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Photography & Imaging Class Notes

The following is a list of what just some of our graduates have been doing.  If you would like to let your fellow alumni know what you've been up to, be sure to submit your own class note to be published on the web and in the Tisch Newsletter.


The New York Times Photography & Imaging

The NY Times loves Tisch grads. Work by Alan Chin ('93), Aaron Lee Fineman ('96), Jacquie Glassenberg Hemmerdinger ('96), Chang W. Lee ('93), and Brian Denton ('05) regularly appear in their pages.

Jennifer Spencer Kentrup  1988 Photography & Imaging

Currently living in Hong Kong working as the Picture Editor for Emphasis Custom Media, publisher of Asian in-flight magazines. Prior to leaving the USA, worked as the lead photo editor at FOXNEWS.com, as an agent at Art + Commerce, and as associate photo editor at DETAILS magazine.

Mónica Amaris Callenbach  1988 Photography & Imaging

Mónica Amaris Callenbach is an associate teacher at The Dalton School in NYC, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in early childhood education. Mónica and Hans have two sons, Joaquín and Diego.

Karl Peterson 1989 Photography & Imaging

Technical Director and Instructor, Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Photography and Imaging. Recent travels include India and Cuba, enjoys printing, building furniture and cat teasing. Work online at www.nyu.edu/tisch/photo/ rosenberg. Karl took a 5 month leave of absense from his duties as Technical Director at P&I in the Fall of 2004, to pursue making some photographs of his own in the western United States, and to teach photography at an orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In the Fall 2005 his work was shown in a solo exhibition, "Out West" in the Gulf & Western Gallery at Tisch.

topJoe Gillette  1990 Photography & Imaging

CEO Shenandoah Designs: graphic design, photography, building and developing. Lives at Grits and Gravy Farm and photographing in Helltown, VA. Work online www.eyecaramba.com.

Shannon Castleman  1993 Photography & Imaging

Shannon received her MFA from San Francisco Art Institute in 2004. After working in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a year teaching photography to women, she now serves as an Assistant Professor of Photography at the School of Art, Media & Design at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Kirstyn Russell  1993 Photography & Imaging

recently exhibited photographic and sculptural work based on road trips around the American West at the Femina Potens Gallery in San Francisco.

Melissa Kay Cohen  1994 Photography & Imaging

Freelance photographer living in New York City, teaching Photography class at the Jewish Community Center. Has been published in Newsweek, Men's Health, Houston Chronical and others. In 2004, she received her MPS in Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts and she is a practicing Licensed Creative Arts Therapist.

Jackie Neale Chadwick 1994 Photography & Imaging

Jackie Neale Chadwick is an Imaging Director for the Timeline of Art History, an online collegiate art history reference produced through The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is an active member in the Professional Women Photographers and the Advertising Photographers of America. On September 10, 2005, Jackie was married to Tom Chadwick, in Long Island City, and the ceremony was officiated by former photo department professor Nancy Burson.

topOneta Jackson 1995 Photography & Imaging

Studio Manager for Patrick Demarchelier.

Matthew Salacuse 1995 Photography & Imaging
Web Site: http://www.salacuse.com
Matthew is a working photographer in NYC whose work has appeared in Time, XXL, The Fader, Newsweek, Spin et al and  recently had a photo essay on hunting boar published in fader magazine. www.salacuse.com
Aaron Lee Fineman 1996 Photography & Imaging
Aaron Lee Fineman is a freelance photographer. He resides in NYC with his wife, Nicole Davis, and their dog.
Wyatt Gallery  1997 Photography & Imaging
exhibited with fellow alum Will Steacy (2003) in a show called "Remnants: After the Storm" which was of their work related to hurricane Katrina and it's devastation of the gulf coast. The exhibition was hosted by the Beacon Artist Union in Beacon, New York. 
Hank Willis Thomas 1998 Photography & Imaging
Hank Willis Thomas recently exhibited work at Lisa Dent Gallery in San Francisco, Jack Shaiman Gallery in New York, and the Studio Musuem in Harlem.  His shows "Branded" and "Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America" have received much critical acclaim in the press.
topAaron Schuman 1999 Photography & Imaging

Aaron Schuman is the director and editor of SEE SAW, an online photography magazine.  www.seesawmagazine.com

Kristiina Wilson 1999 Photography & Imaging
Kristiina Wilson is a fashion photographer working in New York City. Recent clients include Virginia Living Magazine, Elements Magazine, Love By Design LLC, Aventura Magazine, 6 Degrees Magazine, Bleu Magazine, LF Clothing and Iconique.
Sarah Wilson 2000 Photography & Imaging

Sarah Wilson finished her first feature, Jasper: 5 years later, for the December 2003 Texas Monthly.

Melissa Berger  2000 Photography & Imaging
Is moving to Bermuda and will be working as a freelance photographer for local magazines and newspapers.
Tanya Zimbardo  2001 Photography & Imaging
Tanya is the Curatorial Associate of Media Arts at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She graduated in May 2005 with an MA in Curatorial Practice from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. 
topMichelle Larsen 2001 Photography & Imaging
Michelle is a freelance photographer and communications assistant for St. Columbia's Episcopal Church, DC.
Debbie Attias 2001 Photography & Imaging
Web Site: www.avenued.com
Half of performance group Avenue D, Debbie has been touring the world. Recent tours in Japan, Hawaii, and California.  This summer they will be performing in Holland, Norway, and Serbia. For more info go to www.avenued.com
Christine Blackburn 2002 Photography & Imaging

Christine Blackburn's recently exhibited her documentary work on the Gay community of Havana Cuba at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. http://www.docuimage.net/

Rian Dundon 2003 Photography & Imaging
Rian Dundon is a photographer and university professor in rural China. He is currently working on a book about China.
Laura Mozes 2003 Photography & Imaging
Web Site: www.lauramozes.com
Laura is the Assistant Director of Photography and Digital Media at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan. She teaches after school photography at the JCC in Manhattan and digital photography at the Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Laura also works as a freelance portrait and event photographer.
topShiri Bar-On 2004 Photography & Imaging
Shiri exhibited her installation "Jaffa Obscura", a room size pin-hole camera that viewers could walk into.  She also took part in the 2006 New York Underground Film Festival with her short "Making Me Happy" shown at the Anthology Film Archives.
Bryan Denton 2005 Photography & Imaging
Bryan moved to Jordan after graduation and began a career in photojournalism. His work has appeared in The New York Times and  Middle Eastern news publications. Brian is a member of the World Picture News Photo Agency. 
Caileen Kehayas 2007 Photography & Imaging
Web Site: http://www.caileenisnice.com