Team Chapnick

Howard Chapnick at MPW.35.

Howard Chapnick

Howard Chapnick served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He was the owner and president of Black Star photo agency for 25 years. He wrote the book, Truth Needs No Ally: Inside Photojournalism, in which he talked about his decades of experience in the field working with photojournalists. In addition to his work at Black Star, he provided seed funding for many documentary photo projects, including Donna Ferrato’s groundbreaking work on violence against women that resulted in her book, Living with the Enemy. Chapnick served as faculty at MPW 18, 20-28, 33-35, 40 and 44.

Faculty Mentors

MaryAnne Golon

MaryAnne Golon is the Director of Photography at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2012, she was the director of photography at Time Magazine, where she was a senior photography editor for more than 20 years.

Golon graduated with honors from The University of Florida with a B.S. in Journalism. She previously curated Look 3: The Festival of the Photograph and help guide the 2-year product build of a digital asset management system for a major non-profit organization.

Mallory Benedict

Mallory Benedict is a transmedia storytelling producer currently on the Camera and Photos team at Apple. Previously, she was a photo editor for National Geographic for nearly 10 years where she commissioned original photography for long and short-form stories on various platforms. Benedict was also the Programs Manager for Women Photograph, a nonprofit designed to elevate the work of women and non-binary photographers around the globe.

Benedict's photo editing work has been recognized by the American Society of Magazine Editors, National Press Photographer’s Association, Pictures of the Year International and Society of Publication Designers. She is a graduate of the Missouri’s School of Journalism.

Photographers