MFA Photography
TagLearning to Look and Listen: Journeys in Burlesque and Photography
In the winter of 2016, just after the Trump election, I was invited to my first burlesque show by my friend Kitty Tornado, who was a new l..
Lip-Sync for Your Life
Critique classes, or Seminar, as they’re referred to in the Photography department, can be both exhilarating and anxiety-inducing, both va..
Post-Covid Artist Communes: How to Survive an MFA Program
As a reformed freelancer of 15 years, one of the main reasons I attended graduate school was to gain access to and become connected with t..
Interdisciplinary MFA Salon: Blending Words and Images
The MFA program in Creative Writing has recently welcomed a new Director of Graduate Studies: Lisa Fishman. Lisa has claimed her posit..
Making Connections
Screenshot of thatwa.y takeover, which is super fun and a great way to promote your work!
Some of the most rewarding things about atte..
Better Like (Photo) Books
First-year Photography MFA student Dylan Yarbrough’s nice stack of photo books
If you’re thinking about applying to the MFA in Photogr..
Life Before Graduate School
Recently graduated bachelor’s degree students gazing into the future
It’s easy to forget that there was a time before all this crazy-ph..
Started From the Bottom Now We’re Here
Who is ready to see some awful photography, by yours truly?
Sometimes you have to look back in order to look forward.
Cameras for Kids
Pine Ridge Native American Reservation in South Dakota
In the summer of 2014, Columbia College Photo Department students—led by Dan We..
2 down, 1 to go
Congrats to Photo MFA Class of 2015 – Glass Curtain Toast
My second year of graduate school is over! Congrats to all the 2015 Graduate..