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Digital Photo Pro, “Mary Virginia Swanson Shares Her Passion For Fine-Art Photographs“
By Jill Waterman. Published April 19, 2019. -
Feature Shoot’s Fab Five Friday Newsletter: “5 Marketing Tips” [PDF]
Published in Feature Shoot’s March 8, 2019 newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter on their website here.
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PDN, “Self-Publishing Resources” [PDF]
Published in Photo District News, May 2018 issue. PDF updated August 2019.
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“How to Prepare for Portfolio Review Events” [PDF]
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PDNedu, “Working with Passion: On Assignment for NGOs”
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PDNedu, “ASK MVS: Mary Virginia Swanson Advises on Licensing Existing Work” [PDF]
Spring 2016 issue, pp 22.
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PDNedu, “Seeking Support for Your Creative Projects” [PDF]
Fall 2015 issue, pp 54-57.
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“The Perfect Portfolio: Tips From Editors & Buyers”
By Jim Colton, National Press Photographers Association.
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Shutterbug Magazine, “The Real Deal On Fine Art Photography: Where Creativity Meets Sales And Marketing: An Interview With Mary Virginia Swanson”
April 2013 issue. Interview by Maria Piscopo.
MVS in the Media
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PDNedu, “Advocating With Inspiration: The Empowering Wisdom of Mary Virginia Swanson” [PDF]
By Amy Touchette, published in the Spring 2015 issue.
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LENSCRATCH, “The Mary Virginia Swanson Mixtape & 2013 FOCUS Award for Lifetime Achievement in Photography”
Interview by Aline Smithson, published October 18, 2013.
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Jeff Curto’s Camera Position, May/June 2012, four part interview series by Jeff Curto.
Camera Position 106 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 1
Camera Position 107 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 2: Books, Blogs & Salons
Camera Position 108 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 3: Craft, Publishing & FoliosCamera Position 109 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 4: Public Art, Galleries & Image Size
Camera Position 110 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 5: Story & Narrative
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Amateur Photographer Magazine, “Doing It By the Book” [PDF]
Interview with Mary Virginia Swanson and Darius D. Himes about Publish Your Photography Book, by Gemma Padley, November 2011.
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Photograph Magazine, “In Profile”
By Sara Schmerler, July/August 2011 issue.
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The New York Public Library, Artist Career Development Series Event, Publish Your Photography Book
Presentation by coauthors Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson, May 7, 2014.