Private Mentoring: How We Work Together
Private Mentoring: How We Work Together
Private Mentoring: How We Work Together
Group Learning with MVS
Online
FINDING YOUR AUDIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO
MARKETING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
A New Virtual Marketing Course for Photographers
In January 2022, Mary Virginia Swanson, in concert with La Luz Workshops, offered an online learning opportunity for photographers designed to provide a strong foundation for effectively presenting your work to targeted audiences in our post-pandemic world in person, in print, and on social media.
For Details Visit: www.laluzworkshops.com
Calendar for Core Lectures & Applied Study Seminars






Who Buys Photographs?
Lecture with Mary Virginia Swanson
MVS & SPECIAL GUESTS:
Kate Anderson, Art Consultant, Boston, and Douglas Marshall, Marshall Contemporary, Los Angeles.
Marketing Your Work in a Post-Pandemic World
Lecture with Mary Virginia Swanson
MVS & SPECIAL GUESTS:
Allison V. Smith, Editorial/Fine Art Photographer, Dallas, and Jane Yeomans, Photo Editor, Bloomberg Business Week, NYC.
The Business of Selling Your Photographs
Lecture with Mary Virginia Swanson
MVS & SPECIAL GUESTS:
Arnika Dawkins, Arnika Dawkins Gallery and AIPAD Board Member, Atlanta, and Jess T. Dugan, Artist/Educator, St. Louis, Missouri.
Making the Most of Your Exhibitions Opportunities
Lecture with Mary Virginia Swanson
MVS & SPECIAL GUESTS:
Laura Blereau, Curator and Coordinator of Academic Programming, Newcomb Museum of Art at Tulane University, New Orleans, and Kathy Dowell, Director, Arts and Humanities Programming, Exhibits USA, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, Missouri.
Making the Most of Your Publication Opportunities
Lecture with Mary Virginia Swanson
MVS & SPECIAL GUESTS:
Joan Brookbank, Literary Agent and Book Publishing Advisor, Joan Brookbank Projects, NYC; Darius Himes, Founder, Radius Books and coauthor with MVS of “Publish Your Photography Book,” International Head of Photography at Christie’s, NYC; and Alejandro Cartegena, Photographer / Self-Publisher and Co-Editor, Monterrey, Mexico.
Sustaining Your Long-Term Photography Project
Lecture with Mary Virginia Swanson
MVS & SPECIAL GUESTS:
Cig Harvey, Visual Artist/Educator, Rockport, Maine; Louie Palu, Documentary Photographer and Filmmaker, Washington, DC; and Wendel White, Photographer/Professor, Stockton University, Galloway Township, New Jersey.
Upcoming Events
After decades of presenting lectures at industry events and teaching immersive in-person workshops, Mary Virginia has adapted her learning options to occur in the online environment during the current public health crisis.
She is deep in research, updating her content to reflect the changes in our industry.
WHAT PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE SAYING
Mary Virginia Swanson is the greatest. Her knowledge, which she so generously shares, and her “you go girl” encouragement consistently move me and my work ahead by giant leaps. I have never known anyone in the photo world who did not know and respect her. She has a unique way of bringing the right combination of people together. My recommendation: take her workshops, work with her, get to know her, you will never regret it.