Cheddar Designs

Originally from Athens, Ohio, Anne Farrar has worked in and around the photo industry for 15 years. She began her visual journey by attending Ohio University’s Visual Communication program. After graduating in 1993 she began an internship as a photographer, which led to a full time position as a photographer and designer.

Her ultimate goal was to become a picture editor at a major news organization and she believed that learning the various aspects of storytelling would further that goal. Anne became a designer and informational graphics artist for a few years which enabled her to learn the ins and outs of news publishing and structure. Aspiring to become a picture editor, in 1997 she accepted a job at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune as a features picture editor. Within a year, she moved to The Dallas Morning News as a night photo editor.

Her time at The Dallas Morning News allowed her to work and edit some of the finest photojournalists in the industry. She’s edited political conventions, the Olympics, 9/11 disaster, the ongoing war in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina.

In 2006 she celebrated a Pulitzer Prize team win as a photo editor at The Dallas Morning News for coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

Always looking to expand her photographic experience, in 2005 Anne joined her husband, JVS (Joseph Victor Stefanchik), to create JVS Pictures. She works as a photographer and designer at the innovative photo studio which specializes in portraits, documentary weddings, commercial photography and design.