2016 marks the twenty third anniversary of the pioneering photography mentoring program First Exposures, and the third year since the organization separated from San Francisco Camerawork. Roula Seikaly spoke with First Exposures Director Erik Auerbach and Program Associate C.A. Greenlee about the origin of the program, the profound nature of mentor/mentee relationships, and how a non-profit continues to grow without diluting the powerful programming it offers. We've interspersed some of our favorite images from select students in the program since 2015.