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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.
Idris Talib Solomon
Idris Talib Solomon is an award-winning photojournalist and art director based in New York City. He has a versatile background in graphic design, photography, video, and art direction. He has several years of experience in advertising and is currently on contract at HBO as an art director. He is especially passionate about documenting communities that lack proper representation; sharing their stories, culture, and the beauty of their everyday lives.
He has photographed for The New York Times, Amazon Prime, HBO, ESPN, Reuters and The Drone Racing League.
He is the host and creative director of The Black Shutter Podcast, a series of conversations with Black photographers, filmmakers, editors and creative business folks.
Photographers
Anna Connors
Tierney Cross
Edward Grattan
AJ Johnson
Mahu Kamal
Cory MacNeil
Micah McIntyre
Thomas Rowell
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