Gary Harwood has worked as a photographer and teacher for more than 30 years.
He teaches Visual Storytelling and other photography courses for Kent State
University s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is also an Artist in
Residence with the Ohio Arts Council. He is the co-author of Growing Season: The
Life of a Migrant Community and his work has appeared in the Communication Arts
Photo Annual, the Graphis Photo Annual, The Sun Magazine and Double Take/Points
of Entry. Growing Season won the Carter G. Woodson Honor Award from the
National Council for the Social Studies and the Ohioana Book Award from the
Ohioana Library Association. Growing Season was also selected by the Stark County
Mayor s Literacy Program for its annual One Book One Community reading program.
David Foster is an assistant professor of multimedia and photojournalism at
State University s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Kent, Ohio). David
holds a master s degree in journalism education as well as an undergraduate degree
in photojournalism from Kent State University. Following his undergraduate degree,
David attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine.
David s curriculum development centers around mobile storytelling and reporting
as well as long-term multimedia and documentary photography projects.
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