Resident Geniuses
Meet the FacultyMeet our award-winning past and present faculty coaches and mentors
These are just some of the amazing people who create the backbone of Momenta’s teaching team and help our attendees expand their photographic knowledge year after year.
The backbone of our community is our incredible faculty. In fact, many of our coaches and mentors first started their journey as attendees of our programs.
At Momenta, we value and hold sacred an inclusive learning environment that prepares attendees for the diverse and complex stories they will document long after our programs. We believe the storytelling experience is vastly enhanced when voices from various countries, disciplines, and backgrounds are included.
Therefore, we choose our faculty based on their teaching skills, first and foremost. We seek out faculty who have empathy, qualifications, patience, and experience, rather than solely choosing someone based on fame or popularity. Our current and past faculty include some of the most impressive, compassionate, and talented photographers, filmmakers, journalists, entrepreneurs, and educators in the world.
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John Christopher Anderson
Founder of Momenta
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Jamie Rose
Co-Founder of Momenta
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Commodore Sillypants Von Coders
CFO
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds Wigglebutt
Sponsor Liaison
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Marianne Sabrier
Professional Photographer
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Syed Yaqeen
Documentary Photographer
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Ibarionex Perello
Professional Photographer
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Annie Flanagan
Documentary Photographer
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Erum Rizvi
Commercial Photographer
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Jaime Windon
Commercial Photographer
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Gabi Silver-Perez
Multimedia Creator
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Thomas Patterson
Photo Editor
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Drew Geraci
Photographer & Cinematographer
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Jessica Kosielniak
Reuters Photo Director
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Preston Gannaway
Documentary Photojournalist
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André Chung
Editorial Photojournalist
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Kathleen Flynn
Multimedia Documentarian
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Anna Layden
Photojournalist
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Allison Zaucha
Atlantic Visuals Editor
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Eva Russo
Corporate Visuals Director
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Pierre Kattar
NPR Editor
Discover Your Next adventure.
Explore our hands-on workshops that help you grow your craft, expand your business, and use photography as a force for change. From nonprofit storytelling to outstanding travel adventures, each experience blends purpose, skill-building, and real-world opportunities to document the world.
Photo from Bali: The Island of the Gods, a Founders Select workshop.