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Rachel Elizabeth Seed is a Los Angeles-based nonfiction storyteller working in film, photography and writing. She is a 2022 Jewish Film Institute fellow, a 2021 California Film Institute fellow and Jewish Story Partners grantee, a 2020 Sundance Institute, Chicken + Egg Pictures, NYFA New York Women’s Film Fund fellow, and a 2019 Sundance Edit & Story Lab fellow and Sundance Documentary Fund re...

Dr. Michael Spagna has a degree in Communicative Disorders from Northwestern, Special Education from UCLA and his PhD from University of California. Now working at California State University Dominguez Hills as the Provost. I heard him talk about dyslexia which I have. If you don't know what Dyslexia is, it's a is  a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identi...

Becoming a photographer almost didn't happen for Jim Gund. A chance meeting with Rich Clarkson at a basketball game changed his life for ever. After years at a newspaper Jim made a bold decision to become a freelancer and move to Atlanta. Jim would find himself photographing some of the greatest athletes in the world, from Deion Sanders, Tiger Woods and Gail Devers for Getty and Sports Illustr...

Garrett Campbell was hired full-time as an assistant coach in 2016. He officially became the FC head football coach in 2019. Coach Campbell is no stranger to Fullerton College as his father, Dick Campbell, was on the Hornet coaching staff for 15 seasons during the Hal Sherbeck years. As a young boy, Garrett served as Fullerton's ball boy and then later grew to become a quarterback and wide rec...

Garrett Campbell was hired full-time as an assistant coach in 2016. He officially became the FC head football coach in 2019. Coach Campbell is no stranger to Fullerton College as his father, Dick Campbell, was on the Hornet coaching staff for 15 seasons during the Hal Sherbeck years. As a young boy, Garrett served as Fullerton's ball boy and then later grew to become a quarterback and wide rec...

Lynn Johnson is an American photographer known for her contributions to National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Life among others. Johnson is known for photographing vanishing languages and challenges to the human condition, with a focus on Africa and Asia.  is an American photographer known for her contributions to National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Life among others. Johnson is know...

Paul Chato  is a Canadian comedian and writer, the president of a web design company, and a former television executive. Chato grew up in the first planned community in North America, Don Mills. Graduating from Don Mills Collegiate  in 1973, he went on to graduate from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Radio Television Arts. From Ryerson, he went on to become an art director with Kelly’s Stereo M...

England has a diverse culture. Its differences can be viewed from many perspectives including politics, fashion, language, religion, class, customs, traditions and interests. My definition of a ‘tribe’ begins with a group of people who share one or more of these perspectives. However, it goes further to encompass a bond between members that manifests in a need to identify with each other. This bec...

John Free is a social documentary/street photographer who lives in Los Angeles. His photographic essays range from railroad tramps in California to street life in New York, Paris, and London and around the world. His other bodies of work include automobile abstracts and still lifes. John has been inspiring photographers of all ages and skill levels for many years through teaching sold-out classes...

Mark grew up traveling the world, the son of an Air Force pilot. Picking up a camera at the age of 12, he started documenting his travels and knew the camera was the way to explore the world. At the age of 18, Mark was accepted to Brooks Institute of Photography and graduated with honors in 1982. Shortly after graduation he moved to New York City to work as a stills assistant for some of the major...

Sonja Ulrich is a true survivor. Born in Germany, raised by a single mother in high society and at times move from town to town. Her mother joined the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and become a Rajneeshee. Ulrich lived alone in Germany from ages 12 to 13, then at different European satellite communes for the next four   years, all the while separated from her mother. When she turned 17, she w...

After graduation from prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography and with many years of experience as a photographer, Richard continues to be motivated by the same goals - to tame the technical demands of an assignment, nurture an idea and then set it free with creative inspiration. Whether it be Dodger Stadium, a commercial studio set or wine country...he has come to believe in some principles,...

George Horton was born and raised in ⁠Downey, California⁠ and graduated from ⁠Downey High School⁠ in 1971. He played on the ⁠Cerritos College⁠ baseball team in 1972 and 1973 under coach ⁠Wally Kincaid⁠. Horton then played two seasons under head coach ⁠Augie Garrido⁠ at ⁠Cal State Fullerton⁠ in 1975 and 1976. He was on the Fullerton team that made the school's first appearance in the College Wo...

