Workshop Participants
Tyrone Turner is a photographer and educator who focuses on the human and natural landscape, delving into important but often overlooked visual stories. His work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine stories about the disappearing wetlands in his native Louisiana, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Oil Disaster, and other issues. As the current visuals editor/photojournalist for WAMU, the NPR member station in Washington, D.C., Turner leads their multimedia storytelling and is a regular contributor to NPR. His work has been recognized by the Visa Pour l'Image international photojournalism festival, Pictures of the Year International, The Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Art.
As an educator, Turner has led workshops for all skill levels in locales as diverse as Brazil, Iceland, Qatar, Pakistan, South Africa, Antarctica and in his hometown of New Orleans. He is a regular instructor with the National Geographic Photocamps, which helps youth in underserved and at-risk communities around the world tell stories about their own communities.