Greg Erf and Robert Hirsch first met in 1988 on the high plains of eastern New Mexico and West Texas. At the time Robert Hirsch was teaching photography at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas and Greg Erf was teaching photography at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, where he still works and resides.

Their collaboration began as professional courtesy in a series of exhibitions and visiting lectures at each other's institution because that was the way you generally operated in the isolation of the Southwest between colleagues. Being only a hundred miles a part Erf and Hirsch discovered many similarities between their teaching styles and photographic styles that began this 12 year collaboration.

The proliferation of the internet and Hirsch's move to Buffalo, New York became the motivation to create new kinds of collaborations. Their interest in photography and teaching became the motivation to develop an online course together. Erf's interest in photography and distance education along with Hirsch's interest in photography and writing became the core to creating a successful online history of photography course.

The successful design and deployment of their online course centered around writing which led them to become collaborative columnists for Photovision magazine. This column titled In Our Opinion can be seen regularly as both these artists, photographers and educators explore photography in our contemporary society with the written word. Visit Photovision magazine online http://www.photovisionmagazine.com

Thank-you for your visit to the site and your interest in our collaborations.

Robert Hirsch and Greg Erf