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School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
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January 7, 2022
RIT connections abound in top 2021 photos recognized by ‘TIME,’ ‘New York Times’
The story of 2021—told visually in the top images of the year chosen by photo editors at TIME and The New York Times—has multiple connections to RIT’s nationally recognized School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
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December 20, 2021
Portfolio review event punctuates professional development class
Equipped with newly-developed professional skills and materials, students from Ceramics, Fine Art Photography and Metals and Jewelry gained insightful feedback on their work from 11 artists to wrap up the fall semester.
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November 29, 2021
RIT transforms into XR playground for annual Frameless Symposium
The sixth annual event featured presentations on the latest virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies that are driving various fields, from health care to theater to education.
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November 29, 2021
Graduate class launches fundraising campaign for school in Haiti
RIT's Media Arts and Technology MS program partnered with InterVol on a project to support Ecole l’Erudit de Léogâne, a Haitian school providing free, high-quality education for students from low-income families.
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November 17, 2021
Medical photography is failing patients with darker skin
The Verge talks to Christye Sisson, professor and school director, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about how light interacts with different skin tones.
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November 17, 2021
One photo at a time, alumna advocates for women in sports
Photojournalism alumna Meg Oliphant '16 — an accomplished photographer who covers professional sports, the Olympics and more — started Women's Sports Archive, a photo service that exclusively offers women’s sports images.
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November 8, 2021
Photo exhibition explores intimacies of Black life
The Rochester Beacon features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and his solo exhibition in the main galleries at The George Eastman Museum.
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October 28, 2021
Staff members enroll in master's program to expand career goals
Stephanie Berman and Boris Sapozhnikov are balancing life as full-time RIT staff members and part-time students in the Media Arts and Technology MS program.
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October 27, 2021
Joshua Rashaad McFadden photo exhibition slated to open at George Eastman Museum
Joshua Rashaad McFadden, an award-winning, internationally recognized assistant professor of photography at RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, opens a major solo exhibition in the main galleries at The George Eastman Museum on Nov. 5.
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September 27, 2021
Rochester photographer documents the last remaining payphones
Spectrum News features Eric Kunsman, lecturer in the Department of Visual Communications Studies and adjunct professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and his project photographing payphones in the Rochester area.
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September 15, 2021
How We Chose the 2021 TIME100
Time mentions Pari Dukovic '06 (professional photographic illustration), who took two of the 2021 Time 100 covers (Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and Billie Eilish).
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September 8, 2021
Photo alumnus applies analog processes with contemporary spin
Joe Matty '21 made the darkroom his second home as a Fine Art Photography student at RIT. He is now furthering his research and photographic explorations in pursuit of an MFA.