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My teaching philosophy is focused on encouraging students to discover and question their own motivations for making art while providing them with the foundation and tools to continue to advance their education after graduation. In so doing, I work to I inspire the next generation of artists and leaders—ensuring that once they earn their degrees, they enter the world as engaged, independent, self-directed artists, scholars and citizens. The same dedication to advancing the discourse on expanded documentary photography, interdisciplinary approaches and community engagement that compels my artistic practice equally informs and stimulates my classroom. This translates into my courses in the way I create space for critical conversations about art and society and provide students opportunities for experiential learning, community engagement and interdisciplinary approaches to art.
The following are samples of work from my current and past students.
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Mel Blazauskas
humming bird, 2022
lumen print
Senior Thesis Project, Professional Practices, University of La Verne, Fall 2021 -
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Shira O’Neal
Danielle, 2021
archival inkjet print
Senior Thesis Project, Professional Practices, University of La Verne, Fall 2021 -
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Brady Keegan
Smoke In The Valley, 2020
archival inkjet print
Final Project, Intro to Digital Photography, University of La Verne, Fall 2020 -
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Maxwell Sierra
Geo, 2021
Cyanotype print
Senior Thesis Project, Professional Practices, University of La Verne, Fall 2021 -
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Jingyao Liang
Portrait No. 4, 2019
archival inkjet print
Portrait Project, Intro to Digital Photography, University of La Verne, Fall 2019 -
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Alexa Bolton
Carson Hill Mine, CA, 2018
archival inkjet print
Final Project, Special Topics in Photography (Documentary), SSU, Fall 2018 -
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Aaron Quinnell
Fire Fall, 2019
archival inkjet print
Midterm Project, Independent Study in Photography, SSU, Spring 2019 -
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Yohance Washington
Pink Snowflakes, 2017
archival inkjet prints
Installation Project, Advanced Media Arts, SSU, Fall 2017 -
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Cody Mayer
Anza Boreggo, CA , 2017
archival inkjet print
Final Project, Introduction to Digital Photography, SSU, Fall 2017 -
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Patrick Torres
Star Eagle, 2014
15 x 15 inches, archival inkjet print
Final Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Fall 2014 -
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Abby Weaver
Bobbie, 2014
excerpt from Adamsville
24 x 16 inches, archival inkjet print
Image/Text Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Fall 2014 -
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Lauren Garms
Everything is terrible, everything is great, 2013
16 x 24 inches, archival inkjet print
Documentary Project, Photography II, CCAD, Fall 2013 -
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Tom Hoying
I almost drowned in the Blue River, 2014
20 x 20 inches, archival inkjet print
BFA Honors Project, Independent Study, CCAD, Spring 2014
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Jason Schwab
Post Identity, 2014
Archival Ink Jet Prints on Foam Board
CCAD, MFA in Photography, Spring 2014 -
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Caroll Kern
On Trend: made in China, No. 3, 2014
11 x 14 inches, inkjet print on fabric
Photo Collage Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Spring 2014
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Nick Boso
Nick, 2013
excerpt from Grove City
20 x 20 inches, archival inkjet print
Class Book + Exhibition Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Fall 2013 -
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Danielle Williams
Epiphanists No. 4, 2013
10 x 17 inches, archival inkjet print
Final Project, Photography II, CCAD, Fall 2013 -
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Lucas Himes
Cake, 2014
10 x 10 archival inkjet print
Staged Project, Basic Photography, CCAD, Fall 2014 -
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Derick Whitson
Lifeguard, 2012
16 x 20 inches, archival inkjet print
Independent Study, CCAD, Fall 2012 -
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Emily Coughlin
Big Bang Theory No. 01, 2013
16 x 16 inches, archival inkjet print
Photo Collage Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Spring 2013 -
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Chelsea Hafer
Douglas, 2014
excerpt from For Lease
16 x 20 inches, archival inkjet print
Print on Demand Book Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Spring 2014 -
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Kyle Bergamo
Untitled, 2014
8 x 12 inches, archival inkjet print
Final Project, Basic Photography, CCAD, Spring 2014 -
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Shadow Woolf
Perry at the window, 2014
excerpt from Perry Pandler
10.5 x 16 archival inkjet print
Final Project, Basic Photography, CCAD, Fall 2014 -
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Dylan Kasson
No. 7, 2011
14 x 17.5 inches, archival inkjet print
Final Project, Art & Technology, CCAD, Fall 2011 -
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Keri Winter
The Cosmic Burst of Creativity, 2013
10 x 14.5 inches, archival inkjet print and thread
Photo Collage Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Spring 2013 -
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Allison Ezzo
In the Stillness of Remembering No. 3, 2013
30 x 30 inches, archival inkjet print
Class Book + Exhibition Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Spring 2013 -
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Olivia James
Lauren Foster, 2012
excerpt from Queer America
11 x 16 inches, archival inkjet print
Image/Text Project, Digital Imaging for Photography, CCAD, Fall 2012 -
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Anastasia Samoylova
Improper Disposal, 2011
excerpt from 5000 Head
60 x 40 inches, archival inkjet print mounted to Dibond
Bradley University, MFA in Photography, Spring 2011 -
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Kelley Moulton
Pissing Red and the Taste of Death, 2010
14 x 40 inches, archival inkjet print
Midterm Project, Bradley University, Contemporary Issues in Photography, Fall 2010 -
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Harvey Smith
Untitled, 2009
excerpt from Slitscan
10 x 28 inches, archival inkjet print
Cameraless Project, SAIC, Digital Imaging for Photography, Fall 2009
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