Professional Photography Course Mentors

NYIP is the only online photography school that provides you with a team of professional photographers who act as your teachers, coaches, and mentors. You will benefit from a personal relationship just like you would get in the classroom. NYIP mentors are there to answer your questions via phone or email at every turn.

In addition, you will submit photo projects throughout the course which will be evaluated by the teacher assigned to you. They are there to help you improve as you master the craft.

• Daniela Dawson

  Daniela Dawson

  A seasoned professional photographer with a strong track record of turning her passion for photography into a thriving business. As the founder and manager of a successful agency of female wedding photographers in the Boston area, she brings leadership and vision to her team. Her versatile portfolio spans fashion, event, wedding, and portrait photography, capturing stunning images for brands and individuals worldwide. Daniela's work has been showcased in exhibitions across the United States and featured in prestigious publications like The New York Times. Known for her distinctive style, she gravitates toward vibrant colors, artistic portraiture, experimental editing techniques, and alternative photographic processes.

• Deborah Matlack

  Deborah Matlack

  Is a commercial photographer who photographs architectural interiors and exteriors as well as corporate and business events. In addition, she has had two one-person exhibits entitled “Waterways of Brooklyn” and “Infrastructure: Bridges of New York City,” and is currently a member of Brooklyn Streetcar Artists Group.

• Philip Mauro

  Philip Mauro

  Brooklyn-based photographer Philip Mauro specializes in portraits for corporate, ad and editorial clients. His clients include Chanel, Apple, Carolina Herrera and the artist Damien Hirst, among others.

• Walter Karling

  Walter Karling

  Is a professional photographer who specializes in spot news, celebrity and PR images. Working as a stringer for Associated Press and UPI, his pictures appear regularly in the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the National Enquirer and the Star. Additionally, he has done PR assignments for firms such as Anheuser-Busch, the Italian Trade Commission and the Museum of Modern Art.