Zoriah is an award-winning photojournalist whose work has been featured in some of the world’s most prestigious galleries, museums and publications. Zoriah's clients include National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, BBC News, The United Nations, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and many others. In addition to his journalism clients his photographs also appear in Glamour, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Elle and countless other top publications. With a background in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid, Zoriah specializes in documenting human crises in developing countries. His vitae not only lists photographic achievements and study, but also the in-depth training and experience necessary for working under extreme conditions in some of the world's harshest environments | ||
CLIENTS/PUBLISHED IN National Geographic • Time • Newsweek • The New York Times • Rolling Stone • Elle • Cosmopolitan • Glamour • The Wall Street Journal • BBC News • CNN • Fortune • NPR • Focus • ABC News • NBC • CBS • The United Nations • Paris Match • Asian Geographic • Democracy Now • NWK • GQ • The New York Globe • UNICEF • The Guardian • The TImes • Marketplace • The International Herald Tribune • Liberation • The United States Library of Congress • Europe Business Week • The Huffington Post • Michael Moore • PBS • Now • Penguin Publishing • The Christian Science Monitor • MSNBC • The National UK • Conde Net UK • The Copenhagen Star • The San Francisco Chronicle • World Economist • Shanghai Chronicle • World News Network • Newsweek Japan • Newsweek Arabic • Focus •Cambridge University Press • Warner Brothers • Universal Studios • Beijing Globe • Cafe • Publico • Fox News • Conde Nast • On The Media OTM • Penguin Books • L’Express • Grands Reportage • Suddeutsche Zeitung • L’illustre • Atlantico • The Boston Review • The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) • Index on Censorship • BAGnewsNotes • American Medical News • Politikken • IPTV Mexico • Choc • Grazia Neri • Televizer • Aktueel • Knack • S.P.A. • Trends • Deng • Vi Menn • Capital • Roul Medica • Welt• L’Actualite • Cine Revu • Le Vif • L’Express • REA • Laif • Tendancess Trends • Cordon • Van Parys • Morepraxis • Fellowship of Reconciliation • AMSCO • Pearson • The Accept Foundation • Peacemaking Korea • India Trade News • Denmark Inc • World News • Columbia Globe • India Femina • Beijing Media • China Political • Business Stockholm • Business Daily • Europe Daily • Elle Taiwan • Oregon Examiner • Yangtze News • Offshore Investment News • WN Education • China News Agency • Education Chronicle • Situation • NYK Inc • US Jobs Market • Maritime Shanghai • Mercantile Europe • Elle New York • Securities Regulator • News Wire China • Oregon Examiner • Beijing Woman • Radio TV India • SEACOR • Lanka FM • Ohio Business News • Yangtze News • Estonia Observer • China Business Daily • Denmark FM • Female Asian • China Europe Business • North America Business • China Business TV • Dublin Markets • Business Delaware • Dhaka Business • New York Telemedia • Dublin Media • Securities Regulator • Business TV • Ningbo Times • General Motors GM • Political India • New York Hello • Virginia Inc • Transport Post • Automaker USA • Madras • Elle Thailand • HK Banking • Asia Confidential • Elle Mexico • Elle Japan • World Exploitation • Pennsylvania Inc • Global Auto Maker • Business Daily • Long Island Report • Finland Inc • NY Business • Toledo Globe • Oklahoma Tonight • Business Jamaica • USA Business Week • USA Financial Center • Business Daily • United States CEO • Tamil Nadu Business News • Ohio Inc • Jiangsu Post • Shanghai Financier • Hainan Daily • Maritime Shanghi • London Business News • North Carolina Inc • Club Asia • Harbor Work • China Business