Teaching
Drawing from over two decades of professional experience as an independent photographer, writer, and archival researcher, I bring a multidisciplinary perspective to my teaching practice. My pedagogical approach emphasizes adaptive curriculum design that responds to students’ individual needs and interests, incorporating hands-on exercises and critical analysis of creative work. My diverse course offerings span foundational photography techniques using both smartphone and DSLR technologies, comprehensive histories of photography that illuminate underrepresented practitioners, archival studies that examine collective memory through photographic collections, and documentary storytelling that prioritizes ethical visual narratives. Whether delivering instruction in traditional classroom settings or through digital platforms, I remain committed to fostering students’ technical proficiency while cultivating their critical engagement with the medium’s cultural and social implications.
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Mentoring
I offer single and long-term mentoring sessions. Topics include, but are not limited to: editing and sequencing, pitching, grant applications, shaping stories, incorporating archives into your work, and making books.
As an emerging documentary photographer, I struggle to find meaningful constructive criticism of my work. Often criticism comes in the form of the binary of acceptance or rejection to calls, residencies or pitches without much context to what works well or is missing from the work. My time with Sarah provides that missing element. I share images, project and artist statements, and ideas to get thoughtful feedback and make my craft stronger, more compelling.
Tracy Watts
Sarah was my first professional mentor. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable and diverse in the craft, she helped me become more comfortable in presenting my stories with confidence. I would recommend Sarah as a mentor to anyone.
Whitney Snow
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