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PDNedu is a free, semi-annual print publication sent to instructors in high school and college-level photography programs across the United States for distribution to students. In addition to the print magazine, we publish a digital edition freely available to global audiences and supplemented by interactive videos and other resources. PDNedu’s Web site serves as a back up archive from the magazi
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Introducing the Home Issue! Featuring Chantal Anderson, Jennifer Garza-Cuen, LaToya Ruby Frazier and more!
The Fall 2019 issue of PDNedu is now available. In this issue, dedicated to the topic of home, you'll find a profile on our cover shooter, Chantal Anderson, whose work examines the notion of place; a
As the climate crisis becomes more urgent, so, too, does the role of photography in raising awareness. For those who haven’t been directly affected by the destructive impact of global warming, it may feel like an abstract idea—or the extent of the impact may not be understood. Climate photography helps to make visceral what could only be imagined before. Josh Haner and Virginia Hanusik are two photographers who are dedicated to illuminating and combating climate change.
Houseboat on the Atchafalaya Basin. Photo © Virginia Hanusik. As the climate crisis becomes more urgent, so, too, does the role of photography in raising awareness. For those who haven't been
LaToya Ruby Frazier, associate professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, deftly blends tales of personal experience with social reportage in her work, and she tries to impart this sense of balance to her students. “It is essential to encourage students to speak from the heart about where they are from and how they see themselves in society—with their family, community, nation and the world,” says Frazier.
Photos © LaToya Ruby Frazier LaToya Ruby Frazier's work as a visual artist deftly blends tales of personal experience with social reportage. She tries to impart this sense of balance to her stude
L.A.-based photographer Julia Stotz has flexed her creative muscles for brands such as Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, The New York Times and UberEats. While still-life photography may sound superficially straightforward—nothing’s moving, after all—there’s actually a lot more to it than meets the eye. We asked Stotz to break down how she approaches her still lifes. Read more about Stotz on our website or in the Fall 2019 issue of PDNedu magazine.
All photos © Julia Stotz Five years into her professional photography career, L.A.-based photographer Julia Stotz really started leaning into the work she loves—shooting still lifes. Ten years later
Jessica Pettway is a New York-based photographer who was recognized in PDN‘s 30 in 2019. According to Pettway, the most important thing that students who are studying photography can do is experiment because it’s the only way that you can find out what kind of photography you like. “Fortunately there is no set path to becoming a photographer, so it’s never too early or too late to choose your own adventure!” she says.
All photos © Jessica Pettway Jessica Pettway is a New York-based photographer who was recognized in PDN's 30 in 2019. Her recent commercial clients include awrp, Vitafusion and by CHLOE, and rece
Past PDN's 30 photographer Adrian Mueller spoke at the Creator's Lounge at PHOTOPLUS 2019 about winning advertising assignments, writing treatments and managing ad clients' expectations. Mueller is a commercial still life food and beverage photographer, and he’s recently worked for Adidas, Ciroc, Hershey’s and Prada. Mueller spoke to PDNedu, offering his advice for student photographers and photographers who are just starting out.
Tacos with ingredients and beer glasses standing on a table. Photo © Adrian Mueller. Photographer Adrian Mueller spoke at the PDN 30's Creator's Lounge at PHOTOPLUS 2019 about how he's
Soraya Zaman’s book, American Boys, is the evolution of an online project the photographer began in 2016 as a way to showcase a diversity of trans narratives. The internet is rife with demonizing images of people who do not adhere to societal expectation of gender and sexuality; Zaman wanted to increase the positive imagery of the trans-masculine community available online and create a safe space for genderqueer individuals to explore their identities. Their beautiful book was published by Daylight Books in 2019.
Dominic, age 18. Houston, Texas. "Meeting Dominic in person, I was struck by how quiet, shy and soft he is, in fact I ended up doing so much of the talking! But one thing that really stood out to me was his commitment to achieve his transition goals. He is doing it alone, from paying for his hormone...
Brittainy Newman trained as a ballerina for 12 years before an injury cut her career short. As a student studying photojournalism at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2018, her love of ballet led her to tell the story of the Flower City Ballet’s annual performance of the Nutcracker. Although it was their eleventh time staging the production, it was the first time they’d ever performed without the guidance of their founder, Wayne Blatt, who had recently passed away. She used a Nikon D810 to capture the video for her final project, The Gift of Dance; It was Newman’s first time shooting a video, but she believes that the medium allowed her to best capture the emotional experience of performing while in mourning.
