RESUME SUMMARY
•
Enterprising photo-reportage, including projects, in communities of
color.
• Has photographed internationally in Israel, Tanzania, Ecuador,
Cuba, & Mexico.
• Fluent in Spanish and basic Hebrew. Beginner level Swahili.
• Collaborative photojournalist meets 100% of daily deadlines
including transmission for morning deadline.
• Has written articles to accompany packages.
• Special Projects Web Designer: designs photo/multimedia galleries
for projects.
NEWSPAPER
EXPERIENCE
Birmingham
Post-Herald :: Staff Photographer :: Birmingham,
Alabama June 2002 - Sept. 2005
• Initiated four-part series on Mexican immigration to Alabama
with reporting trip to rural Mexico. Completed multiple photo essays
on subjects including recovering crack addicts and homeless women.
Spot news coverage includes the police shooting of a mentally ill
man. Two series projects published.
St.
Petersburg Times :: Photography Intern :: Pasco County Bureau,
Florida Winter 2002.
• Delivered photos on deadline on the drowning of a three-year
old child. · Photographed and wrote an article on the Miss
Pasco County pageant.
The
Mansfield News Journal :: Photography Intern
:: Mansfield, Ohio Fall 2001.
The Syracuse
Post-Standard Photography Intern Syracuse, New York Summer
2001.
Panama
City News Herald Photography Intern Panama City, Florida Summer
2000.
EDUCATION
Rochester
Institute of Technology :: Rochester, New York
• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Applied Photography/Photojournalism
2001.
• Graduated with honors.
• Liberal Arts Concentration in Minority Group Relations 2001.
• Biomedical Photographic Communications Associates Degree 2000.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
SKILLS
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Extensive use of digital systems and location/studio lighting.
• Color, B/W negative, and slide printing. 35, medium, and large
format cameras.
• Software: PhotoShop, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, QuarkXPress,
Mac/PC.
• Macro and microphotography.
AWARDS
•
Best of Scripps-Howard Company Award: Visual Journalism 2nd Quarter
2005.
• Best of Scripps-Howard Company 1st Place Enterprise Reporting
July 2004.
• Alabama Press Association 2006 2nd Place Best Sports Action
Photo; 2005 1st Place Portrait Photo; 1st Place Reporting and 2nd
Place Community Service for series on Mexican Immigration; 2004 2nd
Place News Photo; 2003 1st Place Illustration and 3rd Place Photo
Essay.
• Eddie Adams Workshop 2003; Selected for assignment with People
Magazine.· NPPA Region 6 Clip Contest: 2004 1st Place General
News July; 2003 1st Place General News August; '02 2nd Place Illustration
Fall, 3rd Place Feature March.
OTHER
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance
Photographer :: World Picture Network, regular contributor to The
New York Times, POZ Magazine (cover July 2005), Bloomberg News.
Wedding Photographer :: Rochester, NY June 2002
Reporter Magazine
:: Staff Photographer :: Rochester, NY 2000-2001
RIT University Publications :: Photographer :: Rochester, NY 2000
College Impact Lead Representative :: Marketing :: Rochester, NY 2000
The Academy of Laser Dentistry :: Web Design :: Syracuse, NY Summer
1999
School of Photographic Arts & Sciences :: Tour Guide :: Rochester,
NY 1998
ACTIVITIES
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Traveling, drama, scuba diving, karaoke, and salsa dancing. Visited
Israel, Tanzania, Ecuador, Cuba, and Mexico.
REFERENCES
• Dave Martin Regional Picture Editor for the South AP
404.273.2972 dfmartin@ap.org
•
Boyzell Hosey Director of Photography St. Petersburg Times
727.893.8571 hosey@sptimes.com
•
Ruth Fremson Photographer New York Times fremson@nytimes.com
• Bob Farley (Former) Photo Editor Birmingham Post-Herald
205.838.2370 rfarley@bham.rr.com
• Daniel Connolly (Former) Reporter Birmingham Post-Herald
205.807.0608
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