Caitlin M. Kelly

Current

• Photographer at Freelance - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Past

• Staff Photographer at The Press-Enterprise
• Photographer at Freelance Photojournalist (Self-employed)
• Staff Photographer at Los Angeles Times, Community News Division

• Chief Photographer at Daily Press
• Staff Photographer at Desert Dispatch

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Education

• Riverside Community College
• California State University-Fullerton
• Boston University

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Caitlin M. Kelly’s Summary

• Three years as a photo editor
• Fifteen years as a staff photographer and freelance photographer
• Masters in Anthropology: focus on photojournalism in American newspaper culture
• Journalistic and academic writing abilities
• Excellent photographic editing skills
• Online multimedia production
• Extensive use of Photoshop, Mac OS, Internet applications and wireless transmitting
• Intermediate Spanish language skills

Caitlin M. Kelly’s Specialties:

Documentary, editorial, sports, advertising, fashion

Caitlin M. Kelly’s Experience

• Photographer

  Freelance - Buenos Aires, Argentina

  (Photography industry)

  December 2007 — Present (2 years )

  • Based stateside in Boulder, Colorado
  • Based internationally in Buenos Aires, Argentina (February 2008)
  Three divisions:
  Photojouralism: represented by Zuma Press (http://www.zumapress.com), all editorial coverage and including long-term documentary projects on social issues such as women's rights and poverty.
  Commecial Photography: partnered with Onyx.la in Argentina http://www.onyx.la/), advertising to food and fashion, year end reports, business environmental portraits.
  Fine Art Photoraphy: images printed in traditional, digital and on canvas from travels throughout South America and the world.

• Staff Photographer

  The Press-Enterprise

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AHC; Newspapers industry)

  August 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 5 months)

  • Riverside, California
  Photographed daily, covering breaking news, general news, sports and features; produced multimedia presentations for the Internet including video; recorded audio to accompany website slide shows; developed, from idea to published story, self-driven photography projects; transmited images from on-site using laptop and wireless technologies; trouble shot computer problems in the field; consistently met daily deadlines, including a 9am deadline for the morning Internet and six different evening deadlines for local editions

• Photographer

  Freelance Photojournalist (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Newspapers industry)

  August 2000 — August 2004 (4 years 1 month)

  • Southern California
  Photographed for various publications including: The San Bernardino County Sun, The Press-Enterprise, Army Times Publishing Company, Los Angeles Times; directed the photography of coral specimens for the Invertebrate Paleontology lab for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; conducted interviews for pertinent story and cutline information; processed, scanned and transmitted all images per publication requirements; delivered images in accordance with publication deadlines, with 100% completion of all assignments; worked as a freelance photographer while pursuing my masters degree

• Staff Photographer

  Los Angeles Times, Community News Division

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  June 2004 — July 2004 (2 months)

  • Rancho Cucamonga and Upland, California
  Covered two weekly community newspapers; coordinated coverage with three editors; organized and archived images for publication, including transmitting images offsite for layout; asked to take full-time position after two weeks as a freelancer; hired by the Press-Enterprise four days after the paper was closed due to budget cuts

• Chief Photographer

  Daily Press

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 1996 — August 2000 (4 years 4 months)

  • Victorville, California
  Led three person staff, while photographing daily; proposed stories and led daily news meetings as required; worked with all other newspaper departments to successfully fulfill their requirements; aided in developing annual operating budget for the photo department; began as staff photographer before being promoted; left to pursue masters degree

• Staff Photographer

  Desert Dispatch

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  June 1995 — May 1996 (1 year )

  • Barstow, California
  Photographed daily; managed all photographic material in the newspaper; developed film and printed black and white images for layout; coordinated coverage with reporters and editors; reported as necessary

Caitlin M. Kelly’s Education

• Riverside Community College

  None , Continuing Educational Development , 2005 — 2007

  Spring 2007: Business Law I, Business Math; Fall 2006: Introduction to Business, Spanish Listening Comprehension; Spring 2006: Spanish Intermediate Conversation; Fall 2005: Spanish III

• California State University-Fullerton

  Masters , Anthropology , 2000 — 2002

  College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Graduated with a GPA of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale; thesis: Witness to War: A Case Study of Vietnam Photographs on the New York Times Front-Page 1962-1973

  Activities and Societies:

  Presented my thesis at “All News All the Time, The Production of News in Times of Peace and War” a peer reviewed symposium at the American Anthropology Association National Conference in Chicago, November 2003

• Boston University

  BS , Journalism , 1991 — 1995

  College of Communications; Cum Laude

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of the women's crew team

Additional Information

Caitlin M. Kelly’s Interests:

Certified level 1 ski instructor; taught skiing for three years; marathon runner; passion for international travel; currently living in Buenos Aires, Argentina; traveled throughout the southern sections of South America, in addition to Europe; lived in Australia for 13 months

Caitlin M. Kelly’s Groups:

• Member of the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles
• Member National Press Photographers Association

•    Expat Network
•    Boston University Alumni
•    Women in Photography

Caitlin M. Kelly’s Honors:

• Award from the National Press Photographers Best of Photojournalism 2008:
Honorable mention for Best Multimedia Package, website presentation of the story No Easy Way Home.
• Awards from the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles: 2007: Second place in photo essay for the month of June. 2006: First place in features and sports for the month of September; Second place in photo essays for the month of December; Second place in news for the month of October; Third place in portraits for the months of May and July; Finished the year ninth in point standings
• Invited to present thesis at the Cultural Studies Conference in Boston, May 2004
• Accepted as a panelist for “All News All the Time, The Production of News in Times of Peace and War” a peer reviewed symposium at the American Anthropology Association National Conference in Chicago, November 2003.

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