Ms. Usher teaches photography at the college, non-formal, and youth levels. Don Paulson and she have been leading digital photography workshops in Washington together since 2009. Laurie Usher is widely published as a pioneering photojournalist in Women's Sports. As an Olympic College professor since 2002, she transitioned the photography program from film to digital as an early adopter of Lightroom. Her awards include the Bremer Exceptional Faculty Award - Olympic College; Outstanding Sports Photographer - WomensSports Magazine; WA Lacrosse Hall of Fame; Outstanding Education Consultant - NW Aquatic & Marine Educators.