Street Shots: Five Photographers Who Document the Urban Landscape, John Kerans

Street Shots: Five Photographers Who Document the Urban Landscape, John Kerans

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Online: 6-7pm CST

John Kerans returns with a new lecture discussing the work of five street photographers and examine their memorable images: Joel Meyerowitz, Bruce Davidson, Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Gilden, and Berenice Abbott.

John Kerans – a life-long journalist – is a graduate of the Army’s photojournalism school who later earned his BA in photojournalism at the University of Minnesota. In civilian life, his journalism career has included stints as a reporter in Chicago, an assignment editor in Minneapolis, a TV news director in Des Moines.

Since 2015, John has been an instructor for the Digital Photography Certificate Program offered by Continuing Education at STLCC, Saint Louis Community College. Prior to STLCC, he taught at Arizona State, Scottsdale College and the University of Kansas. John holds a community college teaching certificate from Arizona State, and earned an MA in advertising at Lindenwood University.

Each year since 2013, John has judged entries in the annual journalism competition sponsored by the New York Press Club, evaluating material from the likes of NBC Dateline, Time Magazine and The New Yorker.

Image: © Bruce Davidson

Admission: $10 Non-Members/$5 Seniors and Students/Members Free

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