Gretchen Viehmann

Head of Documentary & Editorial Photography

Gretchen has been the Director of Photography for both the New York Post and the New York Daily News and has been involved with BA(Hons) Documentary & Editorial Photography course since its inception in 2008, when she helped to establish industry partnerships between Falmouth and London-based photo agencies and publications, including Rex Features (now Shutterstock) where she was then chief editor.  

She studied documentary film and animation at New York University, and has been photographing and illustrating since childhood. In her early years post-NYU she was the Head of Rights and Reproductions for the Museum of the City of New York, working with the archival collections of Jacob Riis, Berenice Abbott, Samuel Gottscho and Stanley Kubrick.

With a long career that has touched all sides of the photo industry, from agency to publication to photographer's advocate, Gretchen is passionate about visual storytelling and empowering the next generation of young photographers to thrive in an industry that is rapidly changing.

 

External Links

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Contact details

Telephone 01326 259434
Email gretchen.viehmann@falmouth.ac.uk

    Research Interests

    Research interests and expertise

    Photo documentation of socio-economic conditions in a 'second-home' town in Cornwall, using a variety of techniques, including time lapse photography, to capture the ebb and flow of the town through seasons.

    Teaching

    Areas of teaching

    • Documentary and Editorial Photography
    • theory
    • practical

    Courses taught

    • Documentary and Editorial Photography BA (Hons)

    Policy engagement within Cornwall

    Engagement with organisations which contribute to the development of educational, cultural or socio-economic policies in Cornwall

    Cornwall Community Foundation

    Professional Engagement

    Independent professional practice

    Guest Speaker at Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature 2022
    Author/Illustrator of 'Disappointed! An Illustrated Compendium of Displeasure' 2021
    Author/Illustrator of '17 Syllables About Fowey' 2020

    Social, community and cultural engagement

    Public Art installation in Fowey

    Engagement with professional associations and societies

    The Royal Photographic Society
    The Martin Parr Foundation