Creative Storytelling with Nikon Ambassador Deanne Fitzmaurice (Online)

Join Midwest Photo, Nikon, and Deanne Fitzmaurice in an exploration of creative storytelling! Capturing an image with proper lighting and exposure settings is only half the battle, learn more on how to properly tell your subject’s story!

As a Pulitzer Prize-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker, San Francisco-based photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice is most known for her visual storytelling and unique ability to go behind the scenes to discover and convey personal, intimate, and emotional stories through images. Fitzmaurice, a Nikon Ambassador, represents a wide variety of publications, including creating content for National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and many other respected outlets.

In addition to her editorial work, she often collaborates with non-profits and foundations and also holds an impressive portfolio of commercial photography with a myriad of major brands, and is a highly decorated storyteller. Deanne has won awards from American Photography, Pictures of the Year, Communication Arts, PDN Photo Annual, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, UNICEF, and the Casey Medal. Deanne is a regular lecturer and instructor at respected institutions including Stanford University where she has taught Visual Storytelling for the last three years.

After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Deanne began her career as a staff photographer at the San Francisco Chronicle and is now represented by National Geographic Image Collection. She and her husband Kurt Rogers are co-founders of Think Tank Photo.