E-mail:
weintraub@sc.edu

Office:
Phone: 803.777.3314
Room: Coliseum 2044

Hours:
MW 1-2:15; TTH 11-12:15

Spring 2008 Syllabi:
Jour 337 – Photovisual Communications
Jour 364 - Introduction to Visual Communications
Jour 537 – Advanced Photovisual Communications

On the Web:
Personal Web page

Notes from the VisCom Classroom

David Weintraub
Instructor

B.A., Columbia University, New York
M.A., University of South Carolina

David is a writer, editor, and photographer based in South Carolina and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He has written a total of eight travel guidebooks, including six about hiking in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he lived for many years, and one about kayaking on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. His latest book, Walking the Cape and Islands (Menasha Ridge Press, 2006), is the only comprehensive guide to the walking and hiking trails of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. His articles about travel, adventure sports, and photography have appeared in many newspapers and magazines. David also edits nonfiction books for a variety of publishers.

In addition to his writing and editing, David has had a long career as a professional photographer. His publication credits include magazines such as the American Bar Association Journal, Audubon, Backpacker, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Information Week, Sierra, Smithsonian, and Sunset, and books such as San Francisco: The City’s Sights and Secrets (Chronicle Books), The World of Shorebirds (Sierra Club Books), and Cape Cod on My Mind (Falcon Publishing).

David also produces and maintains a large stock file of color transparencies. His stock photography is represented by Photo Researchers, Stock Boston, and their worldwide affiliates. For many years, David taught photography and business practices for photographers at City College of San Francisco, UC Berkeley Extension, and the Academy of Art College. He was also a staff writer for Photo District News, the leading trade publication for professional photographers. David is a member of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ).

Born and raised in New York City, David attended Columbia University and received a BA degree in English in 1970. After graduating, he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he worked for a weekly newspaper and studied photojournalism at Portland State University and color photography at Portland Community College. In 1974, he began work at the Oregon Journal, a daily newspaper in Portland. He worked for the next eight years as a staff photographer on newspapers in Portland and Salem, including the Oregonian and the Statesman-Journal.

In 1980, David began accepting freelance photography assignments, building a clientele that included advertising agencies, corporations, graphic designers, magazines, newspapers and public relations firms. In May, 1987, David moved his photography and writing business to San Francisco. In October, 2003, he and his wife, Maggi Morehouse, a professor of history, relocated to Aiken, S.C.