© Mary Virginia Swanson, holding polaroid with Ansel, June 1980

Mary Virginia Swanson

Mary Virginia Swanson is an educator, author and entrepreneur in the field of photography, and a respected advisor to artists and arts organizations.  Unique in our field, her broad background includes exhibiting, collecting, licensing and marketing photographs and affords her a range of perspectives on making and marketing art. Based in Tucson, Arizona, Ms. Swanson lectures frequently and conducts workshops in the US and abroad on making and marketing art.