk, The Queen of Textiles; Sichuan: Where China Changes Course; Inside the Kremlin; Sir Joseph Banks; The Greening of the Empire; The Quest for Color; The Power of Writing; Australia: A Harsh Awakening; New Eyes on the Oceans; Diamonds: The Real Story; and Dreamweavers, a high-tech look at high-tech textiles.
Cary has taken a leading role in introducing quality photography to electronic publishing. He co-founded Picture Network International, an on-line photography database system. In 1997 PNI was sold to Kodak and now markets photography under the name PictureQuest. Cary’s photographs have been licensed for advertising and editorial use in hundreds of publications throughout the world. His photographic prints have been exhibited and acquired by museums and private collections in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Rick Ashley
Rick Ashley graduated from Trinity College in 1976 and moved to the Boston area. To pursue his interest in photography, he enrolled in a professional school and worked as an assistant to many of Boston’s leading photographers. In 1979 Rick opened his studio, working primarily as a corporate/industrial photographer. His work soon expanded to include video production, shooting and producing sports marketing videos and television commercials. His work garnered several local advertising awards as well as a Golden Pencil from New York’s One Club. Clients included such diverse organizations as Women’s Olympic Cycling Team, IBM, and Ann and Hope Department stores. Rick’s still photography clients included IBM, Digital Equipment Corp., Xerox Canada, Avatar Technologies, GM, Sperry, Video Express, Raleigh Bicycles, ISI Corporation, Franklin Sporting Goods, Dogz Togz, Boston University, Massachusetts Communications College, Moussy Beer, E. M. Parker Medical, GoodWives, Glass America, Coldwell Banker, and Town and Country magazine. In addition to commercial work, he has written and received several arts grants to pursue particular projects of interest.
While on an extended sabbatical in Italy, Rick explored digital image capture and manipulation, including its electronic and print distribution. During this period, Rick contributed to trade and textbooks on digital photography.
Rob Van Petten
Rob grew up in a Navy family and began documenting his family’s travels in Japan at age 10. He received a degree in photojournalism from Boston University’s then-School of Public Communication and was photo editor of the BU News. He was introduced to the digital world while developing marketing images for Data General, Digital Equipment and NEC and helped build brand identities for Reebok, Timberland, Solomon Skis, Tommy Hilfiger, Etonic, Robert Mondavi, American Optical, RayBan, Rockport, Levis, Converse, Bose, Polaroid and Kodak.
Rob has shot fashion catalogs for Talbots, Carroll Reed, Johnny Appleseed, Bob’s Stores, Foot Locker and Federated. He has won numerous awards for his work and has been featured in Photo District News, American Photo, Petersen’s Photographic and Studio Photography and Design. He is a member of the Mentor Series for American Photo and Popular Photo magazines. His articles have appeared in Nikon World, Nikon Pro, Kodak Pro Pass and Popular Photo.
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson is the founder of Perry Aslyn Photography, now residing in Boston, MA. She is a rising star in the PPA ranks, achieving sufficient merits for her Masters and Craftsman in just three years, along with a host of trophies and awards in every category. She is in constant demand to teach her unique brand of Vintage and Haute Couture imagery. In 2007 she wowed with her innovative approach to Fine Art Portraiture at Texas School, West Coast School and Image Explorations in Victoria, Canada. Jennifer is the owner and principal photographer of Olive Avonlea Couture Photography.
Chris Alvanas
Chris is a member of the Nikon Mentor Series and has taught photo treks in New York City, Boston, Newport, Arches National Park and China (2008). He has presented at Photo Plus Expo, New York and PMA 2008 for Nikon.
Randall Armor
Ron specializes in advertising and editorial photography. Based in Washington, DC, his work has appeared in Essence, Glamour, Forbes and Washingtonian magazines. He divides his time between commercial work and personal photo projects using traditional photo techniques and digital photography. Ron has a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Robert worked as a cine cameraman in Tanzania for the TV series Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior. Living in Kenya from 1976–1979, he shot wildlife photography and worked as a stringer for Time, Life and other magazines. Since 1980 Robert has been a regular contributor to National Geographic. He has won awards from NPPA Pictures of the Year, Communications Arts and the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. His photographs were displayed in the exhibition Odyssey: The Art of Photography at National Geographic. Solo shows include The Horn of Africa, in Perpignan, France, and Recent Works in Birmingham, AL.
Robert’s photos have appeared in Geo, Natural History, Life, Time, Outside, Audubon, New York Times Sunday Magazine, Scientific American and many other publications. He has published two children’s photographic books, Hyena Day (1978) and More Than Just Pets (1980), and two photographic essay books, Journey Up The Nile (1988) and Kenya Journal (1992). Robert co-founded Aurora & Quanta Productions, a photo stock agency and new-media production house based in Portland, ME. He wrote the story for and was associate producer of the TNT Original film Glory & Honor. Robert is co-author of The National Geographic Photographers’ Field Guide and wrote National Geographic field guides on landscape and people and portrait photography.
