Award-winning photographer with a passionate dedication to the ideals and importance of journalism. Committed to engaging and representing diverse audiences through visual storytelling. Proven leader with solid communication and management skills and keen adherence to ethical standards. Able to prioritize quickly and thrive on deadline. Positive-minded employee who builds trust quickly with coworkers and the general public.
Technical Skills
Adobe Photoshop CS6
Photo Mechanic 5
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018
Operation of Canon and Theta 360 cameras
Transmit
Blox CMS and TCMS
Dropbox
FAA Drone Pilot Certification (August 2020) - DJI Mavic Air 2
Education
Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY, Expected in 05/1998 ā āBachelor of Science:Major: Cinema And Photography Minor: Art History - GPA:
University Of Pittsburgh, Expected in 1997 ā ā: - GPA:
Semester at Sea, study abroad program
Experience
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated - Staff Photographer Glens Falls, NY, 12/2003 - Current
Create photographs for seven-day newspaper publication with a circulation of over 100,000. Assignments range from spot news to features to sports to with emphasis on community storytelling.
Produce photo galleries and videos, including drone, for website publication.
Travel out of state for sports coverage including PAC-12 tournament, NCAA menās and womenās basketball.
Travel within U.S. and Mexico for human-interest stories.
Acting photo editor when Director of Photography is out of newsroom. Responsibilities include: coordinating with newsroom reporters and editors for photo coverage of daily and long term stories. Oversee assignments for photographers and freelancers. Edit photos from staff photographers for publication and participate in daily planning meetings.
Train photography intern and mentor college photo apprentices.
Photographed various events for a six-day newspaper publication. Responsible for editing, writing captions and meeting daily deadlines.
Temporary photo editor, summer of 1999. Responsibilities included working with newsroom reporters to coordinate daily assignments for photographers, maintaining and ordering supplies and training new staff photographer.
Jon Reis Photography - Photographer and Office Assistant City, STATE, 05/1998 - 08/1998
Assisted with location shoots and photographed weddings. Office work included filing, working as a darkroom technician printing black and white photographs, spotting prints and creating wedding albums for clients.
Special Awards
Lee Enterprises Presidentās Award for Excellence in News, 2018
Lee Enterprises Presidentās Award for Excellence in News, 2016
Lee Enterprises Presidentās Award for Excellence in News, 2013
Awards in annual photo contests: Arizona Newspaper Association, Arizona Press Club and Best of the West. Most recent: First Place, Best News Photo ā Arizona Newspaper Association, 2020. Second Place, Best Feature Photo Layout ā Arizona Newspaper Association, 2020. Second Place, Picture Story ā Arizona Press Club, 2019. First and Third Place, Pictorial ā Arizona Press Club, 2019. Second Place, Feature ā Arizona Press Club, 2018. Second Place, Portrait ā Arizona Press Club, 2018. Second Place, Picture Story ā Arizona Press Club, 2016. Second Place, Best Photo Story ā Arizona Newspapers Association, 2016. Second Place, Picture Story ā Arizona Press Club, 2015. Second Place, Portrait ā Arizona Press Club, 2015. Second Place, General News ā Arizona Press Club, 2015.
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