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Experience

The (Toledo) Blade— Photojournalist, January 2022 - Present

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  • Visually documented life in Genesee County through daily assignments.

  • Covered an anti-vax protest in Lansing for the statewide team.

  • Coupled photo galleries with short videos for a complete visual package

 

The Flint Journal — Multimedia Intern, July 2021 - December 2021

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  • Visually documented life in Genesee County through daily assignments.

  • Covered an anti-vax protest in Lansing for the statewide team.

  • Coupled photo galleries with short videos for a complete visual package

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Central Michigan Life —Editor in Chief, Fall 2020 to Spring 2021

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  • Coordinates staff of editors, photographers, reporters and designers.

  • Organizes content, both visual and written, for the monthly print edition.

  • Creates budget for daily online and social media content.

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Altoona Mirror — Altoona, PA • Photographer/Reporter, 2019

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  • Served as the sole weekday photographer and ran photo desk operations.

  • Wrote several articles, including coverage of the Altoona Curve, Pittsburgh Pirates Double-A affiliate.

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Central Michigan Life —Senior Reporter, 2017 to 2019

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  • Wrote news and feature stories, including an article about a street violinist, which was read more than 35,000 times within two days.

  • Worked multiple beats, including city, college of medicine, college of liberal and social sciences and college of science and engineering.

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Freelance:

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Midland Daily News — 2021

  • Helped cover community events visually.

Michigan Out of Doors — 2019

  • Wrote a feature story on a high school bass fisherman who started the fastest-growing bass fishing club in Michigan.

Albany Times Union — 2019

  • Had college football photos published, which were featured on the front page.

The Detroit News — 2019

  • Had college football photos published.

Education

Central Michigan University — August 2017 to May 2021

    -   Journalism Major

    -   Multimedia Minor

    -   Creative Writing Certificate

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Michigan College Photographer of the Year — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2022 

Ohio Sports Photographer of the Year: Second Place— Ohio Press Photographers Association — Feb. 2023
 

Michigan Sports Photographer of the Year: Second Place— Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2022 

Award of Excellence for breaking news — College Photographer of the Year — Oct. 2021

Emerging Vision Award: Honorable Mention — National Press Photographers Association — March 2021 

Michigan College Photographer of the Year — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2021 

Michigan Sports Photographer of the Year — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2021 

Sports Picture Story: First Place — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2021

Sports Picture Story: Second Place — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2021

Sports Picture Story: Third Place — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2021

Feature Picture Story: Second Place — Michigan Press Photographers Association — March 2021

D2 College Photographer of the Year — Michigan Collegiate Press Association — March 2021

Best Sports Photo: First Place — Michigan Collegiate Press Association — March 2021

Best News-Only Photo: Second Place — Michigan Collegiate Press Association — March 2021

Best Feature Photo Honorable Mention — Michigan Collegiate Press Association — March 2021

Multimedia Reporting: Third Place — Michigan Collegiate Press Association — March 2021

Picture Story Finalist — Hearst Foundation — Feb. 2021

Sports Portfolio: Third Place — College Photographer of the Year — Oct. 2020 

Award of Excellence for sports action — College Photographer of the Year — Oct. 2020 

COVID-19 Coverage Honorable Mention —  Society of Professional Journalists —  April 2020

Sports Action Honorable Mention — Michigan Press Photographers Association — Feb. 2020

References

Jake May

Flint Journal

Chief Photographer

Phone: (810) 348-4231

Email: jakemayphoto@gmail.com

Dave Clark

Central Michigan University

Student Media Adviser

Phone: (231) 250-0897

Email: adviserclark@gmail.com

Dave Zapotosky

The Blade

Former Chief Photographer

Phone: (419) 349-0550

Email: davezap@theblade.com

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