As principal of Damianos Photography, Lynne has been providing distinctive award-winning photography along with photographic and digital consulting services for over 30 years. Specialties include architectural, product and people photography for business. Lynne is an active educator, presenting a wide variety of photography seminars to professionals, students and companies. She is a faculty member of the Boston Architectural College and Keefe Tech in Framingham. In 2004 she was a photographer- in-residence at Holliston and Framingham High Schools as part of a grant project titled Capturing Architecture Past and Present.
Lynne earned her BS with Honors in Professional Photography from the College of Graphic Arts & Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology. She is a national board member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), past president of the Commercial Industrial Photographers of New England (CIPNE), and a Corporate Affiliate Member of the Boston Society of Architects. Lynne has received numerous image awards from Kodak, Fujifilm, ASMP, PPA, PPANE and CIPNE.
Jordan is a Boston-based photographer specializing in food, product and illustration assignments. He studied traditional darkroom black and white printing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and travel photography at the Maine Photographic Workshops. Jordan is a CDIA graduate and has assisted Jim Scherer from whom he learned the art and magic behind high-end food photography. Jordan’s clients include the AIDS Action Committee, Brandeis University, Contour Design, Farming Turtles, LinBro, New Boston Fund Inc. and Whole Foods Market.
Paul is a commercial photographer based on the north shore of Boston. As co-owner and founder of HOTSHOTS Advertising Photography, Inc., he has completed numerous assignments for corporate clients in the Boston area including HASBRO, OSRAM Sylvania, Dunkin’Donuts, NEC and BD Biosciences, providing images for use on packaging, print ads, trade exhibits and websites. He has worked in the field for over thirty-five years and currently specializes in studio product photography and location commercial and architectural shoots. Paul graduated from the New England School of Photography in 1972.
Jack began his career in wedding and portrait photography over twenty-five years ago. His attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to relate to clients helped him establish a successful business, creating client referrals and relationships with top hotels and wedding venues. In 1985 he purchased and ran a film processing lab, eventually adding editorial storytelling, corporate marketing and commercial advertising photography to his repertoire. Jack is knowledgeable in all aspects of production from concept to delivery, for print advertising or web usage, either in studio or on location.
Dave has been a freelance photographer in Boston for the past 17 years, working primarily for national and regional editorial publications and shooting everything from food to fashion. He got his first real claim to fame while working as a freelance photo assistant shooting a cover for The Boston Globe Magazine. Dave currently specializes in photography of and for the home. He has worked with clients such as L.L. Bean, Sears, The Meredith Corp., Fidelity, The Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Common Press and WGBH. Dave has images in the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum and the Puerto Rico Rain Forest Museum.
Damian Hickey is a freelance photographer whose work has appeared in American Photo, Home Magazine, Design New England, and Architectural Digest. After studying fine art and concentrating in drawing and sculpture at the University of Chicago and then at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Damian fell in love with photography through playing with Photoshop. He also holds a Certificate in Professional Photography from the CDIA at Boston University. Damian has been influenced by contemporary and classic fashion and advertising photography, as well as by 19th and 20th century painting.
Rick graduated from the Newhouse School of Communication at Syracuse University in 1974, moved to Boston in the late-70s and started his freelance business shooting editorial and advertising assignments. Since creating Hornick/Rivlin Studio with Sandy Rivlin in 1981, he has specialized in photographing for health and beauty, home and interiors, portrait and still life, as well numerous national women’s apparel catalogues and ad campaigns. Published works have appeared
in the Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Magazine, Boston Home, Cooking Light, Elegant Wedding, Fast Company and Natural Home and Garden, and several books
published by Rockport and Ten Speed Press.
During the past 25 years, Morgan has owned and operated a full service commercial photography studio specializing in state-of-the-art digital and film-based photography for the catalog, stock, editorial and advertising industries. The studio has expert status in all formats of film and digital photography, Photoshop and computer systems related to the photography industry. In the DC area, Morgan shoots the beautiful homes, food from new restaurants and portraits of movers and shakers.
Owner of Bob Korn Imaging, Bob is a master photographic printmaker. During the past thirty years, he has adapted to the constant change of techniques and technology while developing an eye that sees color like no other. His prints can be found in every major collection throughout the world, including the Getty, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian. One of the few printers to remain dedicated to traditional darkroom printing, Bob’s
reputation for producing unparalleled color prints has generated a clientele of many of the world’s best photographers. His commitment to quality and client-printer collaboration is also a vital aspect of the instruction Bob provides. A former instructor at SUNY-Buffalo, New England School of Photography, Maine Photographic Workshops and Santa Fe Workshops, he continues to demonstrate his craft as director and founder of The Workshops at Bob Korn Imaging.
Felix flirted with photography in high school and college but when his son was born in 1999 he started a project that turned him into a professional photographer. He began taking images of his son every single day and posting them online so his extended family could watch him grow up. With his son, now 9, and his daughter, 6, he has posted more than 12,000 images.
