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Independent publisher and distributor for the global sketching community 

Independent publisher and distributor for the global sketching community 

The Magazine of Graphic Journalism

  • Founder of Urban Sketchers, publisher at Sketcher Press and former columnist at The Seattle Times

  • Carmine Iannaccone is a painter and illustrator based in Los Angeles. He teaches in the MFA program at Claremont Graduate University.

  • Australian visual artist Deb Mostert uses her sketchbooks to underpin her exploration of environment and culture. She is based in Ipswich, Queensland.

  • Freelance illustrator based in Poland and the UK, concentrating on reportage illustration, with a special interest in drawing as a sport (the harder circumstances to draw in, the better). Also a fan of drawing when seemingly nothing happens.

  • Urban sketcher and illustrator based in Seattle, U.S.A.

  • Fred Lynch is a professor of illustration at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and an active sketcher with a long time affiliation with Urban Sketchers.

  • Creative Director by day, Urban sketcher the rest of the time.

  • I'm a sketch journalist and illustrator based in Los Angeles, California. Inspired by carnets de voyage, street photography and the Urban Sketchers movement, I have been capturing scenes of everyday life and community activism locally and abroad for more than a decade.

  • Reportage illustrator, visual arts teacher and co-founder of Urban Sketchers Portugal.

  • Urban Sketcher, graphic designer, illustrator. Native Texan - traveller. I draw to see. Capturing a place & a time in the pages of a sketchbook.

  • Kristina Matveeva is an urban sketcher who documents her travels and everyday life in different countries. A data analyst with a background in sociology, Kristina has lived in Russia, Belarus, and Saudi Arabia, and is currently based in Berlin.

  • London-based illustrator specialising in drawing on location, travel illustration and sketching workshops.

  • Luis Ruiz is a Ph.D. architect, lecturer, researcher and urban sketcher. His​ illustrated columns appeared in Málaga's Diario SUR every Sunday for many years. With his writing and drawings, he aims to uncover the hidden memories of places.

  • Drawing Professor based in Lisbon, Portugal

  • Murray Dewhurst is an urban sketcher, graphic designer and avid cyclist living in Auckland. His art puts a spotlight on the city’s lesser known gems, its unique mix of cultures and where history merges with the present.

  • Oliver is a keen Urban Sketcher and recognized traveling artist. He is interested in sketches that tell stories and often tends to see the humorous and ironic in life around him.

  • Rolf Schröter lives in Berlin and loves to draw people doing things like playing music, protesting or just walking by, as well as streets and remote places.

  • I am an illustrator, comics maker, and reportage artist. My work strives to capture instances of emotional connection, queer immigrant culture and conversations people have over meals.

  • Thierry Chehab, aka atary81, won Urban Sketchers' contest for his Beirut Port depiction. His work earned Jury's Favorite at Rendez-Vous du Carnet de Voyage. Featured in CNN, published in sketching books worldwide.

  • Urban sketcher and writer in Seattle.

About

On the Spot is the source of information and inspiration for reportage artists, urban sketchers, cartoonists, illustrators and any other visual storytellers who create works of graphic journalism. To become a paid contributor, send your article pitches to editorial@sketcherpress.com.

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