2024 Shadow Showdown / Student Work

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WHAT
CREW HAS BEEN UP TO

PHOTOGRAPHERS

BREAKTHROUGH
COVER PHOTO: RICHARD DANGERFIELD

“WORKING WITH TONY MY ARTISTRY AND SKILLS AS A PHOTOGRAPHER HAVE GROWN BEYOND WHAT I COULD HAVE IMAGINED. HE IS A NATURAL MENTOR AND TEACHER - TAILORING HIS APPROACH TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY WORKSHOP KNOWING IT WILL BE A ONE-OF-A-KIND WEEK WITH A TALENTED LEADER AND PEOPLE WHO LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY AS MUCH AS I DO!”

“TONY'S WORKSHOPS ARE INTENSE ONEWEEK MENTORING SESSIONS. HE UNDERSTANDS WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY, MEETS YOU THERE, IN THE FIELD AND IN GROUP CRITIQUE SESSIONS, AND GIVES YOU ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL GUIDANCE THAT WILL LEAD YOU TO EXHILARATING BREAKTHROUGHS.”

“PHOTOGRAPHER’S BREAKTHROUGH WORKSHOPS ARE SECOND TO NONE. THE EXPERIENCE IS IMMERSIVE, CHALLENGING, AND STRETCHES ME IN WAYS I DON'T GET IN OTHER WORKSHOPS.

TONY IS AN AMAZING COACH AND MENTOR AND HAS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO TEACHING BOTH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPANDING CREATIVITY AMONG ALL HIS STUDENTS IN A SUPPORTIVE, SAFE, AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.

HANDS DOWN THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD.”

- C H R I S T I N E C L A R K

“I ALWAYS COME AWAY FROM THESE WORKSHOPS WITH A CLEARER SENSE OF WHO I AM OR WANT TO BE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER.

THERE IS NO COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH TO TONY’S COACHING. HE HAS A BRILLIANT UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMPARTS THAT TO HIS STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT MOTIVATES YOU TO DO YOUR BEST WORK!”

“THIS WAS MY FIRST PB WORKSHOP. I WAS OPEN-MINDED, BUT SOMEWHAT SKEPTICAL THAT MUCH OF PB WAS SLICK MARKETING.

MY WEEK IN SANTA FE WAS THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE OF MY 12 YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY HOBBY. I LEARNED VALUABLE TECHNICAL TIPS TAILORED TO ME, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WAS A GAME CHANGER FOR ME ARTISTICALLY.

TONY IS AN AMAZING MENTOR.

I WILL BE BACK.”

“TONY IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER AND STELLAR HUMAN BEING. HE TRULY CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF WHAT IT IS I NEED AND WANT TO LEARN ALL WHILE LETTING ME FLOW AND DEVELOP AT MY OWN SPEED.

I ALWAYS COME AWAY AMAZED BY NOT ONLY MY WORK BUT ALSO BY THOSE WHO SHARE IN THE LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL. IT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH TONY AND I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT WORKSHOP.”

- A I M E E C A R L S O N

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