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Daniel SorensenChair, Visual and Performing Arts Department |
About the Photography Program
The Odessa College Photography Program offers a dynamic learning environment where students explore both the artistic and professional dimensions of photography. Through hands-on training in foundational skills, creative techniques, and industry-standard technologies, students gain a comprehensive understanding of photography as an expressive medium and a viable career path. Our course offerings include black-and-white and digital processes, commercial and studio practices, professional portraiture, color theory, the history of photography, and opportunities for independent study. Students are encouraged to develop their personal artistic voice while building strong technical and conceptual skills.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to cultivate photographers who think critically, communicate powerfully through images, and contribute meaningfully to their communities and creative fields. Through exploration of digital and traditional processes, professional portfolio development, and real-world experiences such as exhibitions and fieldwork, we prepare students for diverse careers, creative entrepreneurship, and successful transfer to four-year institutions.
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Gwendolyn DaviesGwendolyn Anne Davies was born in San Antonio, Texas. In her research and art practice, she investigates the context of home and domestic space, and self and identity in relation to contemporary culture. She has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions across the United States. She graduated with a BFA in Photography from Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Barrett, The Honors College in December 2015. Gwendolyn earned her MFA in Photography and Related Media from Rochester Institute of Technology in May 2018. |