[ Clients Include ]
The Denver Post
The Sunday Times of London
Los Angeles Times
Reuters News Agency
[ Published Work Found In ]
The Denver Post
The Sunday Times of London
Time Pictures of the Year 2007
Time Pictures of the Week
The Washington Post
The Los Angeles Times
USA Today
The Charlotte Observer
The San Francisco Chronicle
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Boston Globe
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
The News & Observer (North Carolina)
The Indianapolis Star
The Honolulu Advertiser
The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
The Orlando Sentinel
The Free Lance-Star (Virginia)
[ Employment ]
Reuters News Agency, July 2007 – Present. Contract Photographer, General Assignment.
The Denver Post, Denver, Colo., February 2007 – Present. Contract Photographer.
Represented by Sipa Press, New York, N.Y., February 2007 – Present.
The Associated Press, June 2005 – Present. Contract Photographer, General Assignment.
The Hickory Daily Record, Hickory, N.C., February 2003 – December 2006. Staff Photographer, General Assignment.
The Charlotte Observer, 2002 Summer Photography Internship.
Media General , Tampa, F.L., May 2001 – December 2002. Freelance Photographer, General Assignment.
[ Professional Awards and Accomplishments ]
American Society of Newspapers Editors, Growing Your Online Audience Seminar, November 2006. Hand selected by Editor to attend training seminar in Richmond, VA due to leadership displayed in building and strengthening video and multimedia content on publication's website.
North Carolina Press Association Award
First and Second Place – Feature Photography: Daily Division - Circulation 15,000 - 34,999. January 2006.
Third Place – General News Photography: Daily Division - Circulation 15,000 - 34,999. January 2003 & 2005.
First Place, Staff – General Excellence: Daily Division – Circulation 15,000 – 34,999. January 2005.
Photography Mega Awards (3) * – Community Newspapers Division: Hickory Daily Record, Media General Inc., May 2005, October 2003, August 2003.
Photography Mega Award, Honorable Mention (13) – Community Newspapers Division: Hickory Daily Record , Media General Inc., November 2005, September 2005, July 2005, June 2005, February 2005, January 2005, November 2004, October 2004, July 2004, May 2004, February 2004, September 2003, July 2003.
[ Education ]
Lenoir-Rhyne College , Hickory, N.C., BA, in Communication, concentration in electronic news gathering. May 2003.
Editor , The Lenoir-Rhynean online, August 2002 – May 2003.
Radio Music Director , WLRC, August 2002 – May 2003.
Director/Online Producer , "Error 505: TV Show", December 2002 – May 2003.
Photo Editor , The Lenoir-Rhynean , August 1999 – May 2000.
Media Excellence Award , 2003 – Awarded annually to the Communication student who best applies creative communications concepts through presentation, production and publication.
[ Key Technical Skills ]
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Spanish language training
digital photo technology
digital video technology
ability to gather/edit video
multimedia production
Photo Mechanic
Final Cut
QuickTime production
Avid
Soundslides
Premiere Pro
Dreamweaver MX 2004
PC and Mac proficiency
CMYK color correction
Audacity – audio editor
ability to gather/edit sound
ability to transmit images
[ References ]
Chuck Burton – Staff Photographer, The Associated Press: Charlotte Bureau.
Contact Information:
Cell: 704.968.4644
Email: cburton@ap.org
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Jeff Willhelm – Staff Photographer, The Charlotte Observer.
Contact Information:
Cell: 704.621.6207
Office: 838.324.0055
Email: jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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Jay Nolan – Staff Photographer, The Tampa Tribune.
Contact Information:
Cell: 813.731.1226
Email: jnolan@tampatrib.com
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Megan Ward – City Editor, The Gaston Gazette.
Contact Information:
Cell: 704.974.1585
Email: megan_ward@link.freedom.com
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Dr. William Richter – Chair, School of Communication and Literature, Lenoir-Rhyne College.
Contact Information:
Work: 828.328.7164
Email: Richter@lrc.edu