Future Imagemakers is what it is due to the enthusiasm of our participants, their teachers, and all those that support them. We thank the students and faculty of the Department Photography & Imaging (DPI) for sharing the labs with our high school students. The Photography & Imaging students are a constant inspiration to our high school students.
There are so many people to thank, here are just a few:
- Deborah Willis, Ph.D., Chair of Photography & Imaging
- All our Future Imagemakers teachers including Jessica Bal (Lead Teacher 2022 & 2023), Carlos Hernandez (2023), Kendrick Lamar-Dial (2023), Angela Xu (2023), Emily Contreras Gómez (2022 & a former Future Imagemaker), Chrissy Nelson (2022), Momo Takahashi (2022 & a former Future Imagemaker), Cydney Blitzer (2020 & a former Future Imagemaker), Angelica Negron (2020), Shina Peng (2020), Bayeté Ross Smith (Lead Teacher 2015-2019), Makeda Flood (2019 & 2018), Sage Lally (2019) Madeleine Roodberg (2018), Alex Trippe (2018) Riana Gideon (2017 & 2018); Elliott Brown (2016 & 2017); Claudia Mann (2016); Maurren Dai (2015 & 2013), Nicole Motta (2015); Megan Hillard, Joann Lee, KJ Singh, and Bria Webb (2014); Ngoc Tran Vu, Lindsay He; Zalika Azim, Andrea Bejarano, Isabel Ferro, Bianca Ferro, Laura Bluher, Amy Stoker, Josh Haunschild, and Patrick McNabb (2012). Our 2019-2020 Guest Teachers Zalika Azim, Makeda Flood, and Jaime Schlesinger.
- The staff of the Department of Photography & Imaging past and present. Currently Niki Kekos, Jordan Cruz, Adam Ryder, Jenna Bacchus, and Jacob Watkins.
- Allyson Green, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts
- Deans Sheril Antonio and Patti Pearson of the Tisch Future Artists Program
- Photoville and Photowings for presenting our work at the 2022 festival, asking us to speak at Education Day each year, and their continuous inspiration. View a recording of our 2020 virtual presentation. [We recommend checking out their Education Resources.]
- Robert Cameron, former Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Tisch School of the Arts
- Patricia Decker, Director of Recruitment, Tisch School of the Arts
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, former Dean of Tisch School of the Arts
- Alum Rachel Klein of Visitor Services at the Museum of Modern Art who gets us free admission each year to visit MoMA and is an enthusiastic supporter.
- Katie Kline (also a DPI Alum) who launched our Saturday program in 2014 and as a future Community Collaborations teacher, and former director of the ICP Teen Academy, has been a constant inspiration and supporter. She now teaches high school photography to lucky students at Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, CA
- Former Community Collaborations teacher & DPI alum Alice Proujansky for her insights and support. She was the lead writer for Aperture Foundation’s On Sight visual literacy curriculum.
- Amy Stoker, DPI alum & Community Collaborations teacher in 2012 and 2013 for her work on our NYC Teen Resources information packet.
- And most of all, all the students who have participated in the progam!
Lorie Novak
Director & Founder, Future Imagemakers
Professor of Photography and Imaging