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Friday, July 17, 9 – 9:20 am
The Imagemaker’s Handbook by Matt Mahurin
Matt Mahurin


Matt introduces the biggest project of his 40-year journey through illustration, photography, and filmmaking: a quarter-century in the making, The Imagemaker’s Handbook is a five-volume, 2,000-page practical and philosophical exploration of life and work as a creative professional. An informational and inspirational resource for students, pros, and educators, The Imagemaker’s Handbook explores the evolution from achieving success to maintaining that success, and from surviving burnout to discovering creative rebirth; it shares the challenges and thrills of working with the best magazines, publishers, and musicians, and reveals the strategic tools and philosophical vision to accomplish a demanding, thrilling, and lucrative career that spans a lifetime of not only surviving, but thriving in the pursuit of making art to make a living. With 700,000 words of advice and adventure, it reflects a career that, even after five decades, continues to empower a professionally challenging and personally fulfilling path, still igniting the passion and purpose to discover new opportunities.



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