Wye River Upper School Senior, Rick Coulby of Easton MD, has been accepted to the Corcoran School of Art for his outstanding digital art portfolio. Rick has been practicing digital photography since age 11. At age 13, Rick received his first manual digital camera which gave him total control over the affects he was after. At age 14, Rick expanded his knowledge by starting to work with Wye River Upper School photography instructor, James Martinez. Rick states “Mr. Martinez has been an amazing mentor over the years I’ve attended Wye River. He has not only been by my side this entire college and portfolio process but has given up his free period for a personal 1 on 1 art class this year. He has changed my whole perspective on photography and even visited a college with me. He has sharpened not only my craft but my whole creative process.” Also at age 14 Rick began working with two commercial photographers. In this capacity, Rick continued to expand his professional and artistic abilities and photographed 13 weddings and countless events, most notably assisting in photographing Alan Greenspan at the Reagan building.
Rick has a natural eye for composition, space and color. These skills combined with his love for technology has enabled Rick to create powerful works of art. Rick has a free-lance portrait and wedding photography business. His website is website, RickCoulbyPhotography.com
Wye River Upper School is a college preparatory high school for grades 9-12 that offers a supportive, yet challenging curriculum for students with a wide range of learning styles and needs in the Eastern Shore and Central Maryland regions. WRUS is located on the campus of Chesapeake College in the Higher Education Center and provides state of the art technology, digital arts and environmental science instruction, interscholastic sports, dual enrollment with Chesapeake College, and a low student/teacher ratio. For more information, please contact:
Katie Theeke
Director of Admissions
Tel: 410-384-4588
katietheeke@wyeriverupperschool.org www.wyeriverupperschool.org
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