Schuneman Symposium at Ohio University
Richard and Christine Olsenius opened the 2017 Schuneman Symposium at Ohio University with a presentation on “Balancing Creativity in a Changing Digital Landscape.” The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism and School of Visual Communication hosted the two-day seminar held on March 28-29, 2017.
With a symposium theme of “Challenging Landscapes”, Richard discussed the many “landscapes” he has traveled in his 50-year search for creative expression as technology challenged traditional forms of photography. With both still and video clips of his work, he analyzed his transitions from newspaper photographer, to independent filmmaker, to book publisher, to National Geographic photographer, editor and web producer and finally to online producer of long form stories. Christine discussed how the changing technology has impacted the creative packaging and marketing of their books, films and online projects over the year.