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This career included professional work as a commercial photographer, wedding\/portrait photographer, documentary photographer, photographic lab specialist, and fine art photographer. Currently, his work consists of a continuing exploration of identity through the still photograph and documentary work exploring the natural world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>M.F.A.<\/strong>&nbsp;Photography (Savannah College of Art &amp; Design)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B.F.A.<\/strong>&nbsp;Photography (Watkins College of Art)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A.A.<\/strong>&nbsp;Commercial Photography (Ohio Institute of Photography)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Martin Free received his Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) from the Savannah College of Art &amp; Design (SCAD) in 2014, and currently teaches digital media at The Citadel as a visiting professor. 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