The Multimedia Evangelist is an information source I created that addresses and comments on the dramatic changes occurring in photography and photojournalism today. Whenever possible I want to “evangelize” and promote what’s occurring in the field and in education to help photojournalists through this change. You can reach me at: dn15@txstate.edu

Who is this guy? David Nolan, a senior lecturer at Texas State University-San Marcos, received a Masters degree in Mass Communication from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and is furiously working on his dissertation as he finishes his Ph.D. in Education from Texas State. He teaches courses in visual communication and visual literacy, publication design, and photojournalism to more than 800 undergraduate students every year. He has presented research on education and journalism across the country and is currently working on research in photojournalism and professional development, and a video documentary on changes in the profession of photojournalism over the past 20 plus years.

He is the associate editor of the Southwestern Mass Communication Journal (SWMCJ), a biannual scholarly journal published by the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, a judge for numerous national press association contests, and guest speaker and lecturer at workshops and classrooms around Texas. He is a member of the National Press Photographers Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Texas Photographic Society.

Nolan spent 24 years as a photojournalist, combat photographer, and photo editor for the U.S. military and spent time in war zones from Desert Storm to Afghanistan. His photography has been featured in publications such as: People, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, New York Times magazine, Life, New York Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, Janes Defense Weekly, Air Force magazine, Airman Magazine, Torch magazine, countless books, websites and other media.