The Photography department is led by a wonderful team of full-time and adjunct professors.  Ramapo’s Faculty teach students technique, visual expression, photo history, and much more.  Outside of the classroom Ramapo’s professors regularly practice and perfect their trade and have received a wide range of grants, awards, exhibitions and publications.  At Ramapo College, students learn from professors who have dedicated their time and energy to art, and time and again, these professors have awakened a passion for the arts in their students.

Yolanda del Amo

Associate Professor of Art and Digital Media, joined Ramapo 2010
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 2004
BS & MS, Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany, 1993

Courses offered:

Arts 206 – Black & White Photography

Arts 207 – Digital Photography

Arts 315 – Medium & Large Format Photography

Arts 324 – Documentary Photography

Arts 328 – Portrait Photography

Arts 406 – Advanced Photography

Jesse Chan

Adjunct Professor of Photography, joined Ramapo 2026
BFA, Photography, The School of Visual Arts
MFA, Photography, ICP-Bard

Courses offered:

Arts 312 – Intermediate Film Photography

Keavy Handley-Byrne

Adjunct Professor of Photography, joined Ramapo 2025
BFA, Photography, Purchase College, SUNY
MFA, Photography, Rhode Island School of Design

Courses offered:

Arts 206 – Black & White Photography

Arts 207 – Digital Photography

Jackson Hardin

Adjunct Professor of Photography, joined Ramapo 2024
BA, Media Studies, Vassar College, 2019
MFA, Photography & Related Media, State University of New York at New Paltz, 2022

Courses offered:

Arts 206 – Black & White Photography

Arts 207 – Digital Photography

Arts 324 – Documentary Photography