Instructors Chicago

Alex Garcia

• A Chicago photographer whose twenty-year career has spanned several countries and continents.

• Shares a team Pulitzer Prize for coverage of gridlock at O'Hare Airport.

• Selected to participate in the largest professional photo book project ever undertaken  "America 24/7".



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Darren Hauck

- Photojournalist concentrating on photo essays, editorial, sports, and portraiture

- Clients include the Associated Press, The Guardian, Getty Images, Newsweek, ESPN the Magazine, and the New York Times

- Member of the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA)

- Honorable Mention in NPPA’s Best of Photography 2004 competition for “Sports Feature”, First Place National Headliners Award

- www.dhauckphoto.com

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What The Students Are Saying

Thanks so very much for a wonderful day with you. I learned a lot and realize how much more I would have absorbed the weather had been more cooperative. Still, it was an amazing day of learning and fun.

I'll keep checking the website to see if you're teaching other courses as I'd enjoy registering again. I did, by the way, mention Digital Academy to my flickr-photo friends.



-Sharon Hicks - Bartlett

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Ellie Pritts

Ellie Pritts was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois She began her formal photography education at age 14 in the Columbia College High School Institute summer program. Immediately enamored with the darkroom, Ellie continued to take advanced film photography classes throughout her teenage years.She spent over 6 years solely dedicated to mastering both color and black and white film photography, taking classes at multiple colleges and universities in the Chicago area. She is now a professional photographer working for Time Out Chicago with a broad body of work, from rock concerts to marathons and everything in between.

http://web.me.com/elliepritts



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Harry Hitzeman

Harry Hitzeman is a Chicago-based Professional Fine Art Landscape Photographer and Photography Instructor, with experience shooting Arizona, California, Chicago, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah.  Harry photographs the grand vistas, as well as the "up-close and personal" details, the intimate landscapes.

 

gallery: hitzeman.zenfolio.com
blog: hitzeman.wordpress.com



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Robert Potter

- Founding Ensemble Member of The Piccolo Theatre

- Studied at LIFE magazine with Alfred Eisenstaedt

- Clients include Stephen Colbert, John Malkovich, CBS, Kodak, and Polaroid

- President emeritus of the Chicago Midwest chapter of ASMP

- www.robertervingpotter3.com

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What The Students Are Saying

Mr. Potter addressed a wide array of topics with thorough explanations into each subject. I feel that everything I could have thought of (and more) was addressed throughout the day. It was an incredible learning experience!



-Amy Kerkela

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Ron Gould

- Board Member of the American Society of Media Photographers, Chicago/Midwest Chapter

- Faculty Advisory Board & Instructor at the Harrington College of Design

- Exhibition Participant: "Tibet in the Eyes of 100 Photographers" (2005)
"Xinjiang Through the Lens of 100 Photographers" (2006)
"Rizhao in the Eyes of Foreign Photographers" (2007)

- Member of InterNational Travel Writers Alliance, Editorial Photographers

- www.rongouldstudios.com

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What The Students Are Saying

Image By Ron Gould



-Scott Oblander

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Rose Yuen

- Portrait Photographer

- Instructor in many areas of Photography Industry

- Teaches technique as a backbone to creativity



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What The Students Are Saying

DPA Chicago student Russ Johnson shares his experience with shooting with DPA photographer Rose Yuen.

 

 

Image by Russ Johnson



-Russell Johnson

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