Missouri Photo Workshop


The Missouri Photo Workshop is an annual week-long photojournalism school based in Lee Hills Hall at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri. Founded in 1949 by the "Father of Photojournalism" Cliff Edom along with American economist, federal government official, and photographer Roy Stryker and photographer Russell Lee, the workshop originally sought to instruct others in photojournalism based on the "gritty, content-rich photographs" produced by the pre-World War II Farm Security Administration, a United States government effort during the Great Depression to combat American rural poverty. Following Edom's credo - "Show truth with a camera. Ideally truth is a matter of personal integrity. In no circumstances will a posed or faked photograph be tolerated." - each workshop originates in a different small town in Missouri, which is used as a backdrop for attendees from the United States and other countries to work on photograph storytelling methods such as research, observation, and timing. Missouri Photo Workshop faculty members have included the White House's first photo editor and NPPA Picture Editor of the Year Sandra Eisert and other prominent photojournalists.

Faculty and students

This list of Missouri Photo Workshop faculty includes current, former, and deceased lecturers at the annual Missouri Photo Workshop, an annual week-long photojournalism school founded in 1949 and based in Lee Hills Hall at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri, United States.
NameLast MPW Publication representedMPW workshop numbersNotes
Cliff Edom38Missouri Photo WorkshopMPW 1-38Co-Director
Vi Edom38Missouri Photo WorkshopMPW 1-38Co-Director
Duane Dailey52Missouri Photo WorkshopMPW 39-52Co-Director
Bill Kuykendall52Missouri Photo WorkshopMPW 39-52Co-Director
Jim Curley64Missouri Photo WorkshopMPW 53-64Co-Director
David Rees64Missouri Photo WorkshopMPW 53-64Co-Director
Sam Abell40FreelanceMPW 40
Bill Allard20FreelanceMPW 20
Nancy Andrews54Detroit Free PressMPW 54
Rus Arnold1Sylvania Light CompanyMPW 1
J. Baumann24National Geographic, Grand Rapids PressMPW 21, 24
William F. Bennett2U.S. State DepartmentMPW 2
Alan Berner60Seattle TimesMPW 40, 45, 47, 51, 53, 58, 60
Bruce Bisping32Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 29, 32
Fred Blocher41Kansas City TimesMPW 41
Joany Carlin56The OregonianMPW 56
Howard Chapnick44Black Star PublishingMPW 18, 20-22, 24-28, 30, 33-35, 40, 44
Sterling Clarke24FreelanceMPW 24
Rich Clarkson46National Geographic, Denver Post, Topeka Capital JournalMPW 14, 22-35, 37-46
Jodi Cobb38National GeographicMPW 33, 38
Jan Colbert41University of MissouriMPW 41
Carolyn Cole61Los Angeles TimesMPW 61
Jack Corn29FreelanceMPW 29
Harold Corsini1FreelanceMPW 1
Barney Cowherd5Louisville Courier-JournalMPW 5
Randy Cox64The OregonianMPW 34, 36, 37, 46, 47, 58, 63, 64
Duane Dailey52University of MissouriMPW 38, 52
Bruce Dale26National GeographicMPW 26
Barbara Davidson63Los Angeles TimesMPW 63
John Davidson49Dallas Morning NewsMPW 49
Mike Davis51Sun PublicationsMPW 50, 51
Penny De Los Santos61FreelanceMPW 61
John Dengler47Springfield News-LeaderMPW 46, 47
Jacob Deschin6New York TimesMPW 6
Dennis Dimick64National GeographicMPW 47, 48, 50-59, 61-64
Don Doll, S. J.43Creighton UniversityMPW 30-32, 35, 37, 38, 41, 43
John Durniak43Movie MagazineMPW 32, 43
