Tara Layman - Founder/Director

Tara is a professional photographer living in Oakland, California with her wife and three *fur* kids! Tara received her Master of Fine Arts in Photography in 2012 and has been teaching photography classes since 2015. Tara has a knack for getting her students excited about ALL things photography and adventure!

Before starting Perspectives Photo School (previously known as Photo Camp), Tara helped create an inspiring photography program at a teen summer camp in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. She also taught at National Geographic’s Travel Photography program, leading a group of teens studying the environmental changes along the Delta region on Northern California. This is where the idea for Perspectives Photo School began to form! There was a unique opportunity to build a program where students could visit some of the most incredibly beautiful places in the Bay Area to learn about photography!

Tara is passionate about teaching her students to create photographs that tell a story, tell their story and evoke a sense of wonder, curiosity, and also understanding. She works with students all across the Bay Area and continues to be inspired by what her students continue to develop into as artists, photographers, and community members through each program.

You can also find more work by Tara on her professional page:

www.taralayman.com