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Amanda Vallina captures Cuban glamour in “Miami Vices”
Not until moving to New York City to pursue her BFA in Photography in 2015, did Amanda Vallina begin to pay tribute artistically to the city that raised her, Miami, Florida. Miami is heavily influenced by Cuban culture, she says, from cigar smoking to dominoes played at every opportunity. It was after a visit to…
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Meet Oliver Amato-Muzzy
Please welcome Oliver, the latest member of the photography department’s extended canine family. The five-year-old Smooth Fox Terrier was adopted from a Rhode Island rescue facility by Ron Amato, chair of the photography department and his husband Seth Muzzy. “He’s changing every day,” says Amato. Oliver it appears has discriminating tastes. “Last night he was playing with…
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The Sámi & The Reindeer
On April 15th, award-winning photographer and Fulbright recipient, Erika Larsen, spoke to Brad Paris’ portfolio review class about her time with Sámi reindeer herders of the Scandinavian arctic. Ms. Larsen showed stunning images and video segments of reindeer herding and hunting, meal preparation, family portraits and aspects of daily life. Over a four-year period, she gained access…