Who We Are
William Vazquez, Founder/President
Specializations
Advertising, Documentary, travel photography, fluent in Spanish
William Vázquez’s professional and artistic career spans over 30 years. He has traveled the world creating advertising campaigns for Fortune 100 companies, magazine features, and photojournalistic documented stories on women’s maternal health issues in the developing world, River Blindness in Africa, Hunger in Africa, and natural disasters for global and local NGOs among others. He started Camera Voyages to share his experiences and knowledge with others.
Specializations
Documentary, fine art photography, fluent in Spanish
Jaime Permuth is a Guatemalan photographer based in New York. In 2014, he was an Artist Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution. His most recent book YONKEROS was published by La Fabrica Editorial (Madrid, 2013).
Jaime serves as a Faculty member in the Masters in Digital Photography Program at the School of Visual Arts and in the Conservatory Program in Photography at the New York Film Academy.
Specializations
Film Director, Director of photography, fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi
Is a filmmaker based out of Mumbai, having worked on many Bollywood films as an assistant cameraman and then went on to shoot Hindi films on his own. Along with many music videos and TV commercials. He has also directed a box office success feature film "Online Bindi". He is currently working on projects in Mumbai as well as all over India.
Lynch’s photographic forays had led him everywhere from the Vatican photo archives of an international news service to the green rooms of REM and The Grateful Dead. After graduating he was recruited by ad giant Young & Rubicam to develop one of the first high-end digital photo studios. This led to projects with AT&T, The Bronx Zoo, Citibank, Sony, and Xerox, where he quickly developed a reputation for his rare blend of playfulness and passion.
I’m an old school photographer; I started out sweeping the studio floor then graduated to printing in the darkroom. I assisted some of the best photographers around. The most important lesson I learned though was that it’s a tremendous honor when someone allows me to photograph him or her. It means a great deal to me. Photography has been the key to helping me learn about people and has allowed me to get close when it should have been impossible.I use photography to get close to things that are important to me like human rights, marginalized people and maternal health. Sharing these stories to help make even the smallest difference is why I put my feet on the ground in the morning and why I strive to make a human connection with the individuals that trust me to tell their stories. My early professional years were spent in LA shooting celebrities and rock stars, it was a great experience and has given me a unique perspective on life, it has also helped to create my visual aesthetic both technically and creatively which informs how I approach projects to this day.
I’ve always been mesmerized by photography. Self-taught, I initially began dabbling in photography purely as a hobby and on family vacations. But after a while it became more than just a hobby. Traveling regularly through Europe and Asia I began to fall in love with the beautiful architectural masterpieces and the dramatic landscapes that I would encounter - and it was then that I began to explore photography more seriously - as I fell in love with what I saw through my lens. It was also then that I began to experiment with new ways of shooting and representing my work. I discovered that I desired to photograph these beautiful places in a more artistic and stylized way.. Photo-art, as I like to call it.
Michael Seto is a New York City based photographer who creates still and motion imagery for Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and other clients around the world. Michael also devotes a significant amount of time for pro-bono work with not-for-profits, social advocacy, and corporate social responsibility causes, especially hunger.
A passionate and inveterate adventurer, Michael has traveled to all seven continents and over 90 countries. He will be getting his Wilderness First Responder (EFR) certification this winter.
Michael is currently the co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Photographic Artists (APA) New York Chapter.
Claudia Paul is a German photographer based in New York City, working in commercial photography for more than 10 years. Inspired by the power of imagery, she frequently works with Non-Profits to help create positive change in the world. Applying the same aesthetic and intimate connection with her subjects, Claudia also shoots promotional videos for small businesses and NGO’s in the US and abroad. She’s excited to be a part of Camera Voyages and share her love for photography with participants.
For nearly 15 years, Melissa Goodwin has explored and perfected details inside the photo studios, restaurants and buildings of New York, creating still life, food and interior imagery for various editorial and commercial clients. She is now shifting her professional lens outside, to the people and places she meets through assignment or happenstance in the world at large.
Melissa is the founder and lead hiking guide of Girl Gotta Hike, providing information, encouragement and guided hiking trips for women of all ages. Her mission is to connect busy women with nature, confidence and camaraderie online and on-foot.
An avid backpacker, Melissa has hiked almost 3000 miles to date, including the Appalachian Trail, Long Trail and John Muir Trails.