Photography Alumna Heather Sten featured in Dot Magazine

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Photography and Imaging alumna Heather Sten at home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn in NYC

Photography and Imaging alumna Heather Sten at home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn in NYC

Since moving to NYC in 2014, a few months after graduating from ArtCenter, freelance photographer and alumna Heather Sten (BFA 13 Photography and Imaging) has photographed a diverse group of celebrities, filmmakers, musicians, actors, artists and executives including Spike Lee (wrapped in an American flag), Lena Waithe, Tiffany Haddish, Stormy Daniels, Neko Case and Glenn Close for outlets such as the The New York Times, Time, Vice, Out and Google, and for fashion clients such as Steven Alan.

Sten’s mom, who immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam and raised Sten as a single parent, wanted her to be a doctor. Taking photos since she was 14, Sten instead decided to go in a creative direction, diving into photography at ArtCenter. Inspired by instructors Mary Trunk and Jona Frank, whose work ranges from portrait photos to films, Sten created a visual diary about her grandma, who had Alzheimer's. It became her series Con Chau. An internship with fashion and advertising photography duo Juco (Julia Galdo and Cody Cloud) motivated her to pursue freelancing.

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Photography Alumna Barbara DuMetz featured in Dot Magazine

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Portrait of Barbara DuMetz in 2019

Portrait of Barbara DuMetz in 2019

In the summer of 1967, Photography and Imaging alumna and pioneering commercial photographer Barbara DuMetz, then 20, took her new Kodak Instamatic—a gift from her dentist father—and walked through her Detroit neighborhood, photographing houses and beauty salons burned during the uprising there a few days earlier. African-American residents had clashed with police to protest deep-seated racism, economic disparity and police brutality.

“I used that camera to start photographing life before I knew I would become a photographer,” says DuMetz by phone from her home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she retired eight years ago.

Starting in the early ‘70s, DuMetz ran her own advertising photography business in Southern California for more than 40 years. She’s known for her photos of African-American actors, musicians, visual artists and luminaries such as Maya Angelou, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Miles Davis, Pam Grier, Rosa Parks, Betye Saar and Charles White, as well as groundbreaking national ads depicting African Americans for brands such as Kraft, Coca-Cola, Delta, Nestle and McDonald’s.

Link to the full article HERE.

 

Dot Magazine cover features Photography alum Camillo Longo

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Photography alum Camillo Longo (BFA 12) was featured as the cover artist for ArtCenter’s Fall 2018 Dot Magazine. Raised and is based in Southern California’s Antelope Valley, photographer and graphic designer Camillo Longo finds inspiration for his striking photos everywhere, from sprawling national parks and tattooed motorcyclists to moths whose textured wings look like paintings. You can view his featured works and profile in the Fall 2018 Dot Magazine, or online here.

 

Paul Bielenberg Receives Outstanding Service Award

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Congratulations to Outstanding Service award honoree Paul Bielenberg! Paul is a highly respected architectural photographer with numerous clients and projects nationwide. Dedicated to the widespread ArtCenter community of creative professionals, he regularly collaborates with fellow alumni on client shoots. He has taught architectural photography at ArtCenter since 1986. He epitomizes the entrepreneurial graduate with an established career and teaches a high standard of professionalism in his classes. A deeply committed teacher, he works tirelessly with students and supports them with guidance and expertise to discover solutions to artistic and business challenges.

ArtCenter College of Design will honor Paul and three additional distinguished alumni at the 2018 Alumni Awards Dinner on Saturday evening, October 27 at the Chevy Chase Country Club. The event, held in conjunction with the College’s inaugural Alumni Reunion, honors those who best represent the impact of an ArtCenter education on the world to shape a more humane future.

 

Christie Hemm Klok Featured in PDN's Portrait Issue

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Congratulations to ArtCenter alum Christie Hemm Klok (BFA 2010). She was one of five photographers featured in PDN’s September 2018 Portrait Issue. The issue interviews portrait photographers on handling tough assignments. Read the article here.

Hemm Klok, a San-Fransisco-based editorial photographer, was recognized for her work in a March 2018 Washington Post article photographing the Silicon Valley elite’s latest status symbol: chickens.

 

Carson Lynn featured in German magazine Der Greif

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A German photography magazine marking its 10th anniversary issue, Der Greif is renowned for the relationships it creates between images. Stack is the subscription service for independent magazines – sign up and we'll deliver a different independent magazine every month. www.stackmagazines.com

Congratulations to Carson Lynn ('15) for being featured in Der Greif, a contemporary photography magazine based in Germany. Carson's work was selected in the magazine's tenth issue, Jubilee.

To purchase a copy of the issue, visit the Der Feir website here.

 

Alum Kiu Kayee Flaunts her new short film

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Director: Kiu Ka Yee Writter: Ivy Chang Producer: Daniel Chang Starring: Emily Jane Rosen Director of Photography: Walter Diaz Art Director: Jenny Nirgends Production Design: Jenny Nirgends & Hannah Bon Editor: Addie Liang Music Composer: J. Jpulido Sound Designer: Fung Yiu Tong Casting Director: Florine Nüesch 1st AD: Daniel Chang Makeup: Merry Cammack 1st AC: Cheok Lei B Camera Operator: Aaron Shapiro Production Assistants: Joy Sun & Ju Bon Lim Still Photographer: Ryley Paskal Fashion Brand: 69 Song: "Affection" - Cigarettes After Sex Special Thanks: Alberto Cuadros, Craig Robbins, Akerke Shatekova

Congratulations to alum Kiu Kayee ('16) on directing her first short film (above). She was also interviewed by Flaunt Magazine about her work. Read the interview here.