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<\/a>Lance Rothwell\/In Motion<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series recently welcomed two prominent alumni of the Daytona State College School of Photography: New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Stephen Crowley; and National Geographic film maker, Lawrence Cumbo.<\/p>\n
Their presentations were in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the DSC School of Photography and 35th anniversary of the Southeast Museum of Photography.<\/p>\n
The event was opened by Dr. Thomas LoBasso, Chief Operating Officer and Provost of DSC. LoBasso presented Lemerand Scholarships to Cynthia Puckett and Bambi Kelly. He then introduced L. Gale Lemerand who spoke briefly on his experience as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a long haul, you need to work real hard to be successful. You need to surround yourself with great people,\u201d Lemerand said.
\nLemerand also mentioned his book \u201cTo Win in Business Bet on the Jockey.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe person running the business is more important than the show itself,\u201d he said, summing up the premise of his book.<\/p>\n
Daniel A. Biferie, Chair of the School of Photography, took the podium next to describe the photography program and its history. He also acknowledged and praised the staff of both the photography school and the museum. Biferie then introduced the first lecturer of the night, Stephen Crowley.<\/p>\n
Crowley attributed his success as a photo journalist to the education he received at Daytona State College School of Photography, which helped him compete with his colleagues who were strictly photo journalists as opposed to being educated in all forms of photography as he was.<\/p>\n \u201cI barely made an imprint there, but Daytona made a huge imprint on me,\u201d said Crowley of his experience as a student here. \u201cI learned so much. They taught us how to tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n Commenting on the broad range of instruction he received, Crowley said, \u201cI learned photo devices like rhythm and isolation, the building blocks of a good story.\u201d<\/p>\n Crowley kept the audience engaged with a number of stories about life in politics, including the serious side as well as the humorous. Satirical images from his wide collection, amassed from years of covering politics, were shown throughout his talk. Many of his works can be seen at www.CrowleyGraphs.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cumbo, who calls himself a storyteller, said,\u201d I love telling stories.\u201d He recognizes that it is what inspired his venture into film.<\/p>\n When told by a professor at DSC to \u201dshoot what you care about,\u201d he found that still imagery could not completely tell the story of Tom Wise. He decided to create his first film to truly capture the story of Wise\u2019s disability and how he over comes it.<\/p>\n Cumbo has made many films since then including: \u201cSearch for the Afghan Girl\u201d; \u201cAmerican Transgender\u201d; and \u201cRocking the Opera House: Dr. John.\u201d He is also cited with producing a number of television shows for the National Geographic Channel. His credits include episodes of \u201cNational Geographic Explorer,\u201d \u201cCritter Quest,\u201d \u201cExpeditions to the Edge\u201d and \u201cBug Attack.\u201d He is currently in Japan filming killer hornets for a National Geographic special.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kevin D. Lane In Motion Staff Writer The Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series recently welcomed two prominent alumni of the Daytona State College School of Photography: New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Stephen Crowley; and National Geographic film maker, Lawrence Cumbo. Their presentations were in conjunction with the Continue reading Southeast Museum of Photography marks 50 years of influence, innovation, inspiration<\/span><\/a>
Photos Lance Rothwell\/ In Motion<\/figcaption><\/figure>Crowley, who is in the middle of covering mid-term elections, took time off to speak at the event celebrating the School of Photography. He entertained the audience with his wit and sense of humor. He also shared a number of photographs from his many collections, including pictures from \u201cVoices in Afghanistan,\u201d \u201cA Day in the Life,\u201d and other retrospectives and creative works.<\/p>\n<\/a>
Lance Rothwell\/ In Motion<\/figcaption><\/figure>Crowley closed by answering a number of questions from the audience, covering everything from who is the most accessible politician, to his continued use of film photography. Explaining his film choices, Crowley said, \u201cSometimes the music is better with a banjo and sometimes its better with a viola. I think that if you take those options away, you\u2019re going to feel like you\u2019re stuck in an elevator. I like video. I like Polaroid, film, digital; whatever tells the story most effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n