News
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
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August 17, 2020
Facilities receive enhancements, safety upgrades for fall semester
Physical distancing and cleaning protocols, room capacity limits and reimagined spaces are among the preparations to help ensure a successful fall.
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August 12, 2020
New students receive informative welcome with First Class Academy
The College of Art and Design offered three courses as part of RIT's First Class Academy, a tuition-free, credit-bearing online experience that introduced incoming freshmen to the RIT and Rochester communities this summer.
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July 17, 2020
Inside a remote photo shoot with alumna Sam Cannon
Sam Cannon '14 got innovative to account for COVID-19 guidelines for a recent New York Times assignment, executing a photo shoot with the Chicks all over FaceTime.
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July 7, 2020
Photojournalist Lacey Ann Johnson is using the downtime of the pandemic wisely
The Los Angeles Post-Examiner features Lacey Ann Johnson '07 (photojournalism).
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June 22, 2020
Alumni, faculty document Black Lives Matter demonstrations across nation
From New York City to Seattle and Washington D.C. to Minneapolis, Minn., RIT photography alumni and faculty have captured powerful moments from the widespread protests calling for police reform and racial equality.
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June 21, 2020
Rochester Native Documents Protests, Unrest Across the Country
Spectrum News features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences who is documenting Black Lives Matter protests.
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May 19, 2020
Photo sciences student documents his distance learning experience
After the shift to distance learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, RIT students like Daniel Bacon, a second-year photographic sciences major, had to seamlessly transition to classes in the virtual space.
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May 14, 2020
Alumna Chloe Coleman becomes 10th RIT graduate to win Pulitzer Prize
RIT photojournalism alumna Chloe Coleman ’13 was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team announced last week. Coleman, a photo editor with The Washington Post since 2014, helped the newspaper staff win the top prize in Explanatory Reporting.
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May 12, 2020
Darci Lane-Williams receives 2020 Edwina Award
Darci Lane-Williams, assistant director of Title IX and Clery Compliance, has received the 2020 Edwina Award for her significant contributions to enhance gender diversity and inclusiveness at RIT. In addition, 10 graduating students were also named as “Legacy Leaders.”
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May 11, 2020
Graduate class prepares promotional plan for Vignelli archive
Students in the Cross Media Workflow course collaborated with the Vignelli Center for Design Studies to produce an innovative and sustainable cross-media project.
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May 7, 2020
A Very Close Look At Some Of The World's Most Feared Viruses
BuzzFeed talks to Michael Peres, professor and associate chair, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about capturing images of microscopic viruses and bacteria.
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May 4, 2020
Josh Thorson culminates rewarding, challenging year with Eisenhart Award
It’s been an eventful year for Josh Thorson. The assistant professor of photography created the live video projections for the Broadway production of Oklahoma!, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. He also was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Projection Design. And he is now the 2019-20 recipient of the Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.