Meet your Teachers
Chelsea London
Founder of Focal Point | Class Teacher
A documentary travel photographer, Chelsea focuses on strong composition and color theory. With a background in corporate training and art and technology education, Chelsea aims to marry her passions of photography, community building, and education. Outside of photography, Chelsea enjoys watching TV shows from 20 years ago for the 192nd time, playing guitar poorly, and making references that no one understands.
Discord: #clondon
Location: Location Independent (usually Europe)
Genre: Documentary Travel, Street, Portrait
Gear: Fujifilm, Minolta
Sean Makin
Class Teacher
Sean Makin is a landscape and astrophotographer based in Perth, with over 10 years of experience as a hobbyist. He initiated his photographic journey through the OG photo class led by Alex Buisse. Sean is actively involved in making significant revisions and updates to the existing syllabus and lessons. By profession, he works as a geologist, engaging in activities such as examining rocks and utilizing lasers and electrons for analysis.
Discord: #makinbacon42
Location: Perth, Australia
Genre: Landscape, Astrophotography
Gear: Nikon
Meet your Mentors
(in no particular order)
David Patton
Discord: #johanessverne
Location: Shelbyville, KY, USA
Genre: Equine, Portrait
Gear: Fujifilm
Stephen Swofford
Discord: #photojournalisming
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Genre: Documentary, Photojournalism
Gear: Nikon, Fujifilm
Jeff Nickel
Discord: #nickelmedia
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Genre: Studio Portraiture
Gear: Sony, Pentax, Hasselblad
Vincent Harn
Discord: #blizzie
Location: San Francisco Bay, CA, USA
Genre: Street
Gear: Fujifilm
Paweł Krysa
Discord: #death_watch.
Location: Wrocław, Poland
Genre: Abstract, Fine Art Nude, Analogue
Gear: Canon, Hasselblad, Minolta, Kiev
David Berding
Discord: #david
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Genre: Sports
Gear: Canon
Jonathan Chang
Discord: #eruditass
Location: Scaggsville, MD, USA
Genre: Landscape, Fine Art, Travel
Gear: Sony
Simon King
Discord: #sleyatx
Location: London, UK
Genre: Documentary, Street, Analogue
Gear: Nikon, Leica
Josh Klein
Discord: #joffycake3298
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Genre: Landscape, Portraiture, Film
Gear: Fujifilm
Jeff Marcowitz
Discord: #jeff_m
Location: Chicago Area, IL, USA
Genre: Street, Daily Life
Gear: Sony, Ricoh