‘Visionaries’ to share love of photography

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Ian McDonald-Smith specializes in abstract and graphic photography.

Olympus Visionary photographers John Isaac and Ian McDonald-Smith will visit RIT March 27 to talk about their life’s work in photography. The free lecture will be at 6:30 p.m. in room A205 in Building 6 on the RIT campus.

Isaac’s photography is known around the world and he has captured some of history’s most remarkable moments as the former chief of the United Nations photo unit. Since 1998, Isaac has focused mostly on nature photography, though he has also worked extensively in Kashmir, the disputed border area between India and Pakistan. His passion to document and help the people of Kashmir will be documented in a new book to be released this fall.

McDonald-Smith specializes in abstract and graphic photography, as well as subjects in landscape, architecture, travel, history and the environment. Passionate about preservation and the environment, McDonald-Smith has dedicated much of his career to documenting both subjects. He established the Global Archive Foundation to catalogue “then and now” images of every possible location on earth to demonstrate how the world is changing.

Isaac and McDonald-Smith will host portfolio reviews for photography students March 28. Students should call 475-2884 to register.

John Isaac is known for his nature photography and his work in Kashmir.