About

Terry Abrams has been teaching photography since 1975, when he moved to Europe to establish photography programs for an American college in Europe.

Living in Europe for 13 years gave him a deep appreciation for different people, cultures and travel, plus an evolving creative spirit. Since returning to America, Terry has taught college photography full-time, transitioning from darkroom to digital photography in 2000. In addition to teaching, Terry conducts photography workshops internationally and has published his photographs and writings in numerous photography books. He exhibits and sells his fine art photographs to private and commercial clients and consults with companies and individuals for a variety of photographic and training purposes.

Terry also conducts photography workshops annually at The Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine and has taught at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado. He co-produced the Great Lakes Digital Conference, and taught workshops alongside the major innovators in digital photography, including Thomas Knoll, the inventor of Adobe Photoshop.

Throughout his career, Terry continues to be a student of photography. He has had the good fortune to study with Arnold Newman, Paul Caponigro, Michael Kenna, John Sexton, John Paul Caponigro, Lewis Kemper and others.

Terry Abrams has a BFA Degree in Photography from The Maryland Institute College of Art and Design, a Certificate in Studio and Laboratory Photography from the Agfa-Gevaert Institute in Munich, Germany and an EdM Degree in Educational Leadership from Boston University.

In 2005, he was selected to participate in a Fulbright-Hays Group Project led by the University of Michigan to travel, photograph and study Islamic culture in Morocco and southern Spain. In 2010, he was hosted by the Turkish Cultural Foundation to travel and photograph throughout Turkey as a Cultural Tour participant.

Terry currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Selected Exhibitions:

WSG Gallery, 2015, 2011

Oakwood Health System, 2015 - 2016

Dexter Library, 2014

Ann Arbor Juried Art Fair, 2004-2014

University of Michigan, 2012

Ann Arbor Jewish Community Center, 2010

Gallery One at WCC, 2008

Sweetwater’s Cafe Gallery, 2008

Ann Arbor City Club, 2007

College for Creative Studies, 2004

Michigan Guild Gallery, 2003

Toledo Museum of Art, 1999

Ann Arbor Art Association, 1994-1999

Kimball Art Center, Utah, 1992-1994

Urban Park Gallery, Michigan, 1994

Eton Gallery, Michigan, 1993-94

Selected Publications:

“Photography”, London & Stone

“Langford’s Advanced Photography”, Langford &Bilissi

“Photography, The Essential Way”, London,Stone,Upton

“Light and Lens, Photography in the Digital Age”, Hirsch

“Teaching Photography”, Rand and Zakia

“Digital Photographic Capture”, Rand, Litschel & Davis

“Introduction to Digital Imaging”, 2nd ed, Ciaglia

“Our Musical World”, Naylor