Journal • America Business Daily • Business Mumbai • L’Actualite • Situation • Money Talk UK • KWPN • Edinburgh Business • Business TV • World Photos • TV Andhra • USA Cable Business • G•Photo World News • Caritas Pordenone • Indian Rich List • Planet Telex • ICP • Shumpu Press • Radio There • The Humanitarian Journal •TV Girls • Story Culture Krishnamurti Foundations • KCFR Radio • The Metropolitan • The Washington Park Profile • Photography in the Fine Arts Quarterly - PFA • China Foto • AOP • Arch Digest • Profimedia CZ •The Click • Think Progress • Brave New Films • Photo News Today • Photo District News PDN • Turkish Weekly • Indy Media Ireland • Inter Press Service IPS • REA • Vanpar • Laif • Contra • Mondia • Cinerev • VIF • Ovation TV • Global Voices for Justice • ArgusFest • Labor Against War • MWC News • Nanfan Daily • Public Radio International PRI • WSWS • The Visual Conscience • Radio Canada • Eyes Fall Open • United Nations Development Programme UNDP • Young People We Care YPWC • CNNI • Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Magazine • VSD • On The Media • Spiegel • IEEE Spectrum Magazine • The CW • Pilgrim Films • Pilgrim Extreme • Newton • TLMD • Cosmos • Al Rojo Vivo • Telemundo • Media Rights • Capital MRC • In Harms Way • New Internationalist Magazine • Eyes Fall Open • PC • Beeldzorg/Herman Hubrechts Design • DR Perspektiv • TVbyGirls • Barbara Wiener (Ida’s Story) • The Peace Jam Organization • The Veteran’s Project, PhotoNetCast • Royal Danish School of Journalism • Peacereporter • OSE Institute •Michigan State University (MSU) • American Weapon (film) • ABC CLIO • History and the Headlines • Conclave: A Journal of Character • SPQR Street Art • Good People, • Morning Star Features • The Vigil • Cox Channel 18 • Peace Train • OC Peace Coalition • Returning Veterans Resource Project • Art of War • Ovation TV • FreeDetainees • Truth.org • World Socialist • UNDP • Young People We Care YPWC • La Derniere Heure Les Sports • French Magazine VSD • RTTV • Fair • Extra • Peace Channel TV • La Dernière Heure Les Sports • Global Voices for Justice • FAIR/Extra! • The Rachel Corrie Foundation • The Evergreen State College • Massachusetts School of Law • The Mainichi Newspapers Company • Mainichi Shimbun • Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) • Thirteen.org • Women War and Peace • Public Broadcasting System (PBS) • Radical Livros • Aktuel Sweden • Swedish Radio • The History Channel • Cindy Sheehan • Third Day Dawning • Muslim Aid • The Canadian University of Ottawa • Education and Sustainability Magazine • Finisterrae Magazine • Spyglass • Women and Gender Studies Institute • University of Toronto • Discover Magazine • PressTV • Sherwood Ross Associates • World Tour Destinations • Photographer Magazine • Ovideo TV • Fundacio la Caixa • Publico • Princeton University • Small Arms Survey • Press TV • Children of Palestine Show • Boston University School of Public Health • Movement • PHOTO • DunnThe Signtologist • Moments • Harlow College • Stealworks Design/John Yates Design • Demotix • The Movement Magazine • Pluto Press • Coastal Traveler • One Click One Pic • Revolution Newspaper • Newsstand New Delhi • Laboratory • Arquitectura 21 • Be Profit • La Baiser Sale • Street Magazine Ukraine • Merritt Maddness • University of North Dakota • Wide Angle • WNET New York • Radical Livros • The Sunni-Shia Conflict • DePaul University • Iraq Memorial to Life • Coffee Strong • Nichterschienen • Q2A Media • Conspire Magazine • Conflict ZoneThe Film • Scientific Learning • Creed Interactive • Studio Angantyr • Digital SLR Photography Magazine • Ungvanster • World of Wonder • Socialist Union of Youth in Slovakia • Cordey Design Co • Avant Garde Life • Atelier Obscura • Rochester Institute of Technology • Left Bank Pictures • Strike Back • Badil Resource Center for Residency and Refugee Rights • Marywood University • Mans Unides • Salford University UK • CUNY Graduate School of Journalism • University of Miami Graduate School of Journalism • Trigger Happy Productions GmbH • Pilgrims • Global Humanitarian Forum • Vision Awards • Why Palestine • Zoe D'Amato • Newscom • Freitag Berlin • Finis Terrae • Daily Kos • Arabawy • New Hampshire Public Radio • Andalus • TWS • Core Concepts • 54 Kol • Allvoices • The Corner Report • Informaworld • Firedoglake • Uncertain Times • Baboon Films • Nova Africa • La Figa • The San Francisco Chronicle • Snippits and Snappits • Verse and Melodie • Inanimate Existence • Intravenous Design • Twine • Architectural Design Journal •University of Design Sydney • Cause + Art • OS Distribution • Carrot Clothing • Traditional Dwellings and Settlement Review • UC Berkley • Global Oneness Project • Images Without Borders • Doctors Without Borders • Aferrismoon • Artview Magazine • Kiss Art • Viriato(film) • Al-Andalus Ensamble • Pana Films • Valley of The Wolves Palestine(film) • Tim Weaver/David Raker • Dominate (film) • L'Absente (film) • A Picture of War (film) • Flores del Fango • PetaPixel • EuroNews • A Picture of War (film) • Elite Model Management • Marilyn Models • Silent Models • The StateUniversity of New York • Tonic • PFC Eastern Cape Co • OpEdNews •The Jewish Journal • Europe 1 • Tipete • A Charts • Pieuvre • Hotel Pro Forma Theater Group • Ice and Fire Theater Group • Science en France • French Ci;tire.org • New Releases Now • Lesin Rocks • Shtetl Magazine • Kaboodle • Yorkton This Week • Montreal Gazette • India Times • Paste Magazine • LA Confidential Magazine • Keep Your Eyes Wide • Cl • F8 Magazine • Gallerie del Progetto • Publico (Spain) • Press TV • Children of Palestine • Q2A Media •Cordey Design & Co Switzerland • The Linc • Hour Community • Europe One • Impactus • LA Confidential Magazine • The Agit Reader • Peeepl •Newbury Comics • Just Oh Fancy • Moustique • Defina La Gazette • Le Telegramme • Klangverfuhrer • Avant Scene Cognac • From PDX With Love • Photo Twitt • Humo Belgium • The Military Experience Organization • Russian Photo Magazine • 121 Clicks • HNN History News Network • George Mason University • LC Kauffman Design • Hobart and William Smith Colleges •Port Strategy • NF Hungary • Kommersant Russia • Newsquest • Unikum Russia • Veja Brazil •Verlag • KPA • JSC • Cavendish Pub • Rosen Publishing • IC China • Reforme • L'Express France • Time Out France •
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN CLIENTS
The United Nations (UN) • The International Red Cross amd Red Crescent Society • Doctors Without Borders • The International Criminal Court • International Medical Corps • The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) • Unicef • United Nations Development Program (UNDP) • The International Rescue Committee • Muslim Aid • The Elton John Center • Sihanouk Hospital • Accept Foundation • Index on Censorship • The Rachel Corrie Foundation • SH Chronic Care Facility • Morepraxis • Word Aids Day • Project Angel Heart • Chouk Sar Cambbodia • Sunrise Children’s Village • Prea Yesu Children’s Home • Pagoda Care • Little Sprouts • The Okinawa Reef Foundation • Fellowship Of Reconcilliation • Tsunami Relief • International Carnival of Pozitivities • Iraq Veterans Against War • Winter Soldier • Images of Resistance • The Palestine Chronicle • The Humanitarian Journal • Story Culture • Another Mother For Peace • ArgusFest • Global Voices for Justice • Healing Combat Trauma • U.S. Labor Against War • Eyes Fall Open • OSE Institute • Peacereporter • The Veteran’s Project • The Peace Jam Organization • Roul Medica • Mondo Library • Peacemaking Korea • Education Chronicle • ICP • Krishnamurti Foundations • Young People We Care (YPWC) • Media