An example of fine art photography by John Pinderhughes, who plans to reflect on his combined careers in advertising and fine art photography, as well as his travels, in an online lecture, “Passports & Portfolios: My Life as A Commercial and Fine Arts Photographer,” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. Submitted photo
ROCKPORT — Photographer John Pinderhughes plans to reflect on his combined careers in advertising and fine art photography, as well as his travels, in an online lecture, “Passports & Portfolios: My Life as A Commercial and Fine Arts Photographer,” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16.
This lecture is part of the Alumni Lecture Series, a weekly online series offered by Maine Media Workshops + College featuring conversations on topics in photography, filmmaking, book arts and design and writing, according to a news release from the institution.
To attend the lecture, register at mainemedia.edu/lectures.
Pinderhughes will be joined by host Daniel Dawson, a professor in the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department at Columbia University. Dawson is a photographer, curator, arts administrator, consultant, filmmaker and scholar, based in New York City.
An example of John Pinderhughes’ advertisement work. Submitted photo
Pinderhughes is an award-winning commercial photographer based in New York City. For 35 years he has operated a full service photography studio, catering to clients such as Con Edison, Verizon, Chase Bank, Anheuser Busch, BMW, American Family Insurance, Prudential Insurance, Ford Motors, JCPenney, Sears, McDonalds, Burger King, Coors, Pepsi and Sony.
Pinderhughes is also a fine art photographer whose images have been exhibited since the early 1970s, including solo exhibitions at venues like the Studio Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Bronx Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Pinderhughes’ success in both fine art and commercial photography provides him with a unique perspective into the world of photography today.
The series is free and open to the public through the sponsorship of Camden National Bank, WERU Community Radio FM89.9, Eaton Peabody Attorneys at Law, Allen Insurance and Financial, Two Ponds Press, Page Gallery, B&H Photo and Video, and Cedar Crest Inn, as well as through donations from individuals.
Maine Media Workshops + College is a nonprofit degree granting institution offering more than 500 workshops annually in the fields of photography, film, printmaking, creative writing and book arts, and serves over 2,400 national and international students online and on its campus in Rockport.
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