In Focus Series

Unit 1

In Focus: Ami Vitale with Ami Vitale

In Focus: Ami Vitale

Unit 2

In Focus: The New World of Photography with Joshua Kissi, Karen Okonkwo, TONL

In Focus TONL Panel

Unit 3

In Focus: Embracing Your Uniqueness with Gregory Heisler

In Focus: Embracing Your Uniqueness

Unit 4

In Focus: Starting a Personal Project with Stacy Pearsall

In Focus: Starting a Personal Project

Unit 5

In Focus: Through the Lens with Nigel Barker

In Focus: Through the Lens

Unit 6

In Focus: Breakthrough with Your Photo Business with Chase Jarvis

Photo Week 2017 Keynote (coming soon)

Unit 7

In Focus: Igniting Conversations with Benjamin Von Wong

In Focus: Igniting Conversations

Unit 8

In Focus: Taboo Questions from the Photo Industry with Chase Jarvis

In Focus: Taboo Questions from the Photo Industry

Unit 9

In Focus: Can We Be Objective Observers? with Deanne Fitzmaurice

In Focus: Can We Be Objective Observers?

Unit 10

In Focus: A Career Takes Flight with Adam Senatori

In Focus: A Career Takes Flight

Unit 11

In Focus: The Makings of a Storyteller with Brandon Stanton

In Focus: The Makings of a Storyteller: Brandon Stanton
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Photography isn’t simply pretty pictures. It can be a tough lesson in ethics. Watch as celebrated photographers like Deanne Fitzmaurice, Nigel Barker, and our very Chase Jarvis, tackle the hard questions photographers find themselves wrestling while on their journey to create amazing and timeless art on our newest free series, In Focus. Only on CreativeLive.

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Course Instructors

Ami Vitale

Ami Vitale

After more than a decade covering conflict, photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale couldn’t help but notice that the less sensational—but equally true—stories were often not getting told: the wedding happening around the corner from the revolution, triumphs amidst seemingly endless devastation.
Karen Okonkwo

Karen Okonkwo

Karen Okonkwo is a Nigerian-American and Seattle-based serial entrepreneur who co-created TONL with the intention of infusing diversity within the stock photography industry.
TONL

TONL

Karen Okonkwo is a Nigerian-American social entrepreneur owning various companies in the event planning and online business realm. Having been an avid blogger since starting a site with her two sorority sisters in 2013, Karen struggled to display diversity on it.
Joshua Kissi

Joshua Kissi

Joshua Kissi is a Ghanaian-American creative entrepreneur specializing in photography and creative direction, based in New York City.  Raised in the Bronx, Kissi grew up with an affinity for the arts and picked up a camera at the age of seventeen.
Gregory Heisler

Gregory Heisler

It has been said that photographer and educator Gregory Heisler possesses "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist.
Stacy Pearsall

Stacy Pearsall

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended the Military Photojournalism Program at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Nigel Barker

Nigel Barker

Nigel Barker is an internationally renowned photographer who opened his New York studio in 1996. He served 18 seasons as photographer and judge on the hit TV show,  America’s Next Top Model, which airs in over 150 countries, and hosted Oxygen Network’s modeling competition series,  The Face, starring alongside Naomi Campbell.  Barker’s latest hit show Top Photographer premiered to rave reviews and a second season is in the works.
Chase Jarvis

Chase Jarvis

CHASE JARVIS is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and one of the most influential photographers of the past 20 years.  His expansive work ranges from shooting advertising campaigns for companies like Apple, Nike, and Red Bull; to working with athletes li
Benjamin Von Wong

Benjamin Von Wong

Benjamin Von Wong is a viral campaign creator focused on supporting social & environmental causes. He creates images that people think are photoshopped to educate and inspire.
Deanne Fitzmaurice

Deanne Fitzmaurice

Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Pulitzer Prize winning documentary photographer and multimedia storyteller based in San Francisco, California. She is a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine, and has also been published in TIME, Newsweek, The Economist, Stern, and GEO.
Adam Senatori

Adam Senatori

Adam Senatori is a self-taught photographer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Senatori’s work is landscape driven, but layered with aviation, destination and travel lifestyle. He was an airline pilot for seven years.
Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton is the creator behind the popular photo blog Humans of New York (HONY). After being fired from his job as a bond trader in Chicago, Brandon moved to NYC to create a photographic census of the city. The blog, started in 2010, features portraits of people in New York City along with snippets of conversations. Recently, Brandon has taken the blog abroad, featuring stories from around the world. He is also the author of 2 #1 New York Times Bestselling books, Humans of New York and Humans of New York: Stories. In his free time, Brandon likes to hang out with his girlfriend and dogs.
  • Krista W. Apr 2, 2025

    Really enjoyed Adam's class and found it informative and helpful. One point of constructive criticism... When you are a public speaker, it is hugely distracting to keep saying "um" as frequently as he does. That's something he really needs to work on. Other than that, I really enjoyed his presentation.

