James A. Folts

Jim Folts has been a photography enthusiast since he was in high school and took photographs for the school newspaper, developing them in his mother’s laundry room. He graduated from Princeton with a B.A. in English, then followed up with degrees in science and journalism. His interest in the aesthetic, informational, and technical aspects of photography followed those academic interests. Today he teaches courses in beginning black & white and color photography, studio photography, publication photography, digital photography, alternative processes, documentary photography, photo illustration, and the history of photography at Oregon State University. He is continually amazed by new and emerging areas in photography as well as the richness of its history and tradition. Nothing thrills him more than to see maturing photographers find their own “eye” and their own approach to creating photographic images.

Contact: jfolts@oregonstate.edu

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