Sandra Eisert52San Jose Mercury News, The White House, Associated Press, The Washington Post, Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 27-33, 35-37, 41-46, 51, 52
Joe Elbert50Washington PostMPW 50
Julie Elman49Norfolk Virginian-PilotMPW 49
W.E. Eppridge45Life Magazine, Sports IllustratedMPW 16, 21, 26, 28-45
Peter Essick45National GeographicMPW 45
J. Eyerman14Life MagazineMPW 14
Melissa Farlow63National Geographic, Pittsburgh PressMPW 39-41, 44, 45, 47-49, 53-60, 62, 63
Ricardo Ferro27St. Petersburg TimesMPW 27
Bob Garland21GraflexMPW 2-5, 20, 21
W. E. Garrett46National GeographicMPW 9, 10, 15, 21-23, 25-27, 29-32, 35, 46
Jerry Gay29Los Angeles TimesMPW 29
Robert E. Gilka46National Geographic, Milwaukee JournalMPW 7-9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24-32, 34-36, 40, 42, 46
Seth Gitner59The Roanoke TimesMPW 59
James M. Godbold14National Geographic, Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 9, 10, 12-14
Townsend Godsey4FreelanceMPW 2, 4
MaryAnne Golon62TIME Magazine, AARPMPW 51, 52, 54-60, 62
Morris Gordon21FreelanceMPW 21
Stormi Greener43Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 41-43
Judy Griesedieck39San Jose Mercury NewsMPW 39
David Griffin60National GeographicMPW 60
Steve Groer23FreelanceMPW 23
Kari Rene Hall45Los Angeles TimesMPW 45
Thomas Hardin38Louisville Courier-JournalMPW 37, 38
Larry Harper26Missouri RuralistMPW 26
Declan Haun23Black Star PublishingMPW 18-21, 23
Abigail Heyman39International Center of PhotographyMPW 39
Ken Heyman30FreelanceMPW 24, 30
Bryan Hodgson28National Geographic, Long Beach Press-TelegramMPW 15, 28
Gerald Holly28Nashville TennesseanMPW 28
George Honeycutt17Houston ChronicleMPW 17
Robert Hosokawa15Honeywell CorporationMPW 15
Kenny Irby54Poynter InstituteMPW 54
John Isaac61FreelanceMPW 61
Colin Jacobson45The IndependentMPW 45
Lynn Johnson51FreelanceMPW 51
Stanley E. Kalish2Milwaukee JournalMPW 1, 2
Tom Keane22Wilmington News JournalMPW 22
Tom Keller47Magnum PhotosMPW 47
Tom Kennedy48National GeographicMPW 44, 48
Jack Kenward25Farm IndustriesMPW 25
Yunghi Kim64FreelanceMPW 49, 64
Torsten Kjellstrand50Spokane Spokesman-ReviewMPW 50
Kent Kobersteen41National GeographicMPW 41
Kim Komenich64San Jose State UniversityMPW 46-56, 58, 60-64
Peter Korniss44FreelanceMPW 44
Brian Kratzer63University of MissouriMPW 63
Bill Kuykendall52University of MissouriMPW 38, 52
Loup Langton47University of MissouriMPW 47
Brian Lanker30Topeka Capital Journal, The Register GuardMPW 23-26, 30
George Laur34Rural Missouri MagazineMPW 34
David Lawlor18Nazarene Publishing CompanyMPW 18
Jean Lee7FreelanceMPW 2-5, 7
John Lee54Chicago TribuneMPW 54
Russell Lee29FreelanceMPW 2-8, 10, 11, 13-16, 28, 29
Sarah Leen52National Geographic, Philadelphia InquirerMPW 36-38, 40, 48, 50, 52
J. Winton Lemen23Eastman Kodak CompanyMPW 23
Bob Linder 37Springfield News LeaderMPW 36, 37
Jose Lopez39New York TimesMPW 39
Bill Luster55Louisville Courier-JournalMPW 48, 51-53, 55
Bob Lynn39Virginia Pilot & Ledger StarMPW 39
Robert Madden29National GeographicMPW 24, 29
Cheryl Magazine43U.S. News and World ReportMPW 43
Ian Malkasian51The OregonianMPW 51
Ron Mann38Orange County RegisterMPW 38
Bill Marr52Open Book, LLC.MPW 44, 45, 47-50, 52
Ivan Massar23Black Star PublishingMPW 23
Gerald R. Massie4Missouri Department of ResourcesMPW 4
Chip Maury29Associated PressMPW 27-29
Lou Mazzatenta28National GeographicMPW 28
Michele McDonald51FreelanceMPW 46, 48-51
Angus McDougall47University of MissouriMPW 13-20, 22, 23, 34-40, 42, 44, 46, 47
