2024 REINTERPRETING AN ICON / STUDENT WORK

ISSUE 2

STUDENT WORK

APRIL 2024

2024 REINTERPRETING AN ICON

WHAT OUR CREW HAS BEEN UP TO VENICE, ITALY

PHOTOGRAPHERS BREAKTHROUGH COVER PHOTO: BRIAN HARTZ

KELLY KARMEL

MAME HUNT

KELLY KARMEL

“TONY HAS AN UNMATCHED ABILITY TO HELP EACH PHOTOGRAPHER WITH THEIR OWN WAY OF SEEING AND HELP THEM LEARN SOMETHING NEW OR OVERCOME CHALLENGES. I LEARNED SO MUCH DURING THE WEEK FROM TONY’S HELP DURING OUR SHOOTS AND CRITIQUE SESSIONS. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT HELPED ME GROW IN CONFIDENCE AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT MY PHOTOGRAPHY. GRAZIE MILLE!”

-KELLY KARMEL

DONNA DESANTIS

MARIE BUSCEMI

JOE WESTOVER

“I HAD AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE WITH TONY. HE HELPED ME GROW AND IMPROVE MY SKILLS AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND HE GAVE ME THE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO SHOW ME PRACTICAL WAYS TO IMPROVE MY PHOTOGRAPHY.”

-JOE WESTOVER

BRIAN HARTZ

JOE WESTOVER

BRIAN HARTZ

MAME HUNT

SHEILA POTTER

“FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, I WAS CERTAIN THAT I MIGHT BE MANY THINGS, BUT AN ARTIST WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS. TONY HELPED ME FIND MY WAY TO CREATING ART, AND IN THE PROCESS, HE HAS HELPED ME SEE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD THAT I NEVER SAW BEFORE, AND WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN WITHOUT HIS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. MY LIFE IS INDESCRIBABLY BETTER AND HAPPIER FOR IT.”

-SHEILA POTTER

BRIAN HARTZ

"TONY HAS BEEN MY TEACHER FOR ALMOST 14 YEARS NOW. I HAVE SEEN HOW HE ADAPTS HIS STYLE TO BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF EACH OF HIS STUDENTS. HE CARES ABOUT HIS STUDENTS AND HE REMEMBERS THEIR WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, HE WILL OFTEN RECALL A PHOTO THAT I TOOK IN A WORKSHOP LONG AGO (WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN 10 YEARS AGO), TO HELP MAKE A POINT ABOUT A PHOTO THAT I JUST TOOK. ALONG THE WAY, HE HAS DIRECTED ME TOWARD SUBJECTS AND STYLES OF PHOTOGRAPHY THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE CONSIDERED TRYING. GOING IN THESE NEW DIRECTIONS HAS BEEN EXCITING AND HAS INCREASED MY SATISFACTION AND ENJOYMENT OF MY JOURNEY IN PHOTOGRAPHY. I WISH EVERYONE IN PHOTOGRAPHY HAD A TEACHER LIKE TONY."

-BRIAN HARTZ

JUDY CORCORAN

SHEILA POTTER

MARIE BUSCEMI

“TONY IS A WONDERFUL EDUCATOR WHO GIVES CLEAR, CONCISE INFORMATION IN A RELATABLE WAY AND IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU NEED HIM... READY TO GIVE YOU A GENTLE PUSH IN THE DIRECTION YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO HELP CAPTURE THE MAGIC.”

-MARIE BUSCEMI

JOE WESTOVER

BRIAN HARTZ

DONNA DESANTIS

“TONY IS A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER AND A GREAT TEACHER. HE MEETS HIS PARTICIPANTS WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNEY. I AM A ROOKIE AT THIS AND TONY WAS SO PATIENT AND HELPFUL, BOTH WITH TECHNICAL ISSUES AND WITH CREATIVE TECHNIQUES. HE TAKES THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW HIS STUDENTS AND HE HAS A GIFT FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY PERCEIVE THE WORLD THROUGH THE CAMERA'S LENS. I GAINED NEW SKILLS AND A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TO COMMUNICATE WHAT CAPTURES MY IMAGINATION THROUGH MY PHOTOGRAPHY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PB AND CAN'T WAIT FOR MY NEXT PB ADVENTURE!”

-DONNA DESANTIS

DONNA DESANTIS

KELLY KARMEL

JUDY CORCORAN

“TONY IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND INSTRUCTOR. NOT ONLY IS HE A GIFTED PHOTOGRAPHER IN HIS OWN RIGHT, BUT HE IS A BRILLIANT (AND PATIENT!) INSTRUCTOR, ABLE TO CONVEY WHAT MAKES YOUR IMAGE GREAT AND HOW TO MAKE IT EVEN GREATER. HE TREATS HIS STUDENTS WITH RESPECT AND IS FRIENDLY AND FUN. HIS WORKSHOPS WILL KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES, WITH NO TIME WASTED. YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF HIS WORKSHOPS, YOU'LL MEET LOTS OF TERRIFIC PEOPLE, TOO!”

-JUDY CORCORAN

SHEILA POTTER

JUDY CORCORAN

MAME HUNT

MARIE BUSCEMI

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