Editorial Photographers Edu Winners

Editorial Photographers (EP) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the health and profitability of
editorial photography. Our mission is to educate photographers and
photography buyers about business issues affecting our industry, and in
the process raise the level of business practices in the profession.

I’m a dues-paying member of EP, one of a handful of photo organizations that I consider to be doing really relevant work. Among other things, EP has helped increased day rates among a number of prominent publications and has a really terrific primer on copyright registration.

So when Patrick Harbron, their Outreach Director, contacted us about providing some Personal Archive memberships for their student winners, we were more than happy to oblige. And it’s my pleasure to throw a little spotlight on these deserving photographers. Y’all hire them now!

Gianni Cipriano
http://www.giannicipriano.com

A 2008 International Center of Photography graduate, Gianni is currently interning under the tutelage of VII photographer Ron Haviv. Two of his photo essays, In the Land of Black Coats and The Exterminators, have been published in the New York Times.


Photo by Gianni Cipriano

Photo by Gianni Cipriano

Chad Lancaster
http://www.chadlancaster.com

Chad is old school, shooting scenic panoramas with a 4×10 view camera to produce enormous, high quality prints. What’s more, 10% of his profits are donated to the preservation of the environment.

Photo by Chad Lancaster

Photo by Chad Lancaster

Matt Eich
http://www.matteichphoto.com/

Matt was the 2006 College photographer of the year and won the Nikon Achievement Scholarship at the Eddie Adams Workshop the same year. He gets double-dips this week on the blog.

Photo by Matt Eich

Photo by Matt Eich

Colin Foster
Colin was born and raised in the North West
of England, he started his working career in Banking but stumbled into
the software Industry during the dot.com
boom. Tired of 17
hour days, living and working in central London, Colin
and his wife, Lisa decided to take some time out for themselves. It was the grandeur and vastness of the American West that finally put a camera in Colin‘s hands, desperately seeking to document the awe of it all. After two years of  searching for a new direction Colin
knew that photography was what he wanted to pursue.

Phil Jackson