Sol Mednick15Philadelphia College of ArtMPW 15
Mary Beth Meehan52The Providence JournalMPW 52
Geri Migielicz59San Jose Mercury NewsMPW 46, 54, 55, 57-59
Randy Miller44Detroit Free PressMPW 43, 44
Wayne Miller27Magnum PhotosMPW 27
Dan Mohler12General Electric CompanyMPW 12
Al Moldvay13Denver PostMPW 13
Kathy Moran64National GeographicMPW 64
John Morris28Ladies' Home JournalMPW 1, 6, 20, 28
Bonnie Jo Mount52The Raleigh News & ObserverMPW 52
Margaret O'Connor55New York TimesMPW 55
Yoichi R. Okamoto13U.S. Press Service, United States Information AgencyMPW 9-13
George Olson61Sunset MagazineMPW 44, 45, 47-50, 54-56, 61
Randy Olson64National GeographicMPW 42, 48-50, 53-57, 59, 60-64
K. Kenneth Paik42Kansas City Star & Times, Jacksonville Journal, Baltimore SunMPW 24, 26-28, 30, 31, 33-36, 38-40, 42
Carolyn Patterson17National GeographicMPW 17
Peggy Peattie64San Diego Union-TribuneMPW 60, 62-64
Brian Peterson58FreelanceMPW 58
Darlene Pfister37Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 37
Hal Power5Shell Oil CompanyMPW 5
Rhonda Prast62University of Missouri, Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 47, 49, 51, 62
Lois Raimondo64West Virginia UniversityMPW 42, 43, 45, 47-52, 54-59, 62-64
Eli Reed43Magnum PhotosMPW 42, 43
Rita Reed60University of Missouri, Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 44-49, 53, 60
David Rees46University of MissouriMPW 45, 46
Patty Reksten50The OregonianMPW 50
Jim Richardson52FreelanceMPW 41, 52
Rick Rickman57FreelanceMPW 57
Perry Riddle38Los Angeles Times, Chicago Daily NewsMPW 19, 38
Elie Rogers24National GeographicMPW 24
Arthur Rothstein8Look MagazineMPW 6-8
Susie Post Rust53FreelanceMPW 46, 48, 53
Don Rutledge16Black Star PublishingMPW 16
Kurt Safranski3Black Star PublishingMPW 3
Peggy Sargent22Life MagazineMPW 16, 18, 19, 22
Phelps Schulke17Black Star PublishingMPW 17
Charles Scott36Ohio UniversityMPW 31, 36
Gary Settle52New York Times, Seattle TimesMPW 22, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41-44, 52
Earl Seubert35Minneapolis Star TribuneMPW 8, 11-16, 18-20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35
Mac Shaffer12Ohio State UniversityMPW 12
Rick Shaw64Pictures of the Year InternationalMPW 61, 64
Callie Shell45Pittsburgh Press-GazetteMPW 45
George Shivers40Eastman Kodak CompanyMPW 23, 25-29, 32-34, 36-38, 40
Rich Shulman33Everett HeraldMPW 32, 33
Arthur Siegel4Chicago Institute of DesignMPW 3, 4
Laurie Skrivan60St. Louis Post-DispatchMPW 60
Henry Smith4Indiana UniversityMPW 4
Thomas R. Smith21National GeographicMPW 10, 11, 18-21
Zoe Smith43University of MissouriMPW 43
Pamela Spaulding41Louisville Courier-JournalMPW 41
Dick Sroda32Gannett NewspapersMPW 32
Maggie Steber61FreelanceMPW 43, 47, 56, 58, 61
Pavel Stecha42Prague School of Fine ArtMPW 42
William H. Strode, III35Louisville Courier-JournalMPW 19-21, 23-32, 35
Tom Strongman36Kansas City StarMPW 36
Roy E. Stryker9Standard Oil Company of New JerseyMPW 1, 9
Don Sturkey29Charlotte ObserverMPW 29
James Sugar31National GeographicMPW 31
Bill Sumits19FreelanceMPW 17, 19
John Trotter57FreelanceMPW 57
Stan Wayman22Life MagazineMPW 18-20, 22
George Wedding33San Jose Mercury NewsMPW 33
Danny Wilcox-Frazier60Redux PicturesMPW 57, 60
Christopher Wilkins64Dallas Morning NewsMPW 46, 62-64
Arthur L. Witman19St. Louis Post-DispatchMPW 17-19
George Yates2Des Moines RegisterMPW 2

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