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- 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)