Mitchell Layton has been a part of the Washington D.C. and Baltimore sports scene for over 25 years. He has distinguished himself as an excellent photographer known for his creativity, reliability and dedication to service.

His long-term relationships with the MCI Center, Washington WIzards and Mystics, Washington Capitals and Georgetown University’s Men’s basketball program have established him as the area’s leading sports photographer.

In 2005 Mitchell added the Washington Nationals baseball team to his list of clients. As the director of photographic operations, Mitchell documents and archives all the Washington Nationals games and events. He is also responsible for any team photo requests and organizing photographic positions.

Mitchell has taken on many diverse and interesting assignments that enlarged his talents to other feature and editorial work. He has travelled the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia for National Geographic for Kids, shot print ads for Geico Insurance, and photographed concerts for Los Angeles publicist Shock Inc. to name a few.

He is published regularly in USA Today and ESPN The Magazine. and has been seen in Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Life Magazine, T.V. Guide as well as many national and international trade publications.

Mitchell’s high standards of service and professionalism separate him from others as his 25 year relationship with various professional teams and associations prove.

Jeffrey Snyder, co-director of Washington Photo Workshops, is a native Washingtonian, has been working as and with professional photographers for over 30 years. Jeff was the lead contact at Penn Camera for over 27 years, handling such clients as, Reuters News Pictures, Getty Images, The Washington Post, Agence France Presse and USA Today, plus hundreds of other media outlets worldwide. and recently Jeff has joined Adorama Camera's Pro Services and continues to work withPro's worldwide.  His expertise & technical abilities have gained the confidence of photojournalists worldwide.

He is currently a contributing photographer to The Blood-Horse magazine & website and has covered The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes as well as The Breeders Cup Championships for them. Jeff recently was a finalist for the coveted National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Eclipse Award in Photography, and won the Maryland Jockey Club’s Jerry Frutkoff award for photography in 2003.

Jeff is the in-house photographer in the DC area for Allied Advertising, handling movie studio clients as MIRAMAX, Disney Studios, FOX, and Paramount Pictures.

He has been involved with workshops surrounding professional photographers across the country, from SportsShooter.com Luau’s in LA, The Churchill Downs Photojournalism Seminar in Louisville, KY, numerous Northern Short Courses in Photojournalism, plus many more. He is also a regular contributor on SportsShooter.com.

Jeff has photographed events such as Super Bowl’s, Major League Baseball, Movie Premiere’s, Concerts, and MTV Video Music Awards to his son’s little league games. Besides The Blood-Horse, Jeff’s images have been regularly published in The Washington Post, US Weekly, People, Rolling Stone, Variety, In Touch, and USA Today.

His level of professionalism and expertise with the latest in digital photographic equipment and software has led him to become the “go to” link for professional photographers worldwide.