A Career in Photography
Industry Insiders Share Their Professional Experiences & Insights
A discussion organized & moderated by Mary Virginia Swanson
Panelists: Squire Fox, Rebekah Jacob, Maggie Kennedy & Mark Sloan
Free and open to the public.
The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Bond Hall, Room 165
171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina
Second building on left as you enter campus.
Visitor parking located around the parade field and near Bond Hall.
Sponsored by The Citadel School ofHumanities and Social Sciences and
The Charleston Center for Photography
INDUSTRY PANELISTS:
Squire Fox graduated from Savannah College of Art
and Design with a BFA in photography. He moved to NYC in 1993, assisting Bruce Weber,
George Holz, Gilles Bensimon, and Mary Ellen Mark. Fox has developed an impressive
client base that includes Vanity Fair,
UK Condé Nast Traveller, Travel & Leisure, Target, Converse,
Johnston & Murphy, Garden & Gun,
and W. W. Norton & Company, recently adding motion to his award winning
portfolio. Fox is represented by Tricia
Joyce, and travels between NYC and the surf in Charleston.
Rebekah Jacob is an expert in the diverse art and
photography of the American South. She opened Rebekah Jacob Gallery in Charleston
in 2008, moving to its Upper King Street location in 2012. Her gallery's
principal focus is the representation of an international group of contemporary
artists whose diverse practices include painting, sculpture, works on paper,
photography and video. RJG
Clients include private collectors and public collections, corporate art
consultants and interior designers. rebekajacobgallery.com
Maggie Kennedy is the photography director of Garden & Gun magazine. Since the
premiere issue in 2007, she has helped shape the visual identity of the G&G brand. Kennedy previously worked
as a creative director and producer of commercial photography in San Francisco
and New York. Her work has been recognized with a National Magazine Award in
General Excellence by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2011 and by the
Society of Publication Designers and Photo District News. gardenandgun.com
Mark Sloan has been the director and senior
curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of
Charleston since 1994. He has curated dozens of exhibitions featuring
contemporary photographers. His own photographic works have been exhibited and
published internationally. Sloan coauthored the book Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum
of Natural History with Nancy Pick in 2004, and has authored several books
on historical photographic archives. halsey.cofc.edu
Mary Virginia Swanson is an author, educator and
consultant who helps artists find the strengths in their work, identify
appreciative audiences and present their work in an informed, professional
manner. Her advice on marketing opportunities has proven to aid photographers
in moving their careers to the next level. Swanson coauthored Publish Your Photography Book with
Darius Himes (2011); her forthcoming title Finding
Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs will be
released in 2013. mvswanson.com
Special thanks to our sponsors/hosts:
STACY PEARSALL, Owner/Director of the
Charleston Center for Photography, and
TIFFANY SILVERMAN, Professor, School of
Humanities and Social Sciences at The Citadel.