  • Susan . Feb 3, 2025

    5 stars for this class. Gregory Heisler is both entertaining and knowledgeable. He weaves these together and send us a wonderful message about personal creativity and uniqueness.

  • Frédéric D. Feb 1, 2024

    Very useful and helpful information - easily explained. Cool!

  • Frédéric D. Jan 30, 2024

    very informative and cool way to explain how to "breakthrough" in a one hour course!

  • Rafael S. Mar 29, 2022

    I enjoyed this quick class with great insight.

  • Lorelei W. Jan 16, 2022

    Thank you Chase, this was very thoughtful and also entertaining!

  • Diana H. May 2, 2021

    love the straight forward questions and answers. Chase's point of view is spot on

  • Renee L. Jan 16, 2021

    Good Christmas present to myself! The cheerleading that I needed 30 years ago. :-)

  • Trisha D. Oct 22, 2020

    I LOVE Deanne's classes. I understand and FEEL the way she describes humanizing Photojournalism. Because of her relationships and her approach, I feel her photos. They have weight, have depth, that just hits you like a brick. I hope she does more classes, I would love to hear and see more.

  • EL B. Jul 16, 2020

    Very well spoken and honest approach to believing in your photography. Being true in your photography and what you see and how you see it. Thank you! Well said and received. Must see class.

  • Q. Jul 4, 2020

    I loved this, super inspiring story!

  • Ken C. Jun 25, 2020

    Deanne Fitzmaurice all I can say is what an amazing person. the imagery is great each image tells a story, and you do not often capture images like this without a connection with your subject which she clearly does. recommencement 100% I will be looking out for more of this great ladys work.

  • Kevin C. Jun 2, 2020

    Just brilliant, taking a break from Chase' book and found this, now I have to remove more images from my website!

  • David H. May 10, 2020

    Terrific course . . . Thank you Chase.

  • Michael J. Apr 8, 2020

    Great class. I am doubling my current rate, starting today.

  • Sandy H. Jan 19, 2020

    I really enjoyed this class! This was so refreshing and a great eye-opener. Thank You.

  • Aim P. Jan 19, 2020

    This class was wonderful! I love the way Chase presents. His personality shines throughout and essentially that is also what I was able to take away from his course. Be yourself, do what you love, create with intention, be comfortable with who you are as an artist...these are just a few of the wonderful inspirational words I am taking away after watching this class!

  • U. Dec 30, 2019

    Excellent! This class was great, it kept my attention and gave me ideas about my personal dreams and desires. Alec Cutter...Go! Live your dream, the world needs you and your stories. I'll be waiting to see what you come up with to share. The world needs more people like you! Thank you!

  • Linda C. Dec 10, 2019

    What a great presentation!! So much invaluable information shared in a continuing engaging way that held my interest from start to finish. Thank you Ma'am for your service and for bring to light the many different faces of our great veterans.

  • Meredith! M. Sep 13, 2019

    There are not enough stars in the galaxy to adequately express how much I loved this class. Ami Vitale is truly remarkable, both as a photographer and human. Having the opportunity to hear her speak and experience her work is a true treasure for which I'm immensely grateful to CreativeLIVE for sharing with us. Her dedication (and extraordinary talent and ability of) telling important stories, along with her empathy and care for people and this planet is palpable. Her words and work cascade straight into your heart. Thank you for this tremendous opportunity to spend an hour with this legend. Everyone reading this, stop reading and go and watch this NOW!

  • Gilles N. Aug 2, 2019

    Ten minutes in and it feels like a quality TED talk tailored just for me. Wow!

  • Milena R. Jul 30, 2019

    Amazing! thank you!

  • Sara C. M. Jul 13, 2019

    This was surprisingly good. Loved it!

  • Waleed A. Jul 12, 2019

    It's always nice to hear from those with experience, especially people like Gregory Heisler, with such a long and successful track record. This session is best targeted for starting photographers, who might get distracted by trends on social networks.

  • Gabriel S. Jul 6, 2019

    Chase is fantastic!! Realist and accurate advices!!! Worthed stop to see it!!

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