Michael S. Williamson was born in 1957 in Washington, D.C. and raised in several foster homes around the U.S. before settling with a permanent foster in Northern California at age 12. He joined The Washington Post in 1993. He previously worked at The Sacramento Bee (1975-1991) and taught at Western Kentucky University (1991-1993). His first newspaper job was at the Pinole Progress (which later became part of The West County Times) where he did reporting and photography.Getting Students into Documentary Mode
Workshop Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Workshop Speaker: Teresa Hernandez- Kent State University, Loret Steinberg- RIT and Andrew Mendelson - Temple University
Tips and suggestions to move students from photojournalism to documentary imaging, how to get students to think beyond single images, and wrestle with issues of subjects and photographers.
