About

Founded by Visual Communications faculty in 1999, the workshop brings top professionals from around the world to join our professors as we push students to identify, observe and artfully communicate the core of who we are and the issues we face in everyday life. In the process, students learn to better use still photography, audio, video, motion graphics, design and words to become exceptional storytellers who engage the community.

This year’s workshop involved more than 90 students whose efforts ranged from content collection to working behind the scenes on social media, copy editing, and multimedia production.

On behalf of all of us at VIS, thank you for taking the time to look at our work. We hope you might lose yourself as you walk in the footsteps of our subjects, experiencing their world and understanding yours just a little bit better.

Coaches

Heather Ainsworth

Heather Ainsworth

Freelance photojournalist

Tracy DeMarco

Tracy DeMarco

Photojournalism instructor

Doug DuBois, Department of Transmedia Associate Professor, Art Photography Department Chair

Doug Dubois

Syracuse University Chair, Department of Transmedia

James Estrin, New York Times

James Estrin

New York Times Staff photographer

Ross Franklin

Ross Franklin

Photojournalist, Associated Press

Drew Geraci

Drew Geraci

DP, Time-lapse guy, Sony Artisan of Imagery and owner of District 7 Media

Jason Greene

Jason Greene

Cinematographer, photographer and documentary filmmaker and director of photography and editor at Blue Chalk

Todd Heisler

Todd Heisler

Staff photographer, The New York Times

Keith Jenkins

Keith Jenkins

Director of digital content at NPR.

Elizabeth Krist

Elizabeth Krist

Visuals editor

Sarah Leen

Sarah Leen

Photographer and photo editor

Marilu Lopez Fretts

Marilu Lopez Fretts

Photojournalist

Jesse Neider

Jesse Neider

Independent photographer, filmmaker and educator

Paula Nelson, Multimedia, Photography & Design Fellowship Recipient

Paula Nelson

Vsual editor and Multimedia, Photography & Design fellow

Mike Roy

Mike Roy

Photojournalist, multimedia producer, and adjunct professor of photography and multimedia storytelling.

Eric Seals

Eric Seals

Photo and video journalist at Detroit Free Press

Kim Steele

Kim Steele

San Francisco photographer

Shira Stoll

Shira Stoll

Emmy award-winning video producer and journalist

billy tanner

Billy Tanner

DINFOS Military Photojournalism Instructor

Nicole Werbeck

Nicole Werbeck

Supervising editor, NPR

Chris Williamson

NTAG Mid America Public Affairs Officer

Andrea Wise

Andrea Wise

Visual media consultant and photography specialist

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