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Women in Photography

Photo of Hillary Clinton; Julia Xanthos, photographer

Hillary Rodham Clinton with arms spread before she addresses the crowd to end her campaign for president of the United States and giving her endorsement for Barack Obama at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2008.
photograph by Julia Xanthos


Four Saturdays
February 21 and 28, March 14 and 21, 2009 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Earn College Credit
Students can earn 4 to 6 college credits for participating in and completing workshop projects. SUNY cross-registrants are welcome.

The Workshop
This four-week workshop will offer you the opportunity to become acquainted with the work of a number of professional women photographers. It will provide an excellent opportunity for those who are interested in working in the field to meet professionals and discuss issues pertaining to women photographers. The workshop also gives members of the general public the opportunity to become more aware of the contributions women have made to photography.

You will be able to gain experience doing projects under the guidance of experienced photographers and teachers and may work with the Triage Project, which has been documenting New York City’s crises over many years. The workshop will culminate in an exhibit. Internships also are available.

Benefit from the Reasonable Cost
Payment must be made prior to the first seminar.
Tuition New York State Out of State
Undergraduate $207 per credit* $536 per credit*
Graduate$328 per credit* $552 per credit*
*plus prevailing fees

Noncredit enrollment: $350

Faculty and Guest Lecturers
  • Ericka Larsen, photographer and member of Redux Picture Agency, whose work has appeared in magazines including Field and Stream
  • Rosalind Solomon, photographer and author of “Polish Shadow” and “Chatalingas”
  • Julia Xanthos, photojournalist and staff photographer for the New York Daily News
  • Scout Tufankjian, photographer, represented by Polaris Images, and author of the pictorial “Yes We Can, Barack Obama’s History-making Presidential Campaign”
  • Danielle Jackson, photographer and cultural director of Magnum Photos
  • Kira Pollack, photographer and deputy photo editor of The New York Times Magazine
  • Brenda Kenneally, photographer and teacher at the International Center of Photography, whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and Life magazine
  • Viviane Moos, photographer, whose work has appeared in Time, Smithsonian and Marie Claire magazines
  • Lauri Lyons, teacher of photography with the International Center of Photography, lecturer and photographer, whose work has appeared in B.E.T. and Essence magazines

For More Information
Contact Mel Rosenthal, Empire State College, 325 Hudson Street,
Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10013-1005
646 230-1263


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