Rights • Barbara Wiener (Ida’s Story) •Returning Veterans Resource Project • FreeDetainees • Archetypal Assoc • Good People • Peace Train • OC Peace Coalition • Ovation TV • Truth.org, World Socialist • Peace Channel TV • PhotoPhilanthropy • Women and Gender Studies Institute • Education and Sustainability Magazine • Women War and Peace• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Magazine • PhotoPhilanthropy • Fundacio la Caixa • Small Arms Survey • Boston University School of Public Health • Movement • Iraq Memorial to Life • Coffee Strong • Badil Resource Center for Residency and Refugee Rights • Mans Unides • Global Humanitarian Forum • Vision Awards • Global Oneness Project • Images Without Borders • Gaza Awareness Week • Ambassadors for Sustained Health • Hospice Saint Joseph Haiti •International Medical Corps • Littlest Angels Orphanage Haiti • One Plus One • Hatua International • Eleven59 •The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians • Elsevier • The Better Gulf Organization • Avax Home • Mastercraft Safety • Graffiti of War Project • The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholors/Environmental Change and Security Program • INKOTA Netzwerk • Relief Worksh • CODEPINK Women for Peace • Children of Palestine • The Human Rights Fund • The Veritas Handbook • Images and Voices of Hope • The Wilson Center • United Nations Plus • The Not For Sale Campaign • Palestine Children's Relief Fund • Rutgers University • •
CELEBRITY, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT CLIENTS
Universal Records • Rolling Stone Magazine • Warner Brothers Music • Virgin • Glamour Magazine • Mercury Records • Elle Magazine • Paris Match • Cosmopolitan • Tower Records • MTV • Twentieth Century Fox • HBO • Apple Computers • iPad • Penguin Publishing • CBS Television • GQ Magazine • Public Broadcasting System • Mark Knopfler • Brave New Films • Morning Star Features • Pilgrim Films • The CW Network • Pilgrim Extreme • Eyes Fall Open • Universal Studios • The History Channel • Liquid Blue Inc • Conflict Zone The Film • Left Bank Pictures • Strike Back • Jamla Records • Yeal Naim • Guillaume Perret • Tugba Ukinci • Trigger Happy Productions GmbH • Liquid Blue Band • Al-Andalus Ensamble • Celtic Sunrise • Billboard Magazine • Virgin Radion • Le Parisien • Pop Matters • Caesars Atlantic City • Direct Soir • Sensible Events • Royal Albert Hall • Mass Live • Mc2 Grenoble • What It Is • RumBum • Irish Times • Net Planet, MLK • 06 Live • DigiTick • Zona Rock • David Donatien • Starzik • Pik • Last • Larep • Seattle Weekly • Nartube • The Spaghetti Incident • The Sound • Sickplaylist • Live Nation • Jams Bio • Gerlant • The Daily • Nord Eclair • Europe 1 • Tunisie 24 • Tot Room Recordings • 2k • Digital Spy • Music Bleep • Music • Freezec • Hellocoton France • The One Event • Pleaz • Music Story • Musique Ados • Alliance France • Wikio • La Voix Des Sports •Orange Telecom • CityVox• Aufeminin • Le Fil • Street Light Records • Pop Matters • American Songwriter • ABC Concerts • Culture Puteaux • Festivals For All • • Starzik •PurePeople • GreatSong • Lechorepublicain • Evous • CityVox • Au Fait • NRJ France Maroc • Museke • Charts in France • Fnac • Orange Telecom • Le Fil • I love Music Japan • Vasiliska • Pacific 2.1 Entertainment Group • Homeland tv • UltraTop • A Charts • Rennes Maville • Cultura • Andre Palais • Cherie FM •Sob o ceu de Paris • Rock n France • RFI • PurePeople • 8012 • Israbox • Padnova • RocknFrance • Europe 1 • Plixid • Mikki Says • Telemoustique • Idoles Mag • Notulus • Maville • RF Musique • Lavoix du Nord • Impactus • Music Zine • Concertive • Close Events • Alvinet • Elle Adore • Chorus 92 • Waxx Music • Laspikedelycmusic • Song Fox • Tunes Pro • Idoles Mag • CoVo Records • Notulus • Book123 • A Charts • Avax Home • Music Zine • Camus • JPC • Rock Report • AlbumCheck • LeProgres • Ander Palais • Dafina • News de Stars • Lavoix du Nord • Sneak Attack Media • Culture Club • Stars are Underground • Klatsch Tratsch • Artist Area • NWZ Inside • CD Starts • Bizarre Radio • Mykritik • Les Charts • Microsite • Newbury Comics • • Sainte Cecile Musique • Sneak Attack Media • Music Bleep • Fanity • Fair Audio • • Soul Seduction • Quebec Spot • Off the Record • Notulus • Le Parisien • Nord Eclair • Le Voix du Nord • Direct Soir • Common Folk Music • Mio Musik • Song Fox • Cherie FM France • Fair Audio Denmark • Sainte Celcile Musique • Plixid • Tunes Pro • Music Bleep • JPC Denmark • Entertainment Realm • Album Check • Radio Neo • Culture Club • News de Stars • Strictly Discs • Sacks and Co • Zimbio • Idoles Mag • Le Progres • La Rodia • Close Events • Le Baiser Sale • Biche Magazine •The London College of Fashion • Storyville • In The Name of The Family (film) • Pieuvre • A Charts • New Release Now • Fair Audio Denmark • Go Music Now • Plixid • Musique Terriene • Planet Lyrics • Monsters and Critics • Performing Art Live • Ethnic Events • Trendland • Yoladom • Radio One • Le 4 Dimension • Elle Adore • Broken Ceepee • Le Comparateur • Piano'Octail • Mediacult • Ginger and Smart • Common Folk Music • Tune Meadow • Notulus • Le 4 Demension • Giant Step • Pub Japan •AMC (American Broadcast Company) • Sneak Attack Media • Fastforward Magazine Denmark • Le Journal de Soane et Loire • Piano'Octail Bouguenais • Top en Ville • La Rodia • Jass Cafe London • Dusk France • El Magazine Japan • Songfacts • Combo 95 • Lesoir Belgium • Olympia Hall • North Sea Jazz • Jazz Asete • La Defense Jazz Festival • Charlie Jazz Festival • Flp Radio • Teh Paradox • Les Petites Chroniques • Orchestre de Britagne • Jazz Oloron • Antiprima Productions • French Music Organisation • Brisk •• Zisuyan • Akkordbeit • Straight • Babelsound • Muzyka • Pure • Festivaleros • Local Hero • Massive • Ruido Alternativo • Ticketnews • Pitch • SharedMusic • The Tivoli • Tu Guitarras • Rac 105 • Rockt • Fyens, • Concert News, • Rocks Zene
HONORS AND AWARDS
NPR's Top 10 Stories of 2017 National Public Radio featured Zoriah's image in their list of Top Ten Global Stories for 2017.
Top 50 Photojournalism Blogs, 2017 Feedspot's panelists ranked Zoriah's blog as number 28 in its list of the best photojournalism blogs on the web.
Maptia - Editor's Choice Award, 2015 Maptia selected Zoriah's feature length story on life in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone as their Editor's Choice
August - Featured Artist, 2014 August selected Zoriah as one of their very first Featured Artists and he was one of the original members of the invitation only group
BestJournalism Schools - JournalismDegree.org, 2014 JournalismDegree.org listed Zoriah as a key resource in ethics and media law resources for journalists
World's Most Famous Photojournalists - Ranker.com, 2013 Ranker.com listed Zoriah as one of the world's most famous Photojournalists in thier 2012/2013 survey.
Most Iconic Photographs of 2012 - NGO Insider, 2012 NGO Insider selected Zoriah's photograph of a Cambodian woman moments away from dying due to complications from AIDS as one of the most iconic images of 2012.
Top Photojournalists of All Time - Infinit Posterous, 2012 Infinit Posterous ranked Zoriah as one of the Top Photojournalists of All Time in their list that examined timeliness, objectivity and narrative as top qualities.
Editors Choice - 500px, 2012 Zoriah's image "The Iraqi Girl" was selected as an Editors Choice by the 500px team. Only 0.03% of all images submitted are given this ranking.
Top Forty Journalism Blogs- Guide to Online Schools, 2012 The Guide to Online Schools rated Zoriah's blog as number thirteen in the top forty journalism blogs in the world.
