Join Mary Virginia Swanson & Darius D. Himes for an introductory presentation and Q&A on the upcoming Educational Series "Publish Your Photography Book" with La Luz Workshops Wednesday, March 22 at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT To register, click the LEARN MORE button.

This 3-hour seminar, moderated by Mary Virginia Swanson with special guest presenters: Frances Jakubek, Gordon Stettinius, Lou Peralta and Elizabeth Stone, will cover the professional perspective of reviewers as well as the perspective of artists, as they prepare for their own portfolio reviews.

This two-day virtual symposium with Mary Virginia Swanson, Susan kae Grant & Special Guests will look at the increasing popularity of photobooks today from publishing to academic collections.

Join Mary Virginia Swanson & Susan kae Grant in learning more about their upcoming two-day Photobook Symposium with La Luz Workshops.

The print-on-demand revolution as well as an increasing number of small presses interested in photography titles has opened up new publishing possibilities for artists. In this informative and richly illustrated presentation, Mary Virginia Swanson will demystify the process of making a photobook.

The Promoting Passion Convention brings together individuals who want to, can, and will make a difference with their passion.

This 2.5 hour seminar will offer insights into maximizing your review experience by providing advice on researching the industry professionals you will be meeting with, preparing your physical materials to present, adding structure to your twenty-minute meetings and preparing a “leave-behind".

A comprehensive 12-week online educational series for photographers to gain a working knowledge of topics of critical importance to their creative practices. Participants will meet Saturdays and will be guided through essential research and business practices to succeed in our post-pandemic world.

As a part of SPE Northeast's all day chapter conference, Mary Virginia Swanson will introduce the strategies for using social media to introduce and engage followers with your creative practice.

As artists, we derive great joy from bringing a personal project to completion. Sharing the work completes the creative cycle. Participants will gain insights from MVS + industry experts on advancing their project. Nov. 1-6, 2021. (Image © Daniela G. Maldonado)

Whether you are a new enthusiast who is serious about making photographs, a student about to enter the market place or a sage professional, this webinar will provide an overview of marketing your photographs in our post-pandemic world.

This retreat will lead participants through the essential steps of thorough research and wise decision-making to create photographic work that is authentic in both its creation and presentation with the strongest possibility of sponsorship, exhibition and publication.

This Arizona Workshop organized by MVS is scheduled for May 16 - 22, 2021 at the Homewood Suites St. Philips / University in Tucson. Complete details TBA (take our early 2021), join the Mailing list to receive complete details as they become available.

In this updated seminar Mary Virginia Swanson introduces strategies for using social media platforms including Instagram to engage followers in your creative practice and move your career forward.

I am proud to be included in the Guest Presenters in CPW's Professional Practices Artist Network, a monthly lecture series from April - December, with a range of special guests who will share their insights and expertise. My talk on "Best Business Practices" will take place on October 27th.

In this informal, hour long program, they will share share their knowledge and passion on the topics of personal vision, image presentation and promotion. A 30-minute question and answer session with both speakers will follow their presentations.

In this updated, illustrated lecture I will introduce strategies for using social media platforms including Instagram to engage followers in your creative practice and move your career forward. Joining us will be Barbara Tannenbaum and Geoffrey Koslov.

Fotofest will be rebroadcasting our wonderful conversation "Preparing for Online Portfolio Reviews" on 1/30, 02/03, and 02/07 at various times. If you purchase a ticket to this rebroadcast you will have access to viewing all of the rebroadcast dates.