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Speaking at the Prism Photo Workshop

05/18/2019Alex Garcia

Just wanted to give a heads up that tomorrow, Saturday May 18, I’ll be speaking at the Prism Photo Workshop at Columbia College. If you can make it, I’d love to see you. I’ll be speaking at 11am for about… Continue reading →

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Introducing Speakers on Immigration at Chicago Humanities Festival

11/08/2018Alex Garcia

Everyone has an opinion about border immigration, fewer people have a clear grasp of the facts, and even fewer have the up-close and personal experience to speak from. This Saturday, November 10th at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist… Continue reading →

Documentary, Photojournalism, Speaking Events, Storytelling

Storytelling Video for Recipe for Change

10/31/2018Alex Garcia

After many years on the street in Chicago as a photojournalist, one of the concerns that I heard consistently in underserved communities was the need not just for good jobs, but for opportunities for those getting out of jail. It… Continue reading →

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Finding Flow in Creative Briefs for Portraits and Headshots

07/26/2018Alex Garcia

  More often than not when creating an image library for a corporation or organization, I am called upon to create portraits or headshots. It’s logical, since the library is often part of a more ambitious overhaul of a website… Continue reading →

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Hang Time with an Indy Race Car Champion for ESPN Magazine

06/14/2018Alex Garcia

  The “Hang Time with Sam Alipour” show on ESPN is always a fun segment as Sam hangs out with a superstar athlete trying something they always wanted to do. In this case, ESPN “Hang   Indy 500 race champion Josef Newgarden… Continue reading →

Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism

Tennis Coach Kamau Murray for ESPN’s The Undefeated

03/02/2018Alex Garcia

Tennis instructor Kamau Murray, who coached Sloane Stephens to victory at the US Open, is set to create a powerhouse for young African-American tennis players with a new facility on the south side of Chicago. The $16.9 million tennis village… Continue reading →

Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism, Portraits

9 Powerful Archetypes in Super Bowl Ads (and One That Should Inspire Caution)

02/08/2018Alex Garcia

As some of you who have heard me speak or write on the topic, as a visual storyteller I have always been interested in archetypes –  universally transcendent types of people Carl Jung believes are found in our collective unconscious.… Continue reading →

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“Photographer to Video in Today’s Gig Economy”

12/23/2017Alex Garcia

I’m thrilled to announce that through the School of Visuals Arts and Kadenze online arts and technology courses, I’m co-teaching a program called Photographer to Video in Today’s Gig Economy. It’s for all those photographers who need focused and cohesive… Continue reading →

Advertising, Commercial, Corporate, Documentary, Photojournalism, Video

On the Advisory Board of Northwestern Magazine

12/12/2017Alex Garcia

People who know my background know that I bleed purple for Northwestern University. I studied there as an undergraduate and got my start in photography at the yearbook, Syllabus, and the Daily Northwestern newspaper. I  taught photojournalism to master’s degree… Continue reading →

Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism

“I have never heard of you,” and the Realities of Getting Known

05/23/2017Alex Garcia

Keeping visible during a TEDx event presentation in Chicago. _____________________________________________ “I’ve been working in this town for 30 years and I’ve never heard of you”, the head of production at a Chicago ad agency said, impressed by my work but… Continue reading →

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Alex Garcia is a Chicago-based photographer whose passion for photographing people and telling stories for both commercial and editorial clients is based on some 6,000 assignments as a photographer and awards for work that include a Pulitzer Prize, a World Press Photo Golden Eye and a Cannes’ Titanium Lion. See BIO

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(From Amazon.com) "Comprised of weekly blog posts by author and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Alex Garcia that originally appeared on the Chicago Tribune website, Depth of Field is a comprehensive and useful handbook on how to become a better photographer. It is both a practical guide that has many applicable lessons and entertaining anecdotes, serving both amateurs just picking up a camera for the first time as well as seasoned photojournalists. Garcia discusses the demands of photojournalism and interviews his peers who are pursuing a variety of projects, lending the book a broad perspective on numerous fields."

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