Christophe Elise

Sports Photographer

Paris Area, France

Current
  • Founder/CEO/photographer at 42 Sports Images
  • Photographer at DPPI
  • Photographer at Icon Sports Media
Past
  • Editor in Chief at LesNouvelles.net
  • Co-founder at The IT Newsletter Group
  • Co-Owner at Les Nouvelles.net
  • Senior Photography Editor at Sipa Press
  • Senior writer / Journaliste at 01 Informatique, Groupe Tests
  • Senior writer / Journaliste at Le Nouvel Hebdo, Groupe Tests
  • Senior Writer / Journaliste at Décision Sécurité Informatique, Ajour, Groupe Tests
  • Consultant / Journaliste at Benchmark Group
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Christophe Elise’s Summary

- Founder of Sports Press Agency 42 Sports Images
- Freelance Sports Photographer since march 2005
- Contractor photographer, Icon Sports Media, Inc, since november 2006
- Contractor photographer, DPPI, since october 2007
- Senior Photography Editor, Sipa Press, since may 2007
- Freelance journalist since january 2006
- IT journalist (5 years at Groupe Tests as a senior writer, 2 years at Benchmark Group as a consultant)
- Team photographer for the french pro Paris Basket Racing during the 2005-2006 and the 2006-2007 seasons
- Editor in Chief at LesNouvelles.net february 2008 - january 2009
- Co-owner of Les Nouvelles.net - www.lesnouvelles.net january 2006 - january 2009, sold to US based company Quays in january 2009
- Co-founder of the IT Newsletter Group june 2007 - january 2009

Christophe Elise’s Specialties:

Photographer: sports
Journalism: information security (techs, market, vendors, news, specialized in Identity & Access Management)


Christophe Elise’s Experience

  • Founder/CEO/photographer

    42 Sports Images

    (Privately Held; Photography industry)

    2009Present (less than a year)

    The 42 Sports Images agency was founded in 2006 by the professional photographer, Christophe Elise. Specialized in US sports, in particular Baseball, the agency covers many events throughout the world: MLB, NBA games, European and Worldwide baseball championships (including the 2009 World Baseball Classic), French professional leagues of Basket, Soccer, French Internationals of Roland Garros, National and International meeting of Athletics, etc.

  • Photographer

    DPPI

    (Photography industry)

    October 2007Present (1 year 10 months)

    As a freelance, I am employed by DPPI and assigned to covering various sports events throughout the world.

  • Photographer

    Icon Sports Media

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Photography industry)

    October 2006Present (2 years 10 months)

    As a freelance, I am employed by Icon Sports Media, Inc, and assigned to covering various sports event throughout the Europe.
    Icon Sports Media, Inc. (Icon SMI) is an independent world-wide service providing digital images of U.S. and international sports to newspapers and magazines worldwide.
    http://www.iconsportsmedia.com

  • Photographer

    42 Sports Images

    (Privately Held; Photography industry)

    March 2005Present (4 years 5 months)

    Christophe Elise is a published Freelance Sports Photographer, specialized in US Sports (NBA, MLB NFL, NHL), with coverage of major events around the world.

    Christophe has been noted for his keen eye for action, his instinct an his love for sport. While he admits a soft spot for US sports such as baseball, basketball and football, Christophe has shot the whole gamut of sports. His shots are known to be both action-packed and composed, pleasing the sports enthusiast as well as the esthete.

    http://www.chris-elise.com

  • Editor in Chief

    LesNouvelles.net

    (Online Media industry)

    February 2008January 2009 (1 year)

  • Co-founder

    The IT Newsletter Group

    (Media Production industry)

    June 2007January 2009 (1 year 8 months)

  • Co-Owner

    Les Nouvelles.net

    (Newspapers industry)

    January 2006January 2009 (3 years 1 month)

  • Senior Photography Editor

    Sipa Press

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Photography industry)

    May 2007May 2007 (1 month)

    As a weekend news senior photography editor, I managed the news desk on fridays, saturdays, and sundays, coordinating news, developing and overseeing the editorial content. I was responsible for delegating assignments to staff photographers, and coordinating with editors to plan weekeend assignments.

    Sipa Press covers world news thanks to a staff of 27 photographers, a network of more than 600 correspondents and exclusive distribution agreements with partner agencies such as Associated Press (AP) and the European Press Agency (EPA).
    From political conflicts to high society stories, from entertainment to economics, Sipa Press has all the bases covered, 365 days a year. Nearly 2,000 images, captioned and complemented by text, are distributed daily in 40 countries.
    Sipa Incorporated, based in New-York, ensures production and licensing for the American market.
    http://www.sipa.com/

  • Senior writer / Journaliste

    01 Informatique, Groupe Tests

    (Newspapers industry)

    2002December 2005 (3 years)

  • Senior writer / Journaliste

    Le Nouvel Hebdo, Groupe Tests

    (Newspapers industry)

    20002002 (2 years)

  • Senior Writer / Journaliste

    Décision Sécurité Informatique, Ajour, Groupe Tests

    (Newspapers industry)

    April 2000October 2000 (7 months)

  • Consultant / Journaliste

    Benchmark Group

    (Newspapers industry)

    1998March 2000 (2 years)


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