RIT pictures alumnus offers again by opening doorways for present college students

Bing Liem ’84 (picture processing and ending administration) is invested in supporting the following technology of pictures specialists, and he’s leveraging his business connections to make a tangible impression.

Liem is the division president of the Imaging Division of FUJIFILM North America Corporation. From his dwelling in Ridgefield, Conn., he oversees “everything photographic” at FUJIFILM excluding digital cameras. He additionally serves because the president of the International Photographic Council (IPC), a company devoted to “increasing worldwide recognition of photography as a universal means of communication.”

Despite holding a number of management positions at FUJIFILM and serving in a C-suite function at his former employer Agfa Gevaert, Liem has by no means formally utilized for a job. He stated his RIT diploma, which has since developed into the photographic sciences program, is what paved the best way for his success.

“When I talked to other students, they told me that I would have more job opportunities than I would even know what to do with if I joined the program,” stated Liem. “They said I wouldn’t have to send out résumés and that companies would come looking for me, and that is exactly what happened.”

When Liem mirrored on his profitable profession, he felt impressed to assist present RIT college students acquire a foothold within the business.

As president of IPC, Liem makes it a precedence to carry extra younger photographers into the group. In pursuit of this aim, he invited college students collaborating within the RIT in NYC research away program to attend the group’s annual luncheon held on the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City.

“After the luncheon, I received several comments from industry attendees who said it was such a good event and that having more than 40 students in the room brought a completely new energy,” stated Liem. “I think there is a ton we can learn from these students.”

Another important method Liem and IPC helps up-and-coming photographers is thru the James L. Chung Memorial Scholarship. This 12 months, Liem was proud to see an RIT scholar chosen as one of many recipients.

Brody Xavier Carlson, a fourth-year tremendous artwork pictures scholar, was one in all 4 college students chosen to obtain the memorial scholarship from IPC. The scholarship supported Carlson’s tuition and supplied the chance for him to take part in an IPC/Zeiss Lens grasp class and picture contest. Carlson earned third place within the contest, which was introduced in the course of the UN luncheon.

“Being surrounded by all these great photographers who are sharing their work and legacies was eye-opening. I could see my own future in them,” stated Carlson, from Shawnee, Kan. “It’s been a great opportunity to find a community of photographers I can reach out to so I can learn how the industry really works.”

In addition to supporting college students in RIT’s pictures packages, Liem additionally employed Command+G, RIT’s student-run, full-service design studio, to revamp and rebuild IPC’s website. After a formidable preliminary collaboration, he hopes to enlist the design studio for section two of the web site’s redesign.

“I want to make sure that these young creatives and storytellers all have the opportunity to tell their stories and show their talents,” stated Liem.