Gregory Heisler Named Artist-in-Residence at Hallmark Institute of Photography

Posted by Britney Majure

TURNERS FALLS, MA - JULY 31, 2009

According to the Hallmark Institute's website:

"TURNERS FALLS, MA, July 24, 2009 -- Hallmark Institute of Photography announced today that Gregory Heisler, renowned portrait photographer, has joined Hallmark's staff as Artist-in-Residence for the 2009/2010 school year. Mr. Heisler comes to Hallmark with a wealth of experience gained throughout a lifetime career as a New York-based photographer including over 70 cover portraits for Time Magazine, including many of the Person of the Year covers. His client list includes many national and international media companies including: American Express, Benson & Hedges, Canon, Dewar's Scotch, Epson, ESPN, Esquire, Forbes, Gentlemen's Quarterly, Kodak, Life, Merrill Lynch, New York Times Magazine, Nike, Sports Illustrated, and United Technologies and his subjects are some of the world's most influential people canvassing different arenas of politics, sports, entertainment, and business such as American Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, also Bono, Bill Gates, Robin Williams, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Phelps, Shaquille O'Neal, Muhammad Ali, Jodie Foster, Tina Turner and Mick Jagger -- just to name a few. Despite the A-list celebrities on his resumé, Gregory maintains a warm personality and approachable demeanor.

Gregory says in his artist's statement: "I'm incredibly excited about my evolving relationship with Hallmark Institute of Photography. As Artist-In-Residence at Hallmark, I'll be teaching in an environment that is second to none. I'll finally have the ability to truly teach in-depth, a luxury I've not had before. It's an unprecedented opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of literally hundreds of new photographers. While I've always really enjoyed teaching week-long classes at terrific workshops in Rockport, Maine, Santa Fe, and Vancouver, I've often expressed the desire for a more extended timeframe in which I could build the education more slowly and with greater detail.

This would only be possible at Hallmark."

Heisler, who has taught at International Center of Photography (ICP), the National Geographic Society, The Smithsonian Institution, and New York's School of Visual Arts, among others, will begin teaching classes at Hallmark on September 9, 2009.

For the full press release, including Mr. Heisler's Artist Statement, click here."