About the author

David Nolan received a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Adult, Professional, and Community Education from the College of Education at Texas State. He teaches courses in visual communication, publication design and production, and photojournalism to more than 800 undergraduate students every year. He has also presented research on education and journalism across the country and is currently working on research in photojournalism and professional development.

He is the associate editor of the Southwestern Mass Communication Journal (SWMCJ), a biannual scholarly journal published by the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, a judge for numerous national press association contests, and guest speaker and lecturer at workshops and classrooms around Texas. He is a member of the National Press Photographers Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Texas Photographic Society.

Nolan spent 24 years as a combat photographer for the U.S. military and spent time in war zones from Desert Storm to Afghanistan. His photography has been featured in publications such as: Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, New York Times magazine, Life, New York Newsday, Air Force magazine, Los Angeles Times, Airman Magazine, Torch magazine, countless books, websites and other media. One of his recent honors was the 2006 Friends of Fine Arts and Communication Excellence in Service Award from Texas State University.