Over Spring break five sophomore students traveled with Professor Paul Runyon to both remote and populated areas of Utah, Arizona and Nevada.  They spent 10 days on the road shooting for the Western Landscape course that runs each spring term.  Once back at Drexel, students spend the following two terms editing and printing work they had shot in the Southwest.    

The class objective is to expose students to the Southwest's varied geology, social landscape and culture; which is a striking difference from Philadelphia and it's surrounding landscapes where the students spend the majority of their time.  This year the class visited Lake Mead, Capitol Reef National Park, Arches National Park, Goblin Valley State Park, Little Wild Horse, Canyonlands National Park, Moab and Monument Valley Tribal Park.

The work of Charles Cerrone, Jacqueline Dart, Matthew Decker, Julia Silva and Gabrielle Perez is currently on exhibition in the Nesbitt Lobby, 33rd and Market Streets, until September 7th.  There is also an online gallery on the Photography webpage.      

Photographs by:  

Jacqueline Dart, Gabrielle Perez, Julia Silva & Matthew Decker. 

Mike Arrison, alumni, was interviewed and had his thesis work on Lancaster Avenue featured on Flying Kite.  In addition to the article, he had work shown at Flying Kite's Lancaster Avenue location as part of the July Second Friday event on the Avenue.

Kelsey Fain, alumni, is the Leica S-System Product Specialist for the East Coast and recently hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru with the Leica M9.  Her photographs from the trip and an interview, The Joys of Downsizing, were featured on the Leica Camera Blog.  She speaks candidly about her photography, education, technique and the benefits of slowing down when shooting.

Michael Froio, professor & alumni, is currently part of the New Jersey Council on the Arts Individual Artists Fellowship Group Exhibition at the Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, NJ through September 9th.  From September 7 - November 1, Froio will have several prints from the Mainline Series exploring the landscape of the former Pennsylvania Railroad as part of a Print Center Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation on Loveladies, NJ; the opening reception is September 15 from 5-7pm.  In addition to exhibitions, Froio has published a feature article with accompanying photographs exploring the landscape of the former Pennsylvania Railroad in the summer issue of the Bulletin, the National Railway Historical Society's quarterly publication. 

Joy Moody, professor & alumni, was the wedding photographer for the Ashley Biden and Howard Krein wedding. Ashley is the daughter of Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Joy's photograph was used in the wedding announcement in The New York Times and can be seen here.

Ashley Catherine Smith, alumni, was one of the Accepted Artists in the Images 2012: The Juried Exhibition of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.  Her photograph was shown with 63 artists in the Robeson Gallery at the University Park Campus of Penn State from June 6 to July 12. 

Andrea Modica, professor, has work in three shows currently in Philadelphia, New Mexico, and Canada.  Her show Best Friends has been extended through August 18th at Gallery 339 in Philadelphia.  She also has work exhibiting in A Legacy of Light: Photographs from the Bostick and Sullivan Collection at the Bond House Museum in Espanola, NM until August 31st and in Where It's At at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, SK, Canada until September 16th.

Emily Olson, alumni, has her thesis work on Budd Street showing at Flying Kite's Lancaster Avenue location (4017 Lancaster Avenue) as part of the August Second Friday event on the Avenue.