This document contains the resume of Vasna Wilson, who has 15 years of experience as a photographer and editor working for internationally known newspapers, businesses, schools, and humanitarian organizations. It summarizes her accomplishments and skills, which include photojournalism, portrait and event photography, photo editing, digital asset management, and teaching photography classes. Her resume also lists relevant professional experience with organizations like VAS Photography, Genentech, and Operation Smile International.

1. Vasna
Wilson
+1
(415)
317-­‐6173
●
vasna@vasphotography.com
Photographer
and
editor
with
15
years
of
creating
content
for
internationally
known
newspapers,
businesses,
schools,
and
humanitarian
organizations
SUMMARY
OF
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND
SKILLS
• Photography:
Worked
as
photojournalist
for
seven
years,
with
work
featured
on
the
NY
Times’
front
page
and
in
several
other
internationally
known
journals.
Managed
own
photography
firm
for
ten
years,
regularly
shooting
business
portraits,
family
photos,
events,
interiors,
picture
stories,
ethnological
settings,
and
landscapes.
• Editing:
Routinely
worked
as
editor
in
newsrooms
and
businesses.
Coordinated
with
photographers
worldwide,
finishing
all
projects
on
time
and
within
budget.
• Digital
Asset
Management:
Acted
as
digital
asset
manager
for
six
years—built
and
organized
digital
libraries
for
several
companies.
• Teaching:
Developed
curricula
and
taught
photography
classes
in
universities
and
corporate
settings
for
three
years.
• Humanitarian
Photography:
Photographed
medically
and
economically
challenged
children
in
Asia,
Latin
America,
and
the
Middle
East.
Photographed
low-­‐income
families
and
fragile
natural
environments
throughout
the
U.S.
Published
work
in
several
outlets
to
boost
fundraising.
Photojournalism
●
Portrait
Photography
●
Business
Photography
●
Event
Photography
Photo
Editing
●
Pre-­‐and
Post-­‐production
●
Corporate
Communication
Strategies
●
Recruiting
●
Training
Contract
Negotiation
●
Content
Licensing
●
Audio-­‐video
Production
●
Picture
Layout
Digital
Asset
Management
●
Metadata
●
Web
Distribution
●
Social
Media
●
Teaching
Journalistic
Ethics
●
International
Collaboration
●
Multicultural
Environments
●
Photoshop
●
LightRoom
●
Verbal
and
Written
Communications
●
English
●
Thai
●
Laotian
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
VAS
Photography,
San
Francisco,
CA,
USA
President/Project
Manager
(2005–Present)
Founded
and
managed
successful
photography
company
with
worldwide
operations.
Took
charge
of
all
photography
and
editing,
developed
and
implemented
marketing
plans,
closed
sales
deals,
and
negotiated
contracts.
Managed
logistics
and
arranged
travel
as
company
grew
and
developed
large
international
network
of
freelancers
and
clients.
• Performed
freelance
photography
for
major
journals,
including
USA
Today,
the
New
York
Times,
the
Washington
Post,
and
the
San
Francisco
Chronicle.
Developed
story
lines
and
coordinated
with
editors.
• Photographed
corporate
events,
portraits,
interviews,
products,
and
facilities.
Showcased
public
speakers,
perfecting
fast
and
non-­‐intrusive
methods.
• Shot
events
for
the
American
Red
Cross,
the
League
of
Women
Voters,
the
San
Francisco
Symphony
Orchestra
and
Ballet,
Art
Silicon
Valley/San
Francisco,
and
Ai
Weiwei
Alcatraz.

