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Nearly 60 RIT students and 20 alumni and faculty members helped document the 2026 Winter Games as part of an ongoing collaboration with Special Olympics New York.

CBS News talks to Jacquelyn Martin ’01 (applied photography), staff photographer for the Associated Press, about capturing Lindsey Vonn's devastating crash on Sunday.

"Evolve or Devolve" in University Gallery is a solo exhibition tracing Assistant Professor James Porto’s artistic journey from early innovations with analog photorealistic composites through the adoption of emerging digital tools. It's on view through Feb. 6.

Associate Professors Josh Meltzer and Jenn Poggi worked with Special Olympics and the Golisano Foundation to produced videos celebrating health leaders dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

PetaPixel speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the logistics of planning an event like Big Shot.

NBC News highlights the 2025 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. Retired professor Michael Peres was included in the competition showcase. Started in 1975, the contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope.

WGRZ-TV speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about how the Big Shot team painted Highmark Stadium with light.

WROC-TV speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, and Dan Hughes, lecturer in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about the Big Shot event.

WHAM-TV features the RIT Big Shot at Highmark Stadium and speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, and first-year photographic sciences student Emerson Pearlberg about the event.

RIT commemorated the Buffalo Bills’ final season at Highmark Stadium on Oct. 11 with nighttime photos, including a 360-degree panoramic image that will be displayed in the new stadium when it opens next year.

Lois Bielefeld finds inspiration in documenting domestic homelife, children’s tea parties, Sunday pasta lunches, and other personal moments. Capturing portraits from these unassuming scenes of everyday life comprises much of their portfolio.

The Sports Bar podcast discusses the Big Shot event in Buffalo with Todd Jokl, dean of the College of Art and Design.