About Bill Gratton

Thanks for visiting my blog! I’m kind of new to this so please be patient with me…

My name is Bill Gratton and I am the National Manager of Educational Markets for the MAC Group and Leaf America. We are the US distributor for many of today’s top professional photographic brands.

(Yikes! That is VERY corporate title and a equally cheesey corporate headshot!)

I’m better known as “the school guy”. My job takes me to photography schools all over the United States. I also attend most (if not, all) of the national photographic trade shows. I get to talk with many students and educators and observe the many issues that today’s schools face. My passion for anything related to photography along with my professional experiences both as a “shooter” and on the industry side, give me great insight into the field of photography. After listening and building relationships with schools and educators over the last eight years, I feel as though I have a pretty good understanding of the needs and the challenges faced by today’s photo educators and the students that they serve.

Many of our products and programs present solutions to some of these problems. My many travels and conversations present other solutions. One of the ways that I’m hoping to use this blog is to share applicable and timely information with concerned photography educators and administrators.

Please feel free to provide me with any feedback you think appropriate BillG@MACgroupUS.com