2. • Photographed
humanitarian
causes.
Acted
as
principle
photographer
and
producer
for
Rebuild
Potrero,
a
multi-­‐media
project
documenting
a
low-­‐income
San
Francisco
community
as
its
neighborhood
is
razed
and
rebuilt.
• Routinely
performed
pre-­‐and
post-­‐production
work
for
annual
reports,
the
press,
and
websites.
Provided
metadata
and
captions
for
Web
distribution.
• Successfully
negotiated
permissions
and
copyrights.
Genentech,
San
Francisco,
CA,
USA
Digital
Asset
Management
Consultant
(2010)
Developed
and
launched
a
searchable
digital
asset
library
of
photographs,
graphics,
videos,
and
PowerPoint
templates,
which
the
company
can
share
across
its
entire
network
and
manage
efficiently.
• Created
categories
and
cataloged
digital
assets.
Provided
metatags
and
keywords
for
images.
• Collaborated
with
departments
throughout
company
to
make
assets
more
searchable.
• Photographed
volunteer
events
for
corporate
communications
and
archiving.
• Produced
multimedia
video
and
reference
manual
on
the
standard
process
of
media
file
naming
and
metadata
tagging.
Panasonic
Digital
Photo
Academy,
San
Francisco,
CA,
USA
Photography
Instructor
(2009–2010)
• Developed
and
taught
a
nationwide
series
of
beginning
to
advanced
photography
classes
for
adults—students
often
returned
for
more
advanced
classes
and
commissioned
private
tutoring.
• Developed
curricula
and
taught
several
topics,
including
motion
photography,
creativity
with
lenses,
engaging
people,
picture
editing,
book
layouts,
Web
slideshow
creation,
post-­‐
production,
final
presentations,
journalistic
ethics,
copyrights,
new
technologies,
and
metadata.
California
State
University,
Hayward,
CA,
USA
Photojournalism
Lecturer
(2008)
• Taught
photojournalism
to
students
working
on
the
university’s
newspaper.
• Developed
curricula
and
taught
classes
on
the
history
of
photojournalism,
codes
of
ethics,
camera
operations,
capturing
community
events,
distributing
content
in
news
outlets,
portfolio
creation,
post-­‐production,
digital
workflows,
emerging
trends,
and
careers
in
photojournalism.
Operation
Smile
International,
Norfolk,
VA,
USA
Photographer
(2002–2008)
Provided
field
photography
and
coordinated
post-­‐production
in
Asia,
Latin
America,
and
the
Middle
East
for
humanitarian
projects.
Shot
images
for
media
outlets,
newsletters,
and
annual
reports
to
encourage
fundraising
for
children
with
cleft
lips.
• Visited
the
Philippines
twice
and
took
before
and
after
surgery
pictures.
Shot
operating
rooms
and
patients
in
their
homes.
Edited
photos
and
delivered
to
Foundation.
• Worked
in
Thailand
with
doctor
who
treated
polio
and
malaria
victims.
Visited
homes
of
patients
in
minority
cultures
and
photographed
them
in
their
diverse
natural
settings,
from
low-­‐
land
farms
to
mountain
forests.
• Photographed
patients
in
their
homes
in
Jordan,
capturing
the
lives
of
sheepherders
and
their
country’s
unique
natural
environment.
• Took
before
and
after
surgery
photos
in
Brazil.
• Traveled
to
Nicaragua
twice,
photographing
an
orphanage
and
families
in
their
communities.

3.
Cambodia’s
Hope,
Phnom
Penh,
Cambodia
Photographer
(2007)
• Photographed
orphanage
founded
by
a
Khmer
Rouge
Regime
survivor.
Portrayed
its
entire
environment,
including
housing,
classrooms,
and
rice
fields.
• Photographed
classical
Khmer
dance
classes,
farmers
at
work,
the
natural
environment,
and
ancient
Khmer
temples.
The
Atlanta
Journal-­‐Constitution,
Atlanta,
GA,
USA
Staff
Photographer
(2003–2005)
• Photographed,
edited,
captioned,
and
meta-­‐tagged
images
of
events
and
settings
for
general
metropolitan
newspaper.
Generated
story
ideas
and
collaborated
with
writers
and
editors,
delivering
all
projects
on
time
and
within
budget.
• Covered
breaking
news
stories,
business
features,
and
sports
assignments,
regularly
visiting
the
Falcons,
Braves,
and
Hawks.
• Portrayed
Atlanta’s
diverse
neighborhoods,
both
up-­‐scale
and
low-­‐income.
• Photographed
political
events
and
officials.
• Covered
arts
and
distinguished
humanities
professionals.
The
Virginian-­‐Pilot,
Norfolk,
VA,
USA
Staff
Photographer
(2000–2003)
• Photographed
a
multitude
of
subjects
for
a
military-­‐dominated
community,
including
breaking
news,
annual
Civil
War
reenactments,
aircraft
carriers,
war
planes,
and
all
varieties
of
local
weather.
• Photographed
Virginia’s
historic
sites,
including
Jamestown
and
Willamsburg.
• Shot
high-­‐ranking
officers’
portraits.
The
Bolingbrook
Sun,
Naperville,
IL,
USA
Staff
Photographer
(1999–2000)
• Performed
photography
and
editing
for
suburban
Chicago
paper.
Photographed
local
housing
development
and
the
community’s
last
farmers,
capturing
dramatic
contrasts
between
modern
and
traditional
lifestyles.
• Photographed
multiple
ethnic
neighborhoods,
portraying
the
unique
atmosphere
of
each.
EDUCATION
Bachelor
of
Arts,
Interdisciplinary
Studies;
photojournalism,
art,
and
anthropology,
University
of
Missouri
School
of
Journalism,
Columbia,
MO,
(1999)
The
Salt
Institure
for
Documentary
Studies
(1998)
The
Eddie
Adam
Workshop
(1998)
Semester
at
Sea,
University
of
Pittsburgh,
PA
(1995)
European
Cultural
History
Tour,
Eastern
Michigan
University,
Ypsilanti,
MI
(1994)