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.

2025 Stories

Photo Gallery

SCENES FROM SKANEATELES

By Joshua Greene, Emily Nudelman, Lola Jeanne Carpio, Sofia Turci-Lopresti, Isaac Williams, Celeste Jenkins-O'Reilly, Emily Hoban, Hannah Tjaden, Brody Shuffler, Emma Shay, Kai Pavlova, Sara Lostumbo, Zoe Xixis, Matthew Crisafulli, Chrissy James, Xiang Ren

Video

UNBURNED

By Marlee Morgan, Kollin Washington, Gino Capicchioni, Md Zobayer Hossain Joati, Darren Durlach

Video

THE LAST SHOT

By Alicia Hoppes, Reese Niccolls, Tariq Ali, Collin Snyder

2025 Coaches

Heather Ainsworth

Heather
Ainsworth

  • Documentary and Editorial Photographer
Graham Dickie

Graham
Dickie

  • Photographer
Linda Epstein

Linda D.
Epstein

  • Photo Editor to the Secretary of State
Lynn Johnson

Lynn
Johnson

  • 2024 Alexia Fellow
Liam Kennedy

Liam
Kennedy

  • Photographer
Michelle McLoughlin

Michelle
McLoughlin

  • Contract photographer
Joe McNally headshot

Joe
McNally

  • Photographer / Nikon Ambassador
Laura Oliverio

Laura
Oliverio

  • Photo Editor & PhotographerCNN
Shira Stoll

Shira
Stoll

  • Video Producer and Journalist

2025 Faculty

Paula Nelson

Paula
Nelson

Renée Stevens

Renée
Stevens

Bruce Strong

Bruce
Strong

  • The Alexia Endowed Chair
  • Associate ProfessorNewhouse School
  • Emerging Team Coach

Credits

Digital & Social Media Team

Noah Love, Brooke Vaccaro and Sophia Zaninovich

Writing & Editing Team

Ankit Bandyopadhyay, Ryann Phillips, Madelyn Taylor and Remi Turner

2025 Sponsors