Professional Experience
Active Interest Media - Boulder, Colorado
November 2013 - May 2019
Prepress Specialist for publisher of over 50 enthusiast magazines, including Ski, Backpacker, Climbing, Old House Journal and Yoga Journal. Responsible for retouching and color correction of editorial photography, as well as management and press quality control of advertising content for numerous titles.
The Denver Post - Denver, Colorado
September 2005 - November 2013
Photo Editor for award-winning major metropolitan newspaper. Producer of daily news and sports imagery for print as well as photo galleries for the Denver Post website, including the research, acquisition, and management of all media.
Inside Communications Incorporated - Boulder, Colorado
December 1999 - July 2004
Director of Photography for publisher of Velo News, Inside Triathlon, and Ski Racing magazines. Responsible for creating and editing photography on location and in the studio for the various publications.
After graduating from the California Institute for the Arts, his first job was as a studio manager and architectural photographer for Communication Arts, an environmental design firm. This was followed by a few years as the photo editor for Rock & Ice Magazine, which was known for its commitment to outstanding adventure photography from around the globe. He then moved to a position as photo editor for Index Stock Imagery in Denver, where he worked with over 150 photographers in a myriad of specialties, from fashion to lifestyle to wildlife and automotive images. From there, he was named Director of Photography for Inside Communications Inc., where he not only edited the photography for VeloNews, Inside Triathlon, and Ski Racing magazines, but also was a contributing photographer covering races and events as well as producing product and lifestyle images in studio for editorial and catalog applications. After this, he began an eight year stint back at The Denver Post as a digital photo editor, handling imagery for all sections of the paper and the website. This tenure included a Pulitzer Prize in spot news reporting for the entire staff for their coverage of the Aurora theater shootings. Most recently, he spent 6 years as an imaging specialist and retoucher for Active Interest Media in Boulder, working on national magazines such as Backpacker, Ski, Old House Journal, and Horse and Rider among many others.
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