Northern Short Course 2008 - Saturday Lecture Series
Al Bello
Al Bello graduated with a Liberal Arts degree from the University of New York at Stony Brook in 1989. In March of 1990 Al took a position with London Publishing as a dark room manager. London Publishing produced many sports magazines including boxing magazines such as The Ring, and KO. Al soon found his way by photographing boxing on a weekend basis while toiling in the darkroom during the week. In 1993 Al landed a position as a junior photographer at Allsport which is now a part of Getty images.
Chris Usher
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Usher graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington with a degree in Journalism. Usher spent several years as a newspaper photographer, (Troy Daily News; Richmond Palladium Item; Louisville Courier Journal; Miami Herald; Orlando Sentinel ) before going freelance and moving to Washington, DC in 1990.
Gregory Heisler
Gregory Heisler is a New York-based photographer whose technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness allow him to creatively interpret an unusually broad range of subjects.
Jacki Lyden
Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden’s voice from her frequent work as an NPR substitute program host and senior correspondent. She has served as an alternate host for NPR’s news programs since 1986, including All Things Considered in both its daily and weekend broadcasts, where she is currently featured monthly as a substitute host.
Kristen Ashburn
Kristen Ashburn was born in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA. Committed to humanitarianism beyond the lens, while still in college she made five trips to Romania as a volunteer working with neurologically- impaired orphans, and in 1997 established an American chapter of the Romanian Challenge Appeal, becoming its first chairperson.
Olivier Jobard
Born in 1970, Olivier Jobard graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieur Louis Lumière photo school in 1991. In 2004, he was the first photographer to cover the Darfur conflict and was the only Western journalist to enter Fallujah.
