Dean began his photographic career in 1986 photographing babies in K-mart department stores. Trained as a large format photographer Dean has specialized in photographing architecture and interior design exclusively since 1992. A member of ASMP and APA Dean advocates, and practices a policy of lifelong professional development to remain abreast of the advances in photographic technologies.

Dean Birinyi

Joe bounced between Northern California and South Florida since the age of 5. He became interested in photography and design through the work of Art Brewer, David Carson, Man Ray, and Tibor Kalman. During summer vacations, Joe began documenting white water culture on the American River in the Sierra Nevada. San Francisco became home in 1991 where he began photographing for advertising, editorial, and catalog clients. Joe and his wife enjoy raising their creative little girl by the ocean. Joe is an alumnus of CCSF PHOTO.

Joe Budd

Gregory G. Geiger is a queer artist whose current photographic practice explores the intersection of memory, pop media, and perception—reviving classical photographic techniques to explore contemporary ideas of beauty, desire, and visual pleasure.

Professionally, Geiger has worked as an assistant to Richard Misrach and Nigel Poor, and as the lead photo tech at Apple for nearly a decade. They hold a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from Mills College.

Their personal practice engages conventional and experimental formats of education, publication, and performance. They have exhibited widely across the country and internationally, performed at the SFMOMA, and are a founding member of 1/5th As Good and Back Yard Craft Club.
 

Gregory G. Geiger

Samantha Cooper is a Photo Art Director at Airbnb. Previous roles include Deputy Photo Director and Senior Photo Editor at WIRED Magazine, Photo & Video Curator at Instagram, and Photography Instructor at the Harvey Milk Photo Center. Originally from Los Angeles, CA, she graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a BA in Film and Video. She currently resides in Oakland, CA, and is also a proud CCSF photo alum. 

Samantha Cooper

Luis Costadone was born in Argentina, raised in Australia and currently resides in Northern California. Majored in Graphic Arts and fell in LOVE with photography. By combining both these disciplines he is able to provide the best of both worlds to his clients. From commercial to portraiture, and fashion to architectural, Luis has gained experience in both natural outdoor settings as well as the complexity of studio lighting techniques.

Luis Costadone

Tim Coy is a Bay Area photographer specializing in architecture and interiors. He turned his '90s hobby into a career in 2011 after starting as an assistant and further honed his skills by taking photography courses at CCSF. Guided by mentors and trust, Tim now collaborates with architects, interior designers, developers, and brands to create balanced, dynamic images that effectively tell a story.

Tim Coy

Bruce Damonte has been commissioned to photographically tell the stories of hundreds of design projects since BDP’s inception over twenty years ago. While based in San Francisco, Bruce travels extensively in his quest to provide peerless imagery and customer service to the world’s best designers and architects.

Bruce Damonte

Rory is an English photographer who made his way to San Francisco in 1988. Since then he's been a commercial photographer with an emphasis on corporate portraiture. His real obsession is his personal work, mainly quite landscapes photographed on his beloved large format cameras.

Rory Earnshaw

Nicole Frugé is the Director of Visuals for the San Francisco Chronicle, where she leads one of the most diverse metro photo staffs in the nation. Frugé was named the Jim Gordon Photo Editor of the Year in 2019, Photo Editor of the Year in 2018 and 2024 and the Chronicle's photo editors were twice named the Picture Editing Team of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism contest in 2014 and 2017. Before photo editing, she spent ten years working as a staff photographer for newspapers in Texas and Florida. She covered the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, as well as long term documentary stories on social issues and the environment for the San Antonio Express-News.

Ann M. Jastrab is the Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art (CPA) in Carmel, California.  CPA strives to advance photography through education, exhibition and publication. These regional traditions—including mastery of craft, the concept of mentorship, and dedication to the photographic arts—evolved out of CPA's predecessor, the renowned Friends of Photography established in 1967 by iconic artists Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock and Cole Weston. While respecting these West Coast traditions, CPA is also at the vanguard of the future of photographic imagery. Before coming onboard at CPA, Ann was the gallery manager at Scott Nichols Gallery in San Francisco where she incorporated contemporary artists with the living legends photography.

Ann also worked as the gallery director at RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco for 10 years until their closure in 2017. Ann has curated many shows in the Bay Area while simultaneously jurying, curating, and organizing numerous exhibitions for other national and international venues outside of San Francisco. She has reviewed portfolios for a multitude of organizations including the Seoul International Photography Festival in Korea, Fotofest, Photolucida, GuatePhoto, PhotoNola, Review Santa Fe, Medium, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Filter, PhotoAlliance, and Lishui International Photography Festival in China as well as being a juror for Critical Mass. While being a champion of artists, she created a thriving artist-in-residence program at RayKo where recent residents Meghann Riepenhoff, Carlos Javier Ortiz, Kathya Maria Landeros, and McNair Evans all received Guggenheim Fellowships.

Besides being a curator, Ann Jastrab, MFA, is a fine art photographer, master darkroom printer, and teacher as well.

CPA

Robyn Kessler is a CCSF alumnus specializing in photographing dogs and weddings. She says "I feel that this is what I was meant to do, for nothing is quite so thrilling as knowing that I preserved a moment of great meaning to somebody. As I enter people's homes and they let me into their lives for an afternoon, sharing the stories and history of their furry companion, I am continually reminded that I have one of the greatest jobs in the world. It is such a treat to be able to catch these glimpses of devotion and friendship, each one unique, each one the cause of so much happiness in someone's life."