Have you told a story through video that captures one of your passions? Enter Nikon’s Follow Your Passion contest. For full details and rules on how to enter, visit followyourpassion.com.
A still from the "The Gift of Dance," a video Brittainy Newman shot using Nikon D4S and D810 camera bodies, and Nikon 35mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.4 , 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses. Brittainy Newman's love of ballet began before she discovered her love of photography. She trained for 1...
For the Singles portfolio in the Fall 2019 issue of PDNedu, we had the privilege of partnering with Red Hook Labs in Brooklyn, NY. Shoutout to the amazing work created this year by student artists in their Youth Career Program. Advanced photography students worked collaboratively in groups to concept, art direct, photograph and produce these shoots from start to finish. Red Hook Labs establishes art education in public schools and community centers. To see more of the students’ work, check out the story on our website or read the Fall 2019 issue of PDNedu.
For the Singles portfolio in the Fall 2019 issue of PDNedu, we had the privilege to partner with Red Hook Labs to feature work created by students at Labs School. Shoutout to the amazing work created this year by student artists in the Youth Career Program. Advanced photography students worked colla...
When Mike Mezeul II put down his phone and looked up, he encountered the night sky. He's been documenting its many wonders ever since. Entirely self taught, he relies on his Nikon gear to reveal the potential of what can be captured. For example, an incredibly rare display of the northern lights over Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, depicted above. Mezeul II took the extraordinary photograph with a Nikon D810 and Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens.
An incredibly rare display of the northern lights over Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. This is an 8 image vertical panorama. Nikon D810 | Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED | 3" | F2.8 | ISO 800 Mike Mezeul II was up late one night because he couldn't sleep. As he was scrolling throug...
Isabel Epstein thinks that activism has a place within art. "Viewers can be captivated by beauty, and then come to a realization about an issue through that captivation,” she says. A recent series, shot with a Nikon D850, calls attention to the issue of plastic pollution in the world's oceans using a fashion aesthetic.
In a series of images featuring model Shanya McLeary, Isabel Epstein visually illustrates the way plastic "chokes" our oceans and wildlife. All images shot with the Nikon D850, and © Isabel Epstein. Isabel Epstein believes that beautiful photographs have the capacity to foment a transformation in p...
Taken with a Nikon Z7, Billy H.C. Kwok's series "Hong Kong: After the Handover" captures how the territory continues to evolve even 20 years after it was handed over to China from Britain. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Kwok has a personal connection to the city that fuels his passion for taking photographs of it.
A man golfing in front of residential buildings and construction sites. Hong Kong is marking 20 years since the territory was handed from Britain to China, after more than 150 years of British rule, as the handover on July 1, 1997, had been viewed with a mixture of uncertainty and hope. All images t...
Check out Nikon on the show floor at PHOTOPLUS 2019! Some of the best in the field are speaking on the Nikon stage, including Tamara Lackey, Andrew Hancock and Jerry Ghionis on "Pro Tips for Camera Setup" and Kristi Odom, Deanne Fitzmaurice and Robin Layton on "Storytelling in Video." There are also live demos from pros like Jerry Ghionis. Last but not least, get your pic taken with the not-yet-released Z 50 at the Nikon Pop Up Studio! You can still register for PHOTOPLUS 2019 which goes through October 26th, 2019 at Jacob Javits Center in NYC! It's not too late to register now: https://www.photoplusexpo.com
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the PDNedu x Nikon panel at PHOTOPLUS 2019! And thank you to our presenters, Kristi Odom, Mike Mezeul II and Isabel Epstein for an inspiring and informative presentation. PHOTOPLUS continues through Saturday, October 26th at the Jacob J. Javits Convention Center in New York City. It's not too late to register now: https://www.photoplusexpo.com/
PDN editor Holly Hughes talks to Nikon Photographers Isabel Epstein, Kristi Odom and Mike Mezeul II at the PDNedu x Nikon Panel and Reception, located at the Show Floor Theatre on Thursday, October 24th at If you missed the PDNedu x Nikon panel at PHOTOPLUS 2019, don't worry! You can still watch the...
