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Theresa Wilkins

Long time Savannah resident, The-
resa took her first seminar with us
in the fall of 2012. In December
2009, Theresa was given a Canon
7D for Christmas by her husband

- much to her surprise. Ever since
then she has been studying pho-
tography.

What is you favorite photo- going back in time. These photographers cap-
tured the feelings of the time.
graphic subject?
Do you think you will be-

My favorite photographic subjects are "street
photography," documentary, and photojour- come a pro?

nalism.
I study photography day and night. My plans
The days of the depression and Farm Security are to grow and expand my knowledge base so
Administration photographers always have in- that if I decide to do it professionally one day I
terested me. Great photographers like Walker will be well trained. No, I don’t see my self tak-
Evans, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, John ing wedding photos. What I would love to do is
Vachon - and iconic photographs like Arthur to have a photograph so iconic that it is cred-
Rothstein's famous Dust Bowl image, and the ited to me as a photographer - like the work
famous photograph of the iron workers at of the photographers I have mentioned. That’s
lunch on 41 Street in Manhattan. Who has why I like photojournalism. Learning the craft
st
not seen Sam Shaw’s famous photograph of of photography requires dedication and hard
Marilyn Monroe in New York with her dress work. There is so much to learn.
lifting up? Or the photo of the famous knock
out punch Muhammad Ali through again My dream is to spend my days in retirement
Geoge Forman. That photograph is so great - taking photographs.
the detail - like the sweat flying with the punch
- makes this image so emotionally powerful. Tell us about your seminar
Looking at those types of photographs is like
experience with NyghtFalcon.

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