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01.10 : Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
After three months of interning at World Vision US in Federal Way, Wash., I was hired as an Associate Video/Photo Producer and promptly sent to China in January on an exploratory trip to uncover the roots of World Vision on Amoy and Gulangyu islands. I am so thrilled to work for such a stellar organization doing what I love. I'm truly living the dream.
www.worldvision.org
10.09 : Internship _ World Vision US
I'm excited to start an internship with Seattle-based World Vision US, a large non-profit that aids children and families and provides disaster relief. I'll be doing photo and video production and research/editing, working with some of the most respected names in the non-profit media world.
6.09 : Summer Internship _ the Oregonian
I'm honored to be a Scripps Howard intern this summer at the Oregonian in Portland, Oregon. My internship runs from early June to late September and allows me the opportunity to work with some of the best community journalists in the nation. I'll be working primarily on the photo desk, but will also do some video and multimedia projects during my time here.
02.09: Special Olympics Live Web Coverage
In February 2009, I was invited to be part of the live webcasting team for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho.
I was assigned to a documentary team that covered athletes from the Asia Pacific region, including Indonesia, Japan, India and Afghanistan. The stories we worked on affected us all deeply.
I have posted one video under multimedia (Special Olympics Afghanistan) and have some photos under "Singles."
See the full site at live.specialolympics.org
01.20.09: Inauguration Photos at washingtonpost.com
I joined a team of fellow photo/multimedia journalists from UNC Chapel Hill to cover the inauguration of Barack Obama for a washingtonpost.com interactive feature called TimeSpace. Check it out at specials.washingtonpost.com/timespace/inauguration
09.08: Andaman Rising goes LIVE
Official UNC press release:
For immediate release---
UNC-Chapel Hill journalism students debut multimedia documentary
website, http://www.AndamanRising.org.
UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Journalism & Mass Communication
announces the release of http://www.AndamanRising.org, a
collection of 15 student-produced multimedia stories about life
in southern Thailand after the 2004 Asian tsunami.
The site's debut follows a month-long foreign reporting
assignment in which 14 journalism students traveled to the
province of Phang-nga, Thailand to explore some of the most
intimate corners of Thai society.
Based out of a village next to the Andaman Sea, students used
photos, audio, video, graphics and design to craft cultural
snapshots of a region that has risen above tragedy. Working with
a team of Thai translators, they documented the story of a
teenage cross-dresser in a traditional Muslim community, the
narrative of an illegal immigrant family from Myanmar, and the
spiritual transformation of a young monk.
We welcome you to view these stories and more at
http://www.AndamanRising.org.
06.08: Quince Años published on "Carolina del Norte"
Quince Años: Coming of Age in the United States is the story of two Latinas who live in Durham, N.C., and recently celebrated the ancient tradition of the quinceañera. As my semester project in spring 2008, the story will be published on the Nuevas Fronteras site as part of our class project on Latino issues in North Carolina. It is currently published as part of Carolina del Norte, a work of UNCs school of Journalism & Mass Communication.
2003: Why I Became Photojournalist
In summer 2003, a friend invited me to come on a missions trip to Ukraine as the team photographer. Armed with a brand new Nikon N55, I accepted and spent three weeks photographing our team and the people of Ukraine. As I began developing the film, I saw that the photos told stories without even needing my words to explain. At the ripe age of 16, I realized I could pursue photojournalism as a profession.
I made this image in the Carpathian mountains at a sports camp our team helped facilitate. The children are re-enacting the story of Lazarus rising from the dead. The village of Holovetsko has been transformed through the work and love of a woman named Nadia and her family, who come from Lviv monthly to distribute food and other supplies to destitute families, especially during the harsh winter months.
projects
connect
inspiration
+ Andaman Rising
+ TimeSpace: Inauguration
(washingtonpost.com)
+ Special Olympics Live
+ Carolina Photojournalism
+ The Oregonian
+ Val's Children
+ Washington Post
+ New York Times
+ Media Storm
+ The National
+ The Whale Hunt
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