Mel Rosenthal Retires After 40 Years of Teaching

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A Mentor’s Passion for Pictures and Social Justice

Mel Rosenthal, an impassioned photographer and a mentor to many, is retiring from his teaching position at Empire State College. Michael Kamber, a former student, talked to him about his career.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/a-mentors-passion-for-pictures-and-social-justice/

I said: “I’m not an artist; I’m a messenger.” I go to a place to see what’s going on, bring it back for people to see, then I go to the next place. So I decided I would do half-shooting and half-teaching. It was great. I was able to teach and mentor and make my photos too.

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