Mid-Atlantic Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Jeff Phillips

Saturday, October 19, 2013 @ 11:00am, Kingsley Ballroom - South

Lori Hepner & Jeff Phillips

Jeff Phillips has been photographing for nearly three decades. Starting in the 1980s as a darkroom technician, studio assistant and later a commercial photographer, his subjects included people, products and architecture. He later chose to concentrate his efforts only on his personal fine art photographic work. He works professionally as a social media and collaboration consultant, advising large organizations. Jeff was one of the pioneering photo bloggers, and was featured in the Sunday edition of the New York Times in May of 2003. Today he is actively involved in Chicago's thriving contemporary photography community, as both a member of Chicago Photography Collective, which consists of 15 established photographers producing events and exhibitions in Chicago. Jeff is also a Board Advisor to Filter Photo Festival, an annual, week-long photography event. He is the creator of the found photography exhibition, Lost and Found: The Search for Harry and Edna. His photographs have been exhibited and published in the United States and internationally through a variety of media including books, newspapers, and magazines. Jeff has lived in Chicago for the past thirteen years, where he continues to explore unconventional approaches to making photographs.