Robyn Kessler / Robyn Kessler Photography & Verité Photography

Nader Khouri is a recognized food & lifestyle photographer & director who will breathe a sigh of relief into your brand. His past life as a photojournalist taught him to approach his work with a sense of authenticity and he comes to every project with a great attitude and 110%. He shoots in his San Francisco studio or on location.

Nader Khouri

Orange Photography is a full-service agency providing photography for both organizations and individuals. Over the years we've acquired a reputation for being a large studio, but we're actually a close-knit team of experienced professionals providing cutting edge photo and video services. We pride ourselves on our responsiveness, flexibility, and ability to understand our client's visions and needs. Our client service team will inform you of all creative options available and will always recommend the most inclusive package for any budget.

Gene X Hwang / Orange Photography

Rocky McCorkle is an internationally exhibited photographer who lives in San Francisco. McCorkle received his BFA in Photography from The Ohio State University and his MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has shown extensively throughout the United States and abroad including Boston, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Toronto, and Busan, Korea. In 2012, McCorkle’s You & Me On A Sunny Day was selected as the Analog Winner for EXPOSURE 2011 International Photography Award. McCorkle’s work from this series is in the permanent collection at the Berkeley Art Museum (BAM/PFA) and the Tweed Museum of Art.

Rocky McCorckle

Margo, a native of Southern California, earned her Master's Degree in Photography at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco before returning to the diverse and delicious lifestyle of Los Angeles. Her lifestyle work has a strong central theme of emboldening women of all ages, from nurturing self-confidence in young teenage girls to celebrating the authenticity and vitality of older women. She loves highlighting imperfections as superpowers, bringing dance movement and fluidity into her posing, and incorporating clean design in her compositions. In response to the challenges presented by the pandemic, Margo initiated Girls Photo Club, an online educational platform to empower teenage girls through photography. Her commitment to nurturing authenticity underscores her passion for both her craft and her community.

Margo Moritz

RJ Muna is a renowned fine art photographer whose work has been featured in numerous exhibitions around the world. With a career spanning decades, his photographic vision is recognized for its evocative, ethereal compositions and innovative exploration of movement.

His fine art photography has been displayed in gallery shows and featured in art publications, both in print and online. Muna's work invites viewers to reflect on the dynamic interplay between light, shadow, and space. His photography has also been collected in several critically acclaimed books, which showcase his ability to push the boundaries of visual art.

RJ Muna 

Born in prague (before prague was cool) / makes darkroom in mother’s pantry / gets grounded / photographs neighbor’s dog (relentlessly) / family flees czechoslovakia / becomes german / college in heidelberg / studies mathematics / realizes photography can be sexier than math / assists / shoots naked girls / forgets math ever existed / shoots jumbo jets / over assisting / becomes american / wins men's ncaa soccer championship / starves / parties / works ass off / strange year-long motorcycle trip to the tip of south america and back / opens studio in san francisco / shoots first apple imac / shoots porcupines / shoots fashion / shoots still life / advertising / editorial / first to embrace digital post / wins awards / opens 2nd studio in paris / befriends art directors (especially those that like shooting in paris) / kicks their ass in tennis / makes clients laugh / makes great work / the phone keeps ringing / hello?

Stan Musilek

Matt Osborne is a CCSF Photography Department alumni and runs Glass Key Photo - a small retail business specializing in film, vintage cameras and photography supplies.

Matt Osborne / Glass Key Photo

Caroline Schiff has worked in the photo industry for 25 years, and is sought out for her creative and art direction of photography for clients in the US, Europe and Asia.
In 2018, she founded the collective Virgo Rising, a network of photo industry veterans. The agency specializes in the end-to-end creation of photography for the fashion, lifestyle and beauty industries.
Caroline also acts as a consultant to emerging and established photographers to help craft their portfolios, personal work and marketing.

Virgo Rising 

Nicolò Sertorio (1968, Princeton NJ USA) is an internationally exhibited artist with over 15 years of experience in visual storytelling. Sertorio works in fine art photography, mixed media, collaboration, and conceptual art. His photos directly respond to the surrounding environment by emphasizing aesthetics and everyday experiences. His works tell a story about the effects of the interaction between self and others. His series are notable for their conceptual nature and the grand humanistic themes in his approach. Nicolò Sertorio currently lives and works in Oakland (CA), USA. His work is represented by Scott Nichols gallery and San Francisco MOMA artist gallery.

Nicolò Sertorio

Weber Shih is a commercial and editorial photographer as well as digital capture expert based in San Francisco. In addition to CCSF, he has taught photography at such institutions as UC Berkeley and Academy of Art University. 

Weber started his career in news at a young age, freelancing for newspapers in Southern California and later for Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, D.C. He has since shifted his career toward photo and film production. Weber graduated from UC Berkeley with a majors in Rhetoric and Political Science. 

Weber Shih

Lisa Wiseman is an advertising portrait photographer and director whose work focuses on vulnerability and connection. Lisa received her BA in sociology from the University of California Berkeley graduating Magna Cum Laude and her BFA in photography from The Academy of Art University. She is the recipient of numerous distinctions including PDN’s 30 and her work has been widely exhibited. She lives in San Francisco and travels regularly for both assignments and personal projects. Her work may be viewed at www.lisawiseman.com.

Lisa Wiseman