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Gretchen Viehmann

Head of Press & 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) Press & 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.


Emailgretchen.viehmann@falmouth.ac.uk
Telephone01326 259434 (ext 259434)
  • Research Interests
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  • Policy engagement within Cornwall
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    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

    • Press and Editorial Photography
    • theory
    • practical

    Courses taught

    • BA (Hons) Press and Editorial Photography

    Policy engagement within Cornwall

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

    Cornwall Community Foundation

    Professional engagement

    Engagement with professional associations and societies

    The Royal Photographic Society
    The Martin Parr Foundation 

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    Press & Editorial Photography BA(Hons)

    This fast-paced degree teaches you to become a dynamic visual storyteller, working across all photographic media, from digital to video, to...

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