ASMP-LA and LEICA Present: An In-Person Portfolio Review
January 26
IN-PERSON PORTFOLIO REVIEW: REVIEWERS ANNOUNCED!
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Registering will begin January 13, 2025
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ASMP-LA is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for photographers to participate in an IN-PERSON PORTFOLIO REVIEW at the renowned Leica Gallery LA, located on Beverly Blvd in West Hollywood, CA. This is as an excellent opportunity for photographers to connect with industry professionals and take their work to the next level.
Mark this date on your calendar. Watch this space and sign up for our email list to be notified about the updates. This is our first in-person portfolio review since the pandemic, and tickets will sell out soon. Stay tuned for updates.
Reviewer Info & Bios (more reviewers coming soon)
David Barreda (He/Him/His)
Community Director, Diversify Photo
Review Subjects: Editorial, Documentary
Review Time Period: (20 Minute Reviews) 12pm-2pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
IG: @inkaman
Bio: David M. Barreda (he/him) is a visual editor, multimedia producer, curator, and journalist based in Oakland, California. He has more than 20 years of visual journalism experience as a photojournalist and photo editor and is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, where he received his Master’s degree, and of Middlebury College, where he majored in Geography and Environmental Studies. Born in southern Peru and raised on a sheep farm in Vermont, David lives with his partner, their 13-year-old daughter, and Dandelion, a poodle-terrier(?), Covid-adoptee, rescue companion.
Ron Beinner (He/Him/His)
Photography Producer, Ron Beinner Productions
Review Subjects: Editorial, Documentary, Sports, Fashion, Street, Portraits, Landscape, Abstract
Review Time Period: (20 Minute Reviews) 12pm-2pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
IG: @runronrun
Bio: Photography Producer, Editor, Collaborator and Consultant. I worked along side the editors, writers, art directors and photographers at Condé Nast Publications and Vanity Fair magazine to connect all the dots and produce covers, portraits and portfolios on location from Anchorage to the Amazon River and on to Timbuktu for over two and a half decades. I currently have a Silicon Valley based role more on the business side and continue to consult with photographers to develop their work and figure out how best to present it. I’m also putting together my first book. Stay tuned. Creative photography production and consulting in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and on the road worldwide.
Kassy Kernes
Photo Editor, HAUS
Review Subjects: Documentary, Portraits, Unit Stills
Review Time Period: (20 Minute Reviews) 12pm-2pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
IG: @krkernes
Bio: Kassandra Kernes has extensive experience in the world of photography as a photo producer, manager, editor and photo publicist specializing in producing exceptional unit photography. She is known for her dedication to high-quality images, passion for “good light,” her ability to identify and capture significant moments (and hire photographers who can do the same), and for her outstanding art direction. An “intellectual creative,” she thrives while solving problems, leading a team, and working on hands-on creative projects. She is self-taught in Photoshop and specializes in retouching and graphic design. For over twelve years, she’s worked as a photo publicist, photo editor and producer at entertainment’s most reputable premium cable networks and studios, hiring unit photographers, editing and retouching images for distribution, working with talent, and managing red carpets. Kernes holds a Bachelor’s degree from Regis College in Communication with minors in Psychology and Spanish. She is an avid yogi, aspiring aerialist, expert on all things Gilmore Girls, and holistic wellness enthusiast.
Aline Smithson (She/Her/Hers)
Founder / Editor in Chief, LENSCRATCH
Review Subjects: Documentary, Street, Portaits, Landscape, Abstract
Review Time Period: (20 Minute Reviews) 12pm-2pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
IG: @alinesmithson
IG: @lenscratch
Bio: Aline Smithson is a visual artist, editor, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. She has exhibited widely including over 50 solo shows at a variety of international institutions and her work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and PDN. Smithson is the Founder and Editor- in-Chief of Lenscratch, a daily journal on photography. In 2012, she received the Rising Star Award through the Griffin Museum of Photography for her contributions to the photographic community and she also received the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award from CENTER. In 2014 and 2019, Smithson’s work was selected for the Critical Mass Top 50. In 2015, the Magenta Foundation published her first significant monograph, Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography, and in 2016, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum commissioned Smithson to create a series of portraits for the upcoming Faces of Our Planet Exhibition. In 2018 and 2019, her work was exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of the Taylor Wessing Prize. Kris Graves Projects published her book, LOST II: Los Angeles and included her work in SOLACE and On Death. Peanut Press released her monograph, Fugue State, in Fall of 2021. In 2022, Smithson was recognized as a Hasselblad Heroine. Aline has been a juror for a host of organizations and galleries and reviewer and educator at photo festivals around the U.S.
Ranee Vespi (She/Her/Hers)
COO+Artist Rep, SternRep
Review Subjects: Editorial, Fashion, Portaits, Abstract, Lifestyle, Cars, Food, Other
Review Time Period: (20 Minute Reviews) 12pm-2pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
IG: @sternrep
IG: @raneetakespictures
Bio: Ranee Vespi is partner at SternRep and serves as COO + Artist Rep. Originally from Florida by way of NYC, Ranee has experience as a beauty, portrait, and product photographer based in Los Angeles. Since joining SternRep in 2018, she has curated the @AskSternRep and @SternRep brands to reach leading success with a growth of over 500% in IG followers, along with launching ASRconsulting, which provides marketing and portfolio consulting for photographers.
Karen Williams (She/Her/Hers)
Photo Director/ Producer / Consultant, Black Visual Queen
Review Subjects: Editorial, Documentary, Sports, Fashion, Street, Portraits
Review Time Period: (20 Minute Reviews) 12pm-2pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
IG: @blackvisualqueen
Bio: I’m passionate about mentoring and coaching the next generation of aspiring photographers in the brand and editorial industry. As an industry insider for more than 10 years, I believe everyone should have equal access to information within the industry and I’m dedicated to being a person who helps provide that. I am a visual creative director, keynote speaker, and the founder of a photography coaching firm, Black Visual Queen. I’m grateful to have had opportunities to work for iconic brands like Netflix, Masterclass, Square, Wired, AARP, and San Francisco Magazine. In my free time, I love training for marathons and diving head-first into all things pop culture.