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Brittainy Newman stopped training as a ballerina when she broke her ankle at the age of 13, but her passion for dance has never left her. "You can feel dance,” she says. “Dance has its own story, and stories have always followed me.” While a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Newman created "The Gift of Dance," a short film about a Rochester-based ballet company that had just lost its founder to cancer. The film was entirely shot using Nikon gear.
A still from the "The Gift of Dance," a video Brittainy Newman shot using Nikon D4S and D810 camera bodies, and Nikon 35mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.4 , 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses. Brittainy Newman's love of ballet began before she discovered her love of photography. She trained for 1...
"What set Shulman apart from other photographers was his ability to humanize the clean, sharp lines of modernist architecture, which at one time was perceived as alien and even uninhabitable. Known for working with black-and-white infrared film, which deepened the depths and contrasts of the angular structures he captured, Shulman often inserted signs of ideal domesticity—women lounging by a pool, children riding bikes, couples sipping cocktails—into his images as a way of aestheticizing modern living."
[Photo © Julius Shulman/Courtesy of J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)]
What set Shulman apart from other photographers was his ability to humanize the clean, sharp lines of modernist architecture.
Want to push your creativity to the next level? Join professional photographers Isabel Epstein, Mike Mezeul II and Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom to learn about how they've launched their careers by adapting to trends in technology. Learn how they’ve utilized new technology to inspire and push their own boundaries of creativity and how it’s led them to create a distinctive style in their photography and videography work that stands out in the industry. RSVP for the NIkon x PDNedu panel at PHOTOPLUS 2019 on Thursday, October 24th at 10:00am at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City!
Want to push your creativity to the next level? Professional Photographers Isabel Epstein, Mike Mezeul II and Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom launched their careers by adapting to trends in technology. Learn how they’ve utilized new technology to inspire and push their own boundaries of creativity an...
At a time when citizenship is increasingly being called into question—who is able to call the country where they physically reside their home—our hope is that the images and words in the Fall 2019 issue of PDNedu tell a story about a future where everyone has place to call “home.”
PDNedu talks to Chantal Anderson, Jennifer Garza-Cuen and Shawn Bush and more about identity, the idea of a place versus the reality of it and the question “Where are you from?”
Read more in the free digital edition of the magazine!
Informed by a plethora of influences, from Donna Tartt's "The Secret History to Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," photographer Madeline Morlet's series "I Promise I'll Never Forget" captures the exquisite beauty inherent in coming of age. Shot in coastal Maine soon after Morlet gave birth to her first child, the series emits a sense of the timeless nature of certain human experiences.
Elisabeth's Pearl (Rockport, Maine), 2019 Most new mothers experience a profound shift in identity. For Madeleine Morlet, the shift was especially pronounced. When she was six months pregnant, she moved from London, where she was shooting and producing regularly for publications such as Vice and i-D...
Since 2016, Mike Mezeul II has been photographing the Northern Lights, a phenomenon that is the result of the Earth’s atmosphere colliding with charged particles released from the sun’s atmosphere. Entirely self-taught, Mezeul II has learned how to capture his subjects through trial and error. In conversation with PDNedu, Mezeul II provided some tips for photographers looking to begin shooting the night sky.
1. Turn the night sky into a story.
“There is nothing more boring, in my opinion, of just a photo of the sky. Find a way to tie in that night sky with a cool foreground or story. A great foreground with a beautiful night sky transforms a night image into a piece of art.”
Got a question for Mezeul II? Comment below and we will connect you with his advice!
Mezeul II’s photo of the northern lights above the snow covered fjords of Lofoten, Norway was captured with a Nikon D850 and an AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED at 21mm, 3”, F2.8 and ISO 2500.
An incredibly rare display of the northern lights over Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. This is an 8 image vertical panorama. Nikon D810 | Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED | 3" | F2.8 | ISO 800 Mike Mezeul II was up late one night because he couldn't sleep. As he was scrolling throug...
Established after the 1989 death of Ian Parry, a 24-year-old photojournalist covering the Romanian Revolution for The Sunday Times, the Ian Parry Scholarship is one of the most prestigious awards a young photojournalist can win. This year's award commemorates the 30th anniversary of Parry's death.
