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Global Photographic Educator

Scientific, Architectural, Technical

and Underwater Photography

New Product Development

Photo Industry Marketing

How-To Guide Author

Photo Historian

Editor-at-Large

Bob Rose

I have been involved in photography since picking up my first camera in 1962. After graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology, I joined the photo industry in 1978. Shortly thereafter, I realized I had a remarkable opportunity to become integral in shaping the future of imaging. To support this goal, in 1999 I started my own company VMI, which continues today to provide innovative solutions and acts as a technology resource for corporations and industry professionals. I have worked on location with imaging companies across the planet and become sought after internationally as a mentor, peer reviewer and expert at the leading edge of technology. I have been invited to participate and speak at educational technology conferences around the world, and my contributions and direct involvement have helped companies make better products, promote their brand awareness, and make it easier to both teach and learn photography. As a technical editor, I have produced and published technical papers, contributed to numerous books and instructional journals. With more than 35 years of experience in the professional field of the photographic industry, I returned to RIT to share my experiences in the industry as a photographer, educator, editor and consultant, to engage in scholarship, pedagogy and service to the students, the institute and the photographic community.

About

career highlights

More than 35 years of professional experience

Associate Professor in the Photographic Sciences department and Graduate Program Director in the College of Art and Design (CAD) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 2015-Present.

Recipient of the Annual Chuck Westfall Technical Education Award from the Lucie Foundation, a charity with the mission to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide, 2019.

Invited Panelist and Presenter - with deep roots in both the imaging industry and academia, I continue to enhance the relationship between the two at the Industry and Education Forum of the Society of Photographic Education (SPE) annual conferences, 2015-Present.

Visiting Scholar and External Consultant to the Faculty, invited by Interim Dean Frank Cost and Dean Lorraine Justice, SPAS/Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 2011-2013.

Program Co-Creator and Producer of the annual Adobe Educator Summit. This annual program helps to shape the future product design and feature roadmap for Adobe products noting the special user interests of photographic educators and students, 2007-2022.

17 years as Editor-at-Large for Rangefinder and Photo District News publications, guiding the content and direction of the magazines, and regularly contributing articles.

Author of multiple Reviewers Guides for Pantone and X-Rite Corporation.

External Consultant to the Faculty, invited by Dr. Leslie Stroebel to provide real-world input and advise faculty of imaging trends and student opportunities, SPAS/Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 1984.

Editorial Consultant to Time-Life, Focal Press, Routelege, Taylor & Francis, reviewing textbook manuscripts, 1981-Present.

Extensive experience writing instructional documentation, technical brochures and designing websites related to a wide range of imaging processes and techniques.

Two patents and a third pending for new Photographic apparatus.