Debra White-Hawk-Dilworth, Photographer
BIOGRAPHY
Debra Dilworth is a professional photographer in the Richmond area. She received her M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and her undergraduate degree from Columbia College in Chicago.
She was an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching Beginning and Advance courses in photography from 1992-2007. Debra is currently working as a freelance photographer and multi-media designer.
Before returning to the teaching and still photography arena, Dilworth worked as a news photographer/editor with NBC-12 for 3 years.
Her clients include: Dominion Virginia Power, Martin Agency, Bryant Stith, former NBA player, Virginia Commonwealth University, Society of Photographic Educators, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, The Black History Museum and Cultural Center, The National Health Institute and The Center of Disease Control, Governor Douglas L. Wilder, City of Richmond, Columbia College, Chicago.
Dilworth is a visual artist whose work emphasis lighting, composition and natural environments and people interacting with each other. Her latest works centers around the digital manipulations using her traditional images and images from her father’s album. The series is entitled: “My father’s garden”. It examines light, relationships, historical perceptions and vibrant colors to tell a story of family rituals, beliefs and continued cultivation of hope.
Debra Dilworth has been working as a professional photographer since 1987.
