Academic Experience
- Riverside City College, Adjunct Photograpy instructor Fall 2007 to present
- Riverside Art Museum Photography instructor Summer 2009 to present
- UC Riverside Extension Center Photography instructor March 2009 to present
Professional Activities
- Contributor to professional photography blog, Rising Blackstar
- As a regular contributor to this blog, 2 of my posts are among the most popular ones featured.
- Produced video footage used on KVCR-PBS station in San Bernardino
- Produced a video tribute for the community activist Eddie Dee Smith Visionary project
- Organized “Pose, Spot, Pose” a photography workshop for kids
- Together with UCR ArtsBlock, Riverside County Animal Services and photographer Carlos Puma, I organzed and taught a one-day workshop for children on how to photograph pets
- Webmaster, Macintosh Users Group Serving the Inland Empire
Responsible for maintenance and content creation of the Macintosh Users Group Serving the Inland Empire website
- Webmaster, St. Francis De Sales School, Riverside
- Created and trained the school staff on the use of the Word Press blog interface
Publications
- Inland Empire magazine
- Och Tamale University of Redlands alumni magazine
- Fiat Lux UC Riverside alumni magazine
Professional Experience
FreeLance PHotographer
March, 2004-Present
My clients include Riverside National Cemetery, University of Redlands, UC Riverside, Inland Empire magazine, Riverside Unified School District, Eddie Dee Smith Visionary project.
Staff photographer
June 1987-March 2004
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside California (circulation 160,000)
Provided photographic coverage of sports events like NBA finals, tennis & PGA tournaments, breaking & general news events including lifestyles & feature sections.
Awards & ExHibits
- Solo photography exhibit at Back to the Grind Coffeehouse April 2010
- Group exhibit "The News in Pictures: A Century of Photographs from the Press-Enterprise, California Museum of Photography, Riverside"--Staff Photographers of The Press-Enterprise 2003
- 2002 Associated Press Network Editors Council Best Feature Photo
- 1999 Newspapers Association Best Feature Photo
- 1998 Nat’l Press Photographers Assoc.Region 10 June Best Feature Photo
- 1997 Nat'l Press Photographers Assoc.Region 10 June Photo Illustration
- 1995 Nat’l Press Photographers Assoc.Region 10 Best General News
Education
Digital Video Bootcamp at ProMax, Irvine CA
Bachelor Sc. Photojournalism Kent State University Ohio
February 2010
