about
Don Werthmann is a Professional Photography Faculty member in the Digital Media Arts Department at Washtenaw Community College, in Ann Arbor. While teaching a wide range of courses for over two decades, among his favorites are the project and portfolio development classes, because it's when students organize large collections of work for the first time and realize that their images are not just objects; they are ideas. Don is the recipient of the 2024 TRENDS in Occupational Education, Outstanding Faculty Award.
Don's passion and appreciation for various forms of visual art and art history emerged when he was a teenager, that eventually led him to earning BFA and MA degrees in Photography from Wayne State University, in Detroit. His forty-year career spans across commercial, editorial, photo education, film and digital eras, web design, studio and location lighting, and most recently handbound bookmaking.
As a practitioner in the genre of lyric documentary, Don's images are infused with curiosity, the lyricism of everyday life, and a naturally unfolding tapestry of events presented to the camera. He recently self-published a handbound book entitled, To Think Outloud: The Collection of Visual Poems for Visual Literacy. One iteration or another of the Quatrain Project is visible by following a link noted below.
Website: https://quatrainfotographic.com
Instagram: @don_werthmann
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1hRcrJ57uI
