Contact information: Because of shared rooms, email is the best source of contact: kendall.younglund@sduhsd.net

About Me:
From 2001-2007, I taught traditional (chemical, wet process), Art Photography to first, second, and third year students in Manteca, California.  My students amazed me with their sensitivity and artistic expression, not to mention their sense of fun in making art.  Each summer found me on the road taking more and more rolls of film to the lab and into the darkroom.  At some point every photographer starts to hear about this new form called "Digital Photography", and yes I finally submitted to the call of progress.  With the first purchase of a new Digital SLR, I accidentally went into my own business shooting portraits.  This was an area of photography that I was anemic at best toward until then.  Working mainly with senior pictures, engagement (and an occasional wedding- NO MAS), and events I found that I connected my vision with happy clients.  Although I am primarily an art photographer, I feel deep satisfaction in portrait work now.  In the Summer of 2006, I took additional course work at the Academy of Art in San Francisco to develop a deeper understanding of the digital aspect of the art.

I came to CCA in Fall of 2007 and currently teach Digital Photography, ROP/CTE photography, and Advanced Digital Photography. I feel privileged to have found CCA and am looking forward to the work in Digital Photography.  I consider it a joy to be able to work with high school students and so look forward to each new year of teaching. Let’s get to work!