The Asia Society Photo Of The Day, 2012 The Asia Society selected one of Zoriah's images of poverty in Bangladesh as thier Photo Of The Day
Final Round - PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards, 2011 Zoriah's work on drug addicted street children in Africa was in the final round of the Professional category in the 2011 PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards.
#1 Extreme Photojournalism Blog- Zen College Life, 2011 Zen College Life ranked Zoriah's blog as number one in the category of Extreme Photojournalism Blogs in their top fifty photojournalism blogs in the world list.
Top Fifty Photojournalism Blogs- Guide to Online Schools, 2010 The Guide to Online Schools rated Zoriah's blog as number four in the top fifty photojournalism blogs in the world.
Top Ten Photojournalists of All Time - Digital Photo Basics, 2009 DPB listed Zoriah as number six in their Top Ten Photojournalists of All Time, under Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Dorathea Lang and James Nachtwey. They also called him "one of the most well known and popular photojournalists of the 21st Century."
Grand Prize - PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards, 2009 Zoriah took the grand prize in the annual PhotoPhilanthropy Awards for his work documenting famine in Africa. The competition was between 187 photographers in 30 countries submitting 219 bodies of work.
1 of 11 Great Black and White Photographers, 2009 Zoriah was in photography writer and expert Andrew Gibson's list of 11 great black and white photographers along with names such as Ansel Adams, David DuChemin, Andrew Farrington and Nick Brandt.
Discover Magazine - Nine Saddest Pictures on the Planet, 2008 Discover Magazine named Zoriah's image of dead Nile Perch on the banks of Lake Victoria in Kenya one of the saddest pictures on the Planet.
World Picture News Best Images of 2007 An image from the series Gaza Medical Crisis was selected as being one of the years most powerful images.
VII Photo Agency Portfolio Contest Winner, 2006 Zoriah worked one on one with VII photographers in New York City and attended the 2006 seminar. He was introduced to the senior photo editors of Time, Newsweek, Fortune, The New York TImes Magazine and The Wall Street Journal, many of whom are now his personal clients.
Photojournalist Of The Year, Morepraxis, 2006 As part of the Morepraxis award a series of images produced for World AIDS Day toured Australia during 2006.
Washington Media Photo Contest, 1996 As winner of this contest my photo series on AIDS and needle sharing were used as part of a national HIV/AIDS awareness program.
Songs of The People Award for Achievement in Photography, 1992 This series of seven photographs on homeless life in The United States toured the country and was shown in 37 museums as part of the Songs of The People photo series.
Exhibitions
United Nations, United States Aden Lens Exhibition, Yeman University of Toronto, Canada Moscow International Photo Festival, Russia International HIV Fund Exhibition, United Kingdom West Point Military Academy, United States NRW Exhibition, Germany SXSW Interactive Festival, United States FotoWeek DC, United States Justice Week, Imperial College United Kingdom ZIA Gallery, United States War, Groningen The Netherlands Univeristy of Californai Berkley, United States Hong Kong AIDS Foundation, Hong Kong Border Crossings, United States Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil Wolf Gang Gallery, United States Up Against The Wall Gallery, United States Netherlands Architecture Institute Right Before Your Eyes, United Nations US West Virginia University, United States NGO Insider Exhibition/1961 Gallery, Cambodia GAH Inaugural Gala, United States SUY War Exhibition, Slovakia Kent College of Law, United States PCRF/Rutgers University IVOH World Summit, United States University of Calgary, Canada Schoenherr Gallery, United States Bridgeport Art Center, United States The Art Center Highland Park, Unites States Beverly Arts Center Chicago, United States Illinois Institute of Technology, United States PhotoPhilanthropy Exhibition Tour, United States Graffiti War Project, United States Gallery 13, United States Images of Resistance, Ireland University of Ottawa, Canada Canadian Architecture Institute Honzehoge School, The Netherlands Battlespace, United States Battlespace, European Tour Block of Art Gallery, United States Translating Silence, United States Baghdad and Beyond, United States Camera Obscura Gallery, United States Morepraxis, Australia Justice Week, United Kingdom Good People, United States Gladhat Gallery, Israel Washington Media Exhibition, United States Sutra, South Korea Songs of the People, United States
