Julieanne Kost

Named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” Julieanne Kost is the Digital Imaging Evangelist Director at Adobe Systems, responsible for fostering relationships with customers through meaningful and inspirational Photoshop and Lightroom instruction. As a highly sought-after speaker for the industry-standard Digital Imaging franchise, she devises and presents motivating and educational training sessions, sharing original techniques and tutorials worldwide — via live events, Adobe.com, and her blog (jkost.com/blog). She is also the author of “Passenger Seat—Creating a Photographic Project from Conception Through Execution in Lightroom” and “Window Seat — The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking”, an accomplished photographer and fine artist, and creator and host of the popular Photoshop CC Essential Training, Lightroom & Photoshop Workflows, Photoshop Automation Techniques, and the Art of Photoshop Compositing courses for LinkedIn Learning | Lynda.com. Kost is well-known for her unique approach to instruction, infusing practical tips and tricks with an equal amount of humor and creativity that keeps audiences entertained and engaged. She often serves as a guest lecturer at distinguished photography workshops, industry events, and leading educational institutions around the world and is a contributing author for a variety of print and online publications. Kost has been recognized for her outstanding service and contributions to the professional photographic industry, winning the Gerhard Bakker Award from PPA, the Honorary Educational Associate Award and International Award from the ASP, the Chuck Westfall Technical Education award from the Lucie Foundation, and was inducted to the Photoshop Hall of Fame by NAPP. Her work has been exhibited numerous times and featured in numerous publications including CNN Travel, NatGeo Travel, Behance, PetaPixel, thisiscolossal, Create.adobe.com, and theblog.adobe.com.