Mark Comon is the President of Paul's Photo in Torrance, CA Mark finds passion and inspiration in all things. Photography is how he expresses that passion. Around here, Mark seems to be everywhere at once. He is indefatigable. When not assisting customers, answering questions camera and lens related or not, teaching classes, interacting within the community, leading trips around the US and the...

Gene Blevins is a contributing photographer from the Los Angeles Daily News for almost 30 years. Gene has covered fire, major storms as well as the North Hollywood bank shootout and the space shuttle Columbia disaster. He has been nominated for the photojournalism pulitzer prize four times. Gene has covered over 200 space launches over the years.

Gene Blevins is a contributing photographer from the Los Angeles Daily News for almost 30 years. Gene has covered fire, major storms as well as the North Hollywood bank shootout, the space shuttle Columbia disaster and the O.J. Simpson chase. He has been nominated for the photojournalism pulitzer prize four times. Gene has covered over 200 space launches over the years.

Steve Zylius is the Managing Producer-Director at UC Irvine. Steve wanted to trying his hand in radio, thankfully someone pulled him into a college newspaper and his photography life was changed for ever. From small newspapers in the LA area to meeting his wife on a shoot. Photography has been good to Steve over the years. Now 13 years at UCI we seat down and talk about how he got here and what he...

A former Cal State Fullerton Division 1 softball player with a degree from the University had a couple tough years during that time. Family issues and some bad chooses in relationships put her in a low place. She found her way out through church and building strong relationships. She now works in sports ministry helping others found their path and work on being a better person.

Michael Der and I sit down to talk about AI and the photo industry. AI was built with the idea to help. The photo industry is on life support. Can I Ai help or hurt the photo industry is the topic. Michael hosts the podcast ARTrepreneurs which comes out weekly. It's a photography podcast that inspires photographers and visual artists to live their best creative lives. He talks business, art, a...

International award-winning photographer Dave Sandford is best known for his dramatic collection,  Lake Erie -   Liquid Mountains.   Submerging himself into the freezing waters of Erie, Sandford’s striking images reveal the violent & breathtaking beauty of this Great Lake. His viral waves paved the way for a lifelong dream, a meaningful career in conservation & wildlife photography.   Sand...

Amanda Pitts is the Photography Services Manager in the office of University Communications at GVSU. She received her Bachelor of Science in Photography from GVSU in 2005, and her Master of Communications from GVSU in 2010. Amanda has been at GVSU for 15 years during which time on any given day she might be found on the tops of buildings, deep underground, on a frozen waterfall, in a helicopter, o...

Motivated by climbing and adventure, Doug Murdoch started making gear for himself and friends at The Harness Factory, in Sunland, California. Doug later worked for Mountain N’ Air Sports, Adventure 16, and Lowepro, as well as being a design consultant. Dissatisfied with the pressure to lower costs by reducing features, Doug struck out to design products that out-performed the stripped-down, less e...

Jay Cohen has been playing the trumpet for over 50 years, 35 of them as a racetracker. Known for playing the "Call to Post" before each race over the years at HollywoodPark and now Santa Anita Park he was recently stricken with Bell's Palsy and has had to battle back to his calling. "This 35 years has turned into who I am," he says. A truly beloved character to his fans, he...

Bruce Chambers is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth. Husband of Carole since 1981. Father of Ian, David, and Colin. Grandfather (“Dude”to them) of Delaney, Rhys, Braxton, and Isla. Community Pastor at VOX Christian Community, Orange County, CA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California (2013-present). Newspaper photojournalist (1979-2014). Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker (2001-2019). Avid ga...

Bruce Chambers is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth. Husband of Carole since 1981. Father of Ian, David, and Colin. Grandfather (“Dude”to them) of Delaney, Rhys, Braxton, and Isla. Community Pastor at VOX Christian Community, Orange County, CA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California (2013-present). Newspaper photojournalist (1979-2014). Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker (2001-2019). Avid ga...