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

Portfolio | Instagram

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

Portfolio | Instagram

Meet your Mentors

(in no particular order)


David Patton

Discord: #johanessverne

Location: Shelbyville, KY, USA

Genre: Equine, Portrait

Gear: Fujifilm

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Jeff Nickel

Discord: #nickelmedia

Location: Orlando, FL, USA

Genre: Studio Portraiture

Gear: Sony, Pentax, Hasselblad

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Vincent Harn

Discord: #blizzie

Location: San Francisco Bay, CA, USA

Genre: Street

Gear: Fujifilm

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Jonathan Chang

Discord: #eruditass

Location: Scaggsville, MD, USA

Genre: Landscape, Fine Art, Travel

Gear: Sony

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Simon King

Discord: #sleyatx

Location: London, UK

Genre: Documentary, Street, Analogue

Gear: Nikon, Leica

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Jeff Marcowitz

Discord: #jeff_m

Location: Chicago Area, IL, USA

Genre: Street, Daily Life

Gear: Sony, Ricoh

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