An image from 2019 Ian Parry Scholarship Winner Nanna Heitmann. Awarded every year for the past 29 years to a young photographer either under the age of 24 or enrolled in a full time photography program, the Ian Parry Scholarship was first established to honor the legacy of photojournalist Ian Parry...
Tomorrow, September 19, is Photoville Education, an educational field trip open to all middle and high schools students, with priority given to NYC public school students. The event consists of programming including the Youth Photo Summit, which will take place from 4:30-6pm, and will include presentations by NYU Tisch Future Imagemakers and the Lion's Tooth Project.
Part of this year's Photoville festival, which is open from September 19 — 22 at Brooklyn Bridge Plaza in New York City, the Youth Photo Summit brings together young photographers participating in community programs that use photography as a tool for social change. It will take place on Thursday, ...
Calling all future imagemakers! Photoville NYC 2019 YOUTH PHOTO SUMMIT is happening this Thursday, Sep. 19th from 4:30-6:00. This gathering of youth photographers from community programs all around New York City is free and open to the public. (Presentations by NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2019 Future Imagemakers, Lion's Tooth Project and The Lower Eastside Girls Club)
Young artists from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Future Imagemakers speak out about the power of photography and the issues that are important to them.
This morning, The New York Times announced that the legendary photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank passed away on Monday in Nova Scotia. He was 94.
Photo: Kathy Willens/AP/Shutterstock There was photography before Robert Frank, and there is photography after Robert Frank. This morning, The New York Times announced that the legendary photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank passed away on Monday in Nova Scotia. He was 94. His legacy will reverber...
Donna Garcia restores what has been lost from official archives in "Indian Land For Sale," a series that recreates the horror of the mass relocation of native populations in the United States in the 1830s. The series won an honorable mention in our 16th annual Student Photo Contest. To learn more, follow the link:
https://edublog.pdnonline.com/2019/09/donna-garcia-restores-what-has-been-lost-in-her-series-indian-land-for-sale.html
Image © Donna Garcia In 1830, the United States government, led by President Andrew Jackson, forcibly relocated native populations east of the Mississippi in order that white farmers could take over the land. The event led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, as well as the extinguishment of native ...
Inspired by M.C. Escher’s mathematically inspired compositions, Pratik Mahesh Parulekar's series “Impossible Paint” won the Grand Prize for Still Life in our 16th Annual Student Photo Competition. Parulekar is a third generation photographer born and raised in Mumbai, India. He is currently pursuing his MFA in photography at Academy of Art University. To learn more, follow the link:
https://edublog.pdnonline.com/2019/09/pratik-mahesh-parulekars-photographs-capture-the-infinite.html
Inspired by M.C. Escher's mathematically inspired compositions, Pratik Mahesh Parulekar's series "Impossible Paint" won the Grand Prize for Still Life in our 16th Annual Student Photo Competition. Parulekar is a third generation photographer born and raised in Mumbai, India. Currently pursuing his M...
Sometimes it’s clear from a young age that a photographer has exceptional talent. Such is the case with Jackie Weik, who won the Grand Prize for a high school student in our 16th Annual Student Photo contest.
To learn more, follow the link: https://edublog.pdnonline.com/2019/08/jackie-weik-follows-in-the-footsteps-of-sally-mann-with-photographs-of-her-sister.html
Sometimes it's clear very early that a photographer has exceptional talent. Such is the case with Jackie Weik, who won the Grand Prize for a high school student in our 16th Annual Student Photo contest. A then-student at Wamogo Regional High School in Litchfield, Connecticut, Weik won the contest fo...
Recent Syracuse University graduate Samuel Lee imagines his series "Mars, Rover," as a daydream from a Martian colony. It won the Grand Prize in our 16th annual Student Photo Contest. To learn more, follow the link: https://edublog.pdnonline.com/2019/08/samuel-lee-takes-his-subjects-to-outer-space-in-mars-roving.html
Myles Morgan, Man on The Moon. All images © Samuel Lee Photographer Samuel Lee began his series "Mars, Roving," as a way of coping with social anxiety. He describes the series as, "a depiction of a benevolent solitude where one's mind can wander, something like a daydream of a Martian colony." The ...
Every year, PDNedu holds a student photo contest in which photography students in undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs are invited to submit photographs to a panel of judges that includes leading professionals in the industry. This year's winners were announced in the Spring 2019 issue.....
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