about
Danielle Towers is a photographer pursuing a career in the arts and publishing.
Danielle graduated this spring with a BFA in photojournalism from the Corcoran School of Arts and Design at the George Washington University, where she received the Distinguished Scholar award and had the honor to address her peers at graduation.
While at GW, Danielle was Co-President of GW’s National Press Photographer Association (NPPA) chapter and worked for GW’s main student publication, The GW Hatchet as a photo editor & photographer, as well as a communications assistant for the university.
Danielle has held internships with photographers Clarissa Bonet and Jared Soares, both of whom offered her hands-on experience with fine art, commercial and editorial photography. Through NPPA’s mentorship program, Danielle has had the opportunity to learn from photographer September Dawn Bottoms.
Danielle’s photos have been published by AARP, Bloomberg Businessweek and Stereogum and her work has been exhibited at Photoville (NYC), Touchstone Gallery (D.C.) and at The Corcoran Gallery of Art (D.C.)
Danielle is available for assignments and assisting work.
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Danielle Towers
Chicago | New York
847-542-1300
EDUCATION
2024 BFA Photojournalism, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University
Corcoran Scholar, Distinguished Scholar, GPA 3.84, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS
2024 Distinguished Scholar, George Washington University, Columbian College of the Arts & Sciences
2024 Outstanding Undergraduate in Photojournalism, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
2023 Honorable Mention, Urban Landscapes: N.Y. Photo Curator- Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet
2021 First Place: Humans of Dementia (HFC) College Photo Competition
SPEAKING
2025 Forthcoming, Invisible City, Greenbelt Museum, Quarterly Lecture Series, Greenbelt, MD
2024 Commencement Speaker, George Washington University, Columbian College of the Arts & Sciences
2024 National Gallery of Art, “First Saturdays,” Photojournalism Now: Students Respond
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Forthcoming, Invisible City, Greenbelt Museum, Greenbelt, MD
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Intersection, Corcoran Scholars Show, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Washington D.C.
2024 Growing Pains, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2023 On the Horizon, Corcoran Scholars Show, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Washington, D.C.
2022 New Favorites, Corcoran Scholars Show, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Washington, D.C. 2021 HFC Bringing Light to Alzheimer’s, Photoville, NY
2021 NextGen 8.0, VisArts Center, Richmond, VA
PUBLISHED WORK
Editorial
2024 “A Love Letter to Greenbelt,” Greenbelt Online, June 10th, 2024
2024 “The Class of 2024 Gets Ready for the Real World,” Bloomberg Businessweek, Jan 10 2024
2023 “Riot Fest Diary 2023: Hunger, Tinnitus and Crying to the Cure” Stereogum, September 19th, 2023
2023 “Greenbelt News Review,” November 9th, 2023 Vol.86 NO.51
2023 “Greenbelt News Review,” December 14th, 2023 Vol.87 NO.4
Books
2024 Invisible City, self-published, Printed by Mixam, Schaumburg, IL, Edition of 30
2023 Featured Portrait of Artist: ES, DC: A gaze at Washington, D.C. by five Spanish photographers, Spain Arts & Culture, Published by Edicion, 2023
Group Zines
2024 Some Other Where, Slow Dance Press, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design Senior Thesis, 2024
2024 Chroma, GWU NPPA Annual Zine, Vol. IV, 2024
2024 We all Felt the Sun, Stupid Idiot Press, 2024
2023 Intersections, GWU NPPA Annual Zine, Vol. III, 2023
2023 Mixtape, Issue II, Cherry Bomb, 2023
2022 Revival, GWU NPPA Annual Zine, Vol. II, 2022
2021 The Distance Between Us, GWU NPPA Annual Zine, Vol. I, 2021
Press
2024 A Marvelous Party Highlights NEXT Festival, GW Today
2024 NEXT Festival 2024, e-Flux Education
2024 Photo Exhibit on Greenbelt At Corcoran School of Art, Greenbelt News Review
2024 Greenbelt and Greenbelters at the Corcoran School of Art!, Greenbelt Online
2024 Students Present the ‘Giant Tableau’ of Arts at George Washington University, GW Today
2024 Exemplary GW Students Recognized at Annual Academic Honors Ceremony, GW Today
PANELS / PORTFOLIO REVIEWS / WORKSHOPS
2024 Attended APA Photo Assistant Workshop at Yolk Studios, April
2024 Organized & Hosted GW NPPA “Long-form Storytelling & Publishing Panel,”
2023 Attended Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW) 2023 Seminar + Portfolio Review
2023 Attended 2023 NPPA Fall Student Portfolio Review
2023 Organized & Hosted GW NPPA “Pictures and Politics Panel,” Spring 2023
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
American Photographers Association (APA)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024 Co-President, GWU Chapter of National Press Photographers Association, Washington, D.C.
2023 Lead Photographer, Falling Creek Camp, Tuxedo, NC
2023 Assistant Photo Editor, The GW Hatchet, Washington, D.C.
2022 Assistant, Jared Soares, Washington, D.C.
2022 Communications Assistant, Corcoran School, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2021 Studio Intern, Clarissa Bonet, Chicago, IL