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.

Stories

Video

Truly Timeless

By Arthur Maiorella, Rubin Parker, Elijah Green, Ryan Jermyn

Video

In Memory

By Josue Marquez, Jacob Van Amburg , Jorge Rosales, Joshua Chacon

Photo Gallery

Consumed

By Siena Pennington

Photo Gallery

See Me

By T. Logan Keown

Schedule

  • Thu
    Oct
    20
  • Fri
    Oct
    21
  • Sat
    Oct
    22
  • Sun
    Oct
    23
Time
Title
Location
9-10 a.m.

Print show installation

Floor 2 Gallery
Newhouse 1
10 a.m.

deadline

Screening and web content

Submit on server
10-11 a.m.

Brunch

Brunch will be served to all workshop participants.
Legal Sea Food area
Food.com Newhouse 3
10:15-10:45 a.m.

Coaches meeting

I-3 Center
432/434 Newhouse 3
11-11:45 a.m.

Q&A with coaches

Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
140 Newhouse 3
12-12:45 p.m.

exhibition

Community show print exhibit

Floor 2 Gallery
Newhouse 1
1-2:30 p.m.

screening

Community show screening

Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
140 Newhouse 3
2:30-3 p.m.

Awards and workshop close

Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
140 Newhouse 3

Coaches

Heather Ainsworth

Heather
Ainsworth

  • Documentary and Editorial Photographer
Scott Allen

Scott
Allen

  • Lieutenant CommanderNavy, retired
Matthew Callahan

Matthew
Callahan

    Adam Chinitz

    Adam
    Chinitz

    Michelle McLoughlin

    Michelle
    McLoughlin

    Jesse Neider

    Jesse
    Neider

    • Independent Photographer
    Samantha Reinders

    Samantha
    Reinders

    Kim Steele

    Kim
    Steele

    Danielle Villasana

    Danielle
    Villasana

    • Independent Photojournalist

    Nicole
    Werbeck

    • Deputy Director of VisualsNPR

    Staff

    Prof. Ken Harper

    Ken
    Harper

    • Human
    Paula Nelson

    Paula
    Nelson

    • Managing Director
    Bruce Strong

    Bruce
    Strong

    • Executive Director
    Paul Van Allen

    Paul
    Van Allen

    • Nikon NPS Representative

    Sponsors