Experience
The (Toledo) Blade— Photojournalist, January 2022 - Present
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Visually documented life in Genesee County through daily assignments.
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Covered an anti-vax protest in Lansing for the statewide team.
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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.
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Covered an anti-vax protest in Lansing for the statewide team.
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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.
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Organizes content, both visual and written, for the monthly print edition.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Helped cover community events visually.
Michigan Out of Doors — 2019
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Wrote a feature story on a high school bass fisherman who started the fastest-growing bass fishing club in Michigan.
Albany Times Union — 2019
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Had college football photos published, which were featured on the front page.
The Detroit News — 2019
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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
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