LECTURES
Massachusetts School of Law, United States Danish School of Journalism, Denmark Webster University, Geneva Michigan State University, United States Moscow International Photo Festival, Russia Arcola Theatre London, United Kingdom Hobart and William Smith Colleges, New York Media Trends Conference 2012, Switzerland Orebro University, Sweden The Global Center For Journalism and Democracy, United States Pontificia Universidad Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Amsterdam University College, Netherlands PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards, United States Sony Photographer's Day, Moscow University of Utah, United States Gaza University, The Gaza Strip Metropolitan State College, United States Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil The Evergreen State College, Washington University of Colorado, United States The Rachel Corrie Foundation, United States Tranquebar, Copenhagen Global Village, Japan Sam Houston University, United States Huntsville Public School System, United States The GenocideSymposium 2012, United States Ford Mansion, Detroit MI Towa Institution, Japan The Mercury Theater, United States Camera Obscura Gallery, United States The Oriental Theater, United States Argusfest, United States Merrit Madness, United States
Judge/Jury
Russian Photographer of The Year/Moscow International Photo Festival The Global Center for Journalism and Democracy Photography Contest United Nations Plus 2013 India Africa: A Shared Future Photography Contest
Work Experience
Independent Photojournalist Rapport Press, The Gaza Strip August 2008 to March 2009
Contributing Photographer BagNEWSnotes, August 2008 to 2010
Embedded Photojournalist United States Army, Iraq June 2007 to August 2007
Embedded Photojournalist United States Army Afghanistan August, 2007
Embedded Photojournalist Afghan National Army, Afghanistan August 2007
Freelance News Photographer Sipa Press, NY, NY September 2004 to present
Contributing Photographer Warshooter and Warshooter.com, 2005 to Present
Freelance Photojournalist National Press Photographers Association, 2003 to Present
Embedded Military Photographer United States Marine Corps, USFJ June 2005
Freelance News Photographer World Picture News, NY, NY September 2004 to present
Freelance News Photographer Reporters Agency, Brussels, Belgium 2004 to present
Freelance News Photographer Image Works Agency, NY, NY 2004 to present
Freelance News Photographer EyePress Photo Agency, Hong Kong, China 2004 to present
Disaster Technology Specialist American Red Cross NY NY March 2003 to December 2003
Disaster Response Volunteer American Red Cross NY NY May 2003 to December 2003
Humanitarian Volunteer Volunteer For Peace Intl, Italy April 1995 to August 1995
Humanitarian Volunteer Volunteer For Peace Intl, France April 1992 to August 1992
DISASTER EXPERIENCE
Nepal Earthquake Followup Kathmandu - May 2016
Haiti Earthquake Followup Port au Prince - June 2014
Bangladesh Riots Dhaka/Chittagong - February 20, 2013 to March 19, 2013
Hurricane Sandy New York - October 22, 2012 to November 15, 2012
London UK Riots London - August 6, 2011 to August 10, 2011
Gulf BP Oil Spill Louisiana - July 25, 2010 to August 10, 2010
Haiti Earthquake Port au Prince - January 2010
Haiti Earthquake Port au Prince - March 2010
Kenya Famine Kakuma - January 24, 2009 to January 29, 2009
Afghanistan War Bagram and NE Afghanistan and Pakistan - 2007
Iraq War Baghdad, Fallujah - 2007 and 2008
Lebanon Post Conflict Beirut - November 28 to December 10, 2006
Cluster Bomb Aftermath Lebanon - December 10 to December 22, 2006
Gaza Medical Crisis Gaza Strip - April 24 to June 1, 2006
Tsunami Followup Thailand - December 1 to December 12, 2005
Asian Earthquake Kashmir - November 16 to December 1, 2005
Asian Earthquake Pakistan - November 1 to November 16, 2005
Tsunami Followup Thailand - October 18 to October 26, 2005
Bird Flu Pandemic South East Asia including Indonesia - August 1, 2005 to October, 2005
Dengue Fever Outbreak Singapore, Malayasia September 15,2005 to October12, 2005
Asia's Tsunami Sri Lanka - January 4, 2005 to January 12, 2005
Asia's Tsunami Thailand - December 26, 2004 to January 4, 2005
New York Blackout NY, NY USA - August 14, 2003 to August 22, 2003
Dengue Fever Outbreak El Salvadore - July 14, 2002 to September 4, 2002
