STUDENT SHOWCASE: Roman Anaya

 My 85 year old Grandfather came here from Mexico as a migrant worker.
Photograph © Roman Anaya

My Grandfather captures the essence of a hard working man.
Photograph © Roman Anaya

"My family came here from Mexico as migrant workers. These images represent the hard work and obstacles my family has had to overcome to get to where we are today."–Roman Anaya

Roman Anaya is this month's Student Showcase choice. He is currently a student in the School of Visual Arts BFA Photography program.

MELISSA HARRISON: Thesis Project "Muse"

Photograph (c) Melissa Harrison

Photographer Melissa Harrison earned her BFA from The Rochester Institute of Technology before recently completing her Master of Professional Studies in Digital Photography at The School of Visual Arts. While completing her MPS at SVA, she interned at Hearst Magazines photo studios and worked as a freelance assistant for professional photographers in Manhattan.

The SVA Class of 2011 will be exhibiting their work in an upcoming group exhibition, curated by Michael Foley, October 21 - Nov 12, 2011, SVA Gallery, 209 East 23rd St, NYC.

Muse by Melissa Harrison (Blurb, 2011)

"The style of the photographs, deliberately soft and lacking in sharp detail, is meant to represent the elusive nature of creative inspiration...often ineffable." –Melissa Harrison, Muse

liveBooks STUDENT WEBSITE GIVEAWAY: Milwaukee Institute Photography Class Winner

liveBooks Website Winner

Autumn Clark for her Project "AMERICAN"
Photographs (c) Autumn Clark /All Rights Reserved

Portfolio Winner: Mandie Louiser
Photograph (c) Mandie Louier /All Rights Reserved

Portfolio Winner: Kayla Newman
Photograph (c) Kayla Newman /All Rights Reserved

Portfolio Winner: Sarah Moore
Photograph (c) Sarah Moore /All Rights Reserved

Portfolio Winner: Tom Owens
Photograph (c) Tom Owens /All Rights Reserved

Portfolio Winner: Aryn Kresol
Photograph (c) Aryn Kresol /All Rights Reserved

READERS
What are your top pics and why?
View all 19 students work (click using magnifying glass): Gallery 1, Gallery 2.
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Award-winning Photography website gurus liveBooks (which hosts my site) graciously gave away a free one year liveBooks.edu website to one student in Milwaukee based photographer Kevin J Miyazaki's Professional Practices (FA382) photography class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Five other students won portfolios from Pina Zangaro's PZ Direct. I was invited, along with a jury of other liveBooks clients, to view the students' semester-long project and cast our votes for our top 5 favorite projects.

Kevin Miyazaki is one of those photography teachers we all admire, taking time away from his own work to inspire and instruct his students. His class consists of junior-level photography majors and it addresses the professional world of both fine art and commercial/editorial. They've had a wealth of guest speakers, including Susana Raab, Catherine Edelman (Gallery), Andy Adams (Flak Photo), studio visits with Dave Jordano and Colleen Plumb, trips to the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Haggerty Museum at Marquette University, and visits with studio, wedding and newspaper photographers. Check out the MIAD blog

The WINNERS in order of votes:
1. Autumn Clark, 2. Mandie Louiser, 3. Kayla Newman, 4. Sarah Moore, 5. Tom Owens, 6. Aryn Kresol

The JURY (liveBooks links):
Elizabeth Avedon, Tara Bogart, Peter Carter, Amy Eckert,
Peter Frank Edwards, Elizabeth Fleming, Grant Harder,
Dave Jordano, Stella Kalaw, Tom Lynn, Barbara Miner, Michelle Nolan,
John Sibilski, Sara Stathas, Sonja Thomsen, James Worrell

MICHAEL AVEDON: Self Portrait with Mask

Self Portrait
Photograph (c) Michael Avedon / All rights reserved