MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON makes it her goal to help photographers find the strengths in their work and identify appreciative audiences in today’s marketplace. Swanson has a diverse professional background, having coordinated educational, publication and exhibition programs for a wide range of institutions and businesses in our field, and is considered an expert in the area of marketing and licensing fine art. Swanson currently works individually with photographers as a marketing consultant. Her workshops and lectures on the subjects of industry awareness and marketing opportunities have proven to aid countless photographers in moving their careers to the next level. Swanson maintains a popular blog about opportunities for photographers at www.marketingphotos.wordpress.com, and she is the author of her self-published title The Business of Photography: Principles and Practices.