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Richard Koci Hernandez Joins The App Whisperer As A New Columnist

We’re delighted to welcome Richard Koci Hernandez as one of our new Columnists to theappwhisperer.com. Koci as he is fondly known is a national Emmy® award-winning video and multimedia producer who worked as a photographer at the San Jose Mercury News for 15 years. His work for the Mercury News has earned him two Pulitzer Prize nominations and was awarded a national Emmy® award for the New Approaches to Documentary category for his work on the film,Uprooted. His work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times and international magazines, including Stern, and he has worked with lynda.com to produce a course on iPhoneography, iPhone Photography, from Shooting to Storytelling.

In 2007 after taking his first mobile photograph, he was hooked on the medium’s potential and immediacy. Recently, he joined the faculty at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism where he teaches various New Media courses, including Mobile Reporting. In 2010, Koci organized a mobile photography workshop during the world’s first conference about mobile photography, 1197.is. in 2011 he presented a mobile photography Master Class at the TED2012 conference. Koci’s mobile photography and insights have been featured in The New York TimesCNNSlateThe Atlanic, and Phototech Magazine. His recent iPhoneography is being published in a book by National Geographic.

We have previously interviewed Koci in our A Day In the Life series as well as our Extension of the I interviews. If you missed those, just click on the bold text to read them and learn more.

Richard’s columnn will be entitled ‘Koci’ and we know will be packed with great information and inspiration on mobile photography. We recently welcomed Richard Gray, Misho Baranovic, Dan Marcolina, Keith Tharp and Kevin Kuster as Columnists to theappwhisperer and we will have a few more announcements to make very soon. We are growing at a phenomenal rate and trying to include as much unique content from the mobile photography world as our readers can possibly digest, you really don’t need to go anywhere else!

Please join us by welcoming Koci to theappwhisperer family, welcome Koci.

 

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Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)

6 Comments

  • Adrion

    What an amazing addition to The App Whisperer! I look forward to Koci’s column’s. He’s very knowledgeable, kind and always willing to help fellow iPhoneographers.

  • Mikro

    My Hero! Seriously it’s getting harder and harder to miss this site on a daily basis! Cant wait for Koci’s musings and tutorials. What’s been more inspiring to me than his images are his words. Welcome Koci!