Dengue Fever Outbreak Honduras - May 20, 2002 to July 13, 2002
Hurricane Iris Honduras - May 20, to July 13, 2002
Hurricane Iris Belize - April 21, 2002 to May 19, 2002
World Trade Center Attacks NY, NY USA - Septembr 11, 2001 to April 1, 2002
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Federal Management Agency, (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute Emergency Management HAZMAT HAZMAT For Medical Personnel. Radiological Emergency Response ICS (Incident Command System) Disaster Response related to Animals Developing and Managing Volunteers Leadership and Influence Decision Making and Problem Solving Effective Communication Disaster Basics
Red Cross Certifications, (ARC) WMD/T Weapons of Mass Distruction and Terrorism Mass Casualty Disaster Response Logistics Shelter Operations Damage Assessment Mass Care Disaster Mental Health Services Introduction to Disaster Shelter Simulation Field Response First Aid CPR AED
Federal Communications Commission, (FCC) FCC/ARRL Licensed Radio Communications Technician (Ham Oppertator.)
United States Marine Corps, (USMC) Military journalist fully accredited with the United States Marine Corps, United States Forces Japan (USFJ)
TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED SKILLS
GPS satellite navigation GPS photo-linking Emergency communtications Arial and underwater navigation Mapping Wilderness search and rescue Survival skills Jungle survival Wilderness survival Arctic survival Desert survival Mountaineering Licensed car, motorcycle, large ship and truck driver Shelter skills Nutrition CPR, AED and First Aid certified Rope skills includingclimbing, rappelling and hasty rappells
EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree Dual Major in Sociology and Music Composition Dual Minor in Visual Arts and Audio Engeneering Evergreen State College Olympia Washington 1997
GENERAL COURSE WORK
International Relations Political Economy Statistics Sociology of Violence and Conflict Sociology of Medicine Sociology of Education Cultural Studies of Technology Computer Technology Global Health Care Epidemiology Virology Human Biology Nutrition Nutrition in Crisis
PHOTOGRAPHIC COURSE WORK
Photography Digital Photography Darkroom Technique Color Darkroom Technique Digital Darkroom Technique Photography in Media Digital Transmission Advanced Photojournalism Ethics and Photojournalism Reporting from War Zones Conflict Journalism Digital Media Multi-Media Design Photoshop Technique Photos in The Field Newspaper Staff
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Press Photographers Association 3200 Croasdaile Dr Ste 306 Durham, NC 27705 •Freelance Press Photographer/Photojournalist member of the National Press Photographers Association.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th Street SW. Washington, DC 20554 •FCC/Arrl Liscenced Radio Communications Technician (HAM Operator.) Experience in disaster and emergency communications with the American Red Cross of Greater New York. Experience working alongside ARES, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, in response to emergencies such as the New York Blackout of 2003. Three years experience.
UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION 1440 Duke Street. Alexandria, VA, 22314 •Parachute and skydiving search, rescue and recovery, high performance canopy pilot. Masters License through The United States Parachute Association. Extensive experience in HALO (high altitude low opening,) night jumping and accuracy landings. Five years experience.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS 30151 Tomas Street, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 SCUBA SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL, 2619 Canton Court, Fort Collins, CO 80525 •Underwater SCUBA Search and Rescue specialist, Divemaster rating, licensed by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) and SSI (Scuba Schools International.) Extensive experience in deep, nighttime, wreck and confined space underwater search, rescue and recovery. Five years experience.
British Royal Yachting Association RYA RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom •International license in large ship navigation for inland waterways.
VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL/JEUNESSE ET RECONSTRUCTION Solidaritay Jeun 10, Ru3 du8 Nai 1945, Paris France, 75010 •International Volunteer with two years experience in voluntary humanitarian aid.
MISCELLANEOUS
Countries Traveled To 100+ | ||