CLIENTS AND PUBLICATIONS:
Mother Jones Magazine, DISCOVER Magazine, Fortune Magazine, The Economist, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, Newsweek International, AARP, National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Blick (Switzerland), The National (Abu Dhabi), Bloomberg News, Chronicle of Higher Education, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, NYC & Company, Canadian Business Monthly, Latina Magazine, D Magazine, Denver Magazine, Rocky Mountain News, Tribeza Magazine, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, Pro AV Magazine, Albuquerque Journal, The Advocate.
AWARDS & GRANTS:
2010: Awarded Artist Grant by Puffin Foundation Ltd.
2009: Prix de la Photographie Honorable Mention
2006: College Photographer of the Year Honorable Mention: Documentary
2006: Finalist in Hearst National Photojournalism Competition.
2006: Awarded grant by the Indigenous Support Network at the University of Colorado to photograph farmers in Bolivia; February through April.
2006: Fourth place in Hearst Photo Awards-News/Sports.
2005: Seventh place in Hearst Photo Awards-Photo Essay.
2004: 2 first place awards, 2 second place awards, and a third place award in Society of Professional Journalist Awards.
EXPERIENCE:
June 2007-Present: Freelance photographer and video producer.
September 2006- June 2007: Dallas Morning News, Video/Photo Intern. Dallas, Tx., 515,000 daily circulation.
August 2005-2007: Assistant to professional studio lighting and environment photographer Jeff Boxer.
June 2005- Aug. 2005: Rocky Mountain News, Photo Intern. Denver, Colo., 250,000 weekday circulation & 500,000 Saturday circulation.
Sept. 2004- Jan. 2005: Albuquerque Journal, Photo Intern. Albuquerque, N.M., 170,000 daily circulation.
May 2004-June 2004: La Prensa, Photo Intern. Managua, Nicaragua, 50,000 daily circulation.
May 2003-August 2003: Colorado Daily, Photo Intern. Boulder, CO, 40,000 daily circulation.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science degree in News/Editorial Journalism, with an emphasis on Photojournalism, Spanish, and Political Science. School of Journalism and Mass Communication & the College of Arts and Sciences
University of Colorado at Boulder- August 2001-December 2005; Cumulative GPA: 3.5