semester at sea

Throwback To South Africa

Throwback To South Africa

So for anyone who has spent time on my blog or read the about section on my website you have read “…rebranding to Exposure One Studios— an idea developed in Capetown, South Africa.”

In all the years I have been blogging and running this business I have never come out and really discussed what that meant except touching on it briefly in my memoir. So today That is something I want to focus on.

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I was a Photographers Assistant on Semester At Sea

I was a Photographers Assistant on Semester At Sea

I sometimes forget that my first experience shooting for a university wasn’t my home university where I received my degree but rather for Semester at Sea through the University of Virginia— at that time, they have moved universities since.

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Discovering Who I Am as a Photographer

Discovering Who I Am as a Photographer

In a burst of randomness and a desire to travel and study abroad, I applied for a program called Semester at Sea. One of my high school national honors societies was giving away a scholarship to a student accepted into the program

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Discovering Who I Am As A Photographer

Discovering Who I Am As A Photographer

In a burst of randomness and desire to travel and study abroad I applied for a program called Semester at Sea. One of my high school national honors societies was giving away a scholarship to a student accepted on the program so I was in a frame of why not, I’d get to go abroad and if selected for the scholarship I would have help paying for it. 

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From Paul

From Paul

One of the coolest things as a photographer is befriending other photographers. Especially the vastly more experienced, better established, and more accomplished ones who are kind, mentoring, and willing to sign their books for you.

I am a lucky little bunny. I have meant many such photographers but one who stands out in my mind is Paul Liebhardt who I am a die hard fan of his travel photography and hope one day to reach that level of work.

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Quick Visits

Quick Visits

For those who know me and those who have been following along for awhile you are aware that I spend a few months in my early twenties traveling abroad with a program called Semester at Sea. During that time I was a photographers assistant and traveled the Atlantic Rim for 107 days taking amazing photographs and making even more amazing lifetime friends.

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