DEVELOPING TALENT
Behind every remarkable image is a story. For these Gilmour alumni, that story began with teachers who recognized their talent and helped bring it into focus.
the ground up. The newest member of the group has already photographed the Kentucky Derby and Tour de France before even beginning college. Their paths have taken them in different directions, but they all point back to the same place: a Gilmour classroom, a camera in hand and teachers who encouraged them to see a hobby as something more.
The careers look different.
One alumnus films Ohio State Football. Another owns a destination wedding photography business. One leads creative campaigns for national brands, while another is building a media production company from
For Madison Asher Woods '13 , it all started with a photography elective. Today, Woods is an associate creative director at Leap Group, an advertising agency, where she develops creative campaigns and collaborates with photographers and videographers to bring ideas to life. She never set out to become a professional photographer, but the lessons she learned in Gilmour photography instructor Mark Most's classroom remain part of her everyday work. “Composition, layout, art direction and prop styling are part of my day-to-day,” she says. "Mr. Most was the teacher who gave me the confidence to believe in myself. He saw something in me that I didn't know existed yet.”
Photos of the Running of the Bulls taken by Brendan Hearns ’26
Her story isn't unique.
Madison Asher ’13, associate creative director at Leap Group, helped bring this campaign for boutique beauty brand hiya! to life.
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