Felix soon began taking pictures of other people's children and then shot his first wedding - that of his son's kindergarten teacher. He now has difficulty keeping up with the demand for his unique, photojournalistic approach to weddings and meticulously designed wedding albums. He operates his studio, Felix Rust Photographers, from Waltham.
Robert has more than 25 years experience shooting editorial, corporate and advertising assignments for a wide variety of clients including The Discovery Channel, IBM, PBS, United Airlines, Pepsi-Cola, US Marine Corps and Windham Hill Records. His work has been featured in numerous publications such as Washingtonian Magazine and Communication Arts Photography Annual.
After attending The American University in Washington, DC, and completing graduate work at The University of Missouri School of Journalism, Robert accepted an internship at a newspaper in Salem, OR, where he developed a passion for environmental portraiture. This interest has since evolved into conceptual portraits and photo illustration.
For over 25 years, David has created award winning corporate, advertising and editorial images. He is known for turning abstract concepts into thought provoking images, and for making even the most mundane objects visually exciting. David is sought after by leading design firms, corporations and industries to make powerful images that reflect corporate identity, promote a cause, product, and/or service. He works with photographer/stylist/producer Madeleine Harrell as Sharpe + Harrell Photography. David graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with BA in 1971.
Paul has worked the last two decades as a Chicago-based photojournalist focusing on international high-profile news stories. He has served as both a contract and staff newspaper, magazine and wire service photographer. As photography editor, Paul has worked for the Associated Press, Time and Forbes magazines. Paul’s background includes a BFA, as well as a formal legal education with a focus on Information Law. He currently serves as photo editor for Washington Life Magazine.
John has worked for 22 years as a freelance photographer/illustrator/graphics and motion designer. He began his career as a commercial still-life photographer in Boston’s Chinatown, where he developed a highly textural and layered multiple media approach to image making. This approach has enabled him to assimilate and integrate digital imaging tools. Since the early 1990s, his work, though still informed by traditional photography, has been assembled and processed using digital image capture, 2D and 3D CG, video and motion graphics tools. His projects require flexible, dynamic imagery and designs that must be multipurposed from web to print to video applications.
John’s clients include 3M, AT&T, Advance PCS/CareMark, AutoDesk, Ball Corp, Bank of America, Canon, Geotel/Cisco, CitiBank, Dean Witter, Fidelity Investments, SC Johnson Wax, IBM, Intel, MIT MediaLab and Time. Awards include AR100, Adobe Digital Video Sampler Reels, Print’s Regional Design Annual, HOW magazine, Art Direction/Creativity, ADCB Design Show, Connecticut AD Show, Hatch Awards and ASMP Big Picture Show.
Brian started his freelance photography career in California working for high-end residential real estate agencies and corporate architectural firms. While in Los Angeles, he also co-founded a cooperative offering photography, web design and graphic design services to small business owners. In LA, he also received certified training in the Leaf Digital systems and software. In late 2005, Brian relocated to the Boston area to perform contract work for Jupiter Images Stock Corporation. Currently, he specializes in Photoshop postproduction work, photo illustration, stock imaging and multimedia for web marketing.
Tina has more than 17 years experience working with art directors and designers. Skilled in both traditional and digital photography, she excels at electronic image enhancement and cataloguing solutions. She was a digital beta-tester for Eastman Kodak for over 9 years and began training with digital in 1991. An alum of the prestigious Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Tina has won numerous awards from the Advertising Association of America and Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington. Working at the forefront of digital technology, she was among the first winners of the coveted Digital PIX award, and has been featured in numerous articles, including the 2007 Photo District News article, “50 Photographers/50 States;” she was selected as the representative photographer from Virginia. Tina has sat on the board of directors for The Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, and is currently the Chairperson of Advertising Photographers of America, DC chapter, as well as a member of APA’s National Board.
Yari is a freelance editor and filmmaker. His editing experience includes work on feature narratives, television documentaries, corporate videos and numerous short films. He was the primary editor on the soon-to-be-completed independent film, The Aristocrat. Other recent clients include National Geographic, WGBH, MIT, Issey Miyake Design and AARP.
Lara is the co-founder of Studio Nouveau, a creative team specializing in artistic wedding imagery and destination weddings. Her work has been published in Wedding Vows Magazine and Glamour online. Lara studied photography at California State University and is currently working toward her MFA. She has exhibited work at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston as a member of the Women’s Caucus for Art and was accepted into the 2008 Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibit at Gallery 808.
Lou specializes in studio still life, photo illustration and product photography. For the first twenty-five years of his career he photographed everything from jewelry, footwear, food and toys to highly conceptual studio images. In the last ten years, he’s broadened his scope to include corporate and lifestyle as well as high end weddings. His clients have included Cole Hann, Cross Pen, Dunkin Donuts, Etonic, Footjoy, Hasbro, Keds, Museum of Fine Arts, Nike, Quaker Oats, Reebok and Savage Arms. He has received numerous awards including Hatch and Graphis International gold awards. His work has been exhibited in a number of gallery shows as well as the Danforth Museum.
