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School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
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January 15, 2021
Podcast: Documenting the Black Experience through Photography
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 42: Joshua Rashaad McFadden, an award-winning and internationally recognized assistant professor of photography, talks with Todd Jokl, dean of RIT’s College of Art and Design, about how his artwork transcends the genres of fine art, street photography, and photojournalism to bring forward powerful stories about the realities of the injustices Black people in America are still facing today.
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January 15, 2021
Tigers capture historic moments across the country
When demonstrations calling for police reform and racial equality occurred in cities across the country in 2020, alumni and faculty of RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences were there to capture the gripping moments through their camera lenses.
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January 4, 2021
Remote start students exhibit work on RIT's China campus
Nine College of Art and Design first-year students took advantage of RIT's international remote start option, and concluded the semester by exhibiting sculptures created in their 3D Design class.
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December 18, 2020
Course Spotlight: Industry Issues, Trends and Opportunities
Students in the Media Arts and Technology MS program explore important trends and issues related to the graphic communications and imaging industries.
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December 17, 2020
Multi-million dollar photo renovation set for summer 2021 completion
The $3.5 million project includes state-of-the-art editing labs and major upgrades to the student lounge and photography equipment cage.
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December 16, 2020
A Water Bell System for High-Speed Photography
Blog post by Ted Kinsman, associate professor of photographic technology, published in PetaPixel.
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December 10, 2020
Slit-Scan Technique Presents a Twist on Flowery Photography
Scientific American features work by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the photographic sciences program.
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December 4, 2020
Joshua Rashaad McFadden to deliver keynote address at RIT’s Let Freedom Ring celebration
RIT’s 2021 Let Freedom Ring event commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will feature a keynote address by a faculty member whose work photographing protests against racial injustice has gained national attention.
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November 30, 2020
Alumna's agency guides artists to success
Michelle Bablitz '14 MFA (Photography and Related Media) owns and operates SAINY LUCY Represents, a full-service creative agency that supports photographers and directors in New York City.
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November 18, 2020
RIT students discover hidden 15th-century text on medieval manuscripts
RIT students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen. By using ultraviolet-fluorescence imaging, the students revealed that a manuscript leaf held in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection was actually a palimpsest, a manuscript on parchment with multiple layers of writing.
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November 16, 2020
Holiday animation special by alumnus set for Netflix premiere
"Alien Xmas," a 40-minute stop-motion animation special directed by Stephen Chiodo '76 (Professional Photographic Illustration), premieres Nov. 20 on Netflix.
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November 5, 2020
Connections: Telling stories of addiction and recovery through photojournalism
WXXI’s “Connections” program features photojournalism student Cheyenne Boone.