One of the main reasons why I was interested in RIT was because it has a whole school devoted to photography and imaging arts. Within the school of photographic arts and sciences there are multiple B.F.A. and M.F.A. programs devoted to different types of photography such as, advertising, fine art, and photojournalism. It's kind of amazing to see how many different options there are for photography students at this school. The M.F.A. program is devoted to imaging arts. The program focuses on traditional and digital ways of image making, as well as some new media. Another thing I also really like about the program is the fact that RIT is all about getting you and your work out there. Part of the M.F.A. program is all about getting internships and assistantships. You get to focus on your work as well as getting professional experience in museums, galleries, or with other photographers. What makes this school a really good match for me is the fact that it's so open. You are given the tools to do whatever you want, whether it's photography or film or any type of medium. RIT still uses a traditional darkroom as well as top of the line computer labs, so you can work in any style you want. Plus, there are over 40 faculty just in the M.F.A. department, so there is room for a lot of diversity. The most unique aspect to RIT is how they incorporate traditional, alternative, and digital photography into their program. I really appreciate the fact that they still use a traditional black and white and color darkroom. Not many schools still use darkrooms and the fact that this school has both black and white and color stands out to me.
He has been an educator in the Fine Art Photography program at RIT since 1976. He completed graduate school at the Visual Studies Workshop SUNY, Buffalo in Rochester. The main focus of Rubenstein's work is the "problematic interrelationship between nature & culture and its historical impact on the development of landscape art" (elliotrubenstein.com). He received a National Endowment of Humanities, primarily for his research in the tradition of the sublime in the American West. He lived with an Aborigine group and was given permission to explore and photograph sacred sites of ancient and contemporary rock art. In the last decade he has undertaken seven excursions into the deep jungles of Latin and South American in search of primitive art.
She attended the University of South Florida for photography and then moved to NY to receive an M.F.A. in the fine art photography track at RIT.
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