English, Keith Knight, Syd Mead, Steranko, Ron English, Glen Keane and many more. Preston's portraits from The Artist Within project have been seen during the Academy Awards & Eisner Awards. Preston's The Artist Within portrait of artist Marie Severin was used by publications such as The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and NewsDay to announce her passing. In past years, Preston has also been the official portrait photographer at such events as Spectrum Fantastic Art Live in Kansas City and CTN Animation Expo in Burbank, CA, setting up a pop-up studio to take portraits of the guest artists in attendance. Preston has been an invited speaker at various venues. In 2011 he was a guest speaker the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers convention in London, to speak about being a hotel and resort photographer. He has also spoken about his The Artist Within project before audiences at CTN Animation Expo, Loyola Marymount University, and at Art Center College of Design. Bibliography 2007 The Artist Within: Portraits of Cartoonists, Comic Book Artists, Animators and Others 2017 The Artist Within: Behind the Lines: Book 2 References External links Sampsel Preston Phoography Fine art photographers 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers 1960 births Living people American portrait photographers Place of birth missing (living people)