Linda Johnson

Current

• Freelance Photographer/Web Designer/Writer (Self-employed)

Past

• Staff Photographer at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Education

• University of The Arts
• Temple University
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Recommended

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Connections

24 connections

Industry

Photography

Websites

• My Website

Linda Johnson’s Summary

Award-winning photojournalist with 19 years of experience. Publications: The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday. Web Designer with six years of experience.

Regular Contributor to Webgrrls International Blog (ex: http://www.webgrrls.com/blog/2008/12/19/web-accessibility-leveling-the-playing-field/).

Goals: To continue as a working artist and photojournalist, and to merge the visual arts with online technologies.

Linda Johnson’s Specialties:

Digital Photography and Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Web Design: HTML, XHTML, CSS, Flash XML, Joomla Content Management System.

Linda Johnson’s Experience

• Freelance Photographer/Web Designer/Writer

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Media Production industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

• Staff Photographer

  The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

  October 1988 — January 2007 (18 years 4 months)

  Comprehensive news, feature, sports, arts photography. Frequent self-generated photo essays and responsibility for subsequent page layout. Ongoing long term projects. Occasional editing tasks.

Linda Johnson’s Education

• University of The Arts

  certificate , web design , 2003 — 2005

• Temple University

  M.A. , Radio TV Film , 1985 — 1988

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  1970 — 1977

Additional Information

Linda Johnson’s Websites:

• My Website

Linda Johnson’s Interests:

web design, new technology, running, classical and soul music

Linda Johnson’s Groups:

National Press Photographers Association

Linda Johnson’s Honors:

Art of the State Juried Exhibition, Harrisburg PA: 2007, 2008

Pennsylvania Press Photographers Assn, 2003:
Third Place, News Picture Story of the Year;
Third Place, Sports Picture of the Year;
Honorable Mention, Feature Picture Story of the Year

Tribute to New York: Juried multi-media show, Perkins Gallery, NJ. 2002

One-person show: ‘NY 9/11,’ Colorado State Gallery, Denver , CO, 1/02

Pennsylvania Press Photographers Assn, 2002:
First Place, Feature Picture of the Year

Pennsylvania Press Photographers Assn, 2000:
Honorable Mention, News Story of the Year

Still Photographer for:
Beyond Imagining (Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Documentary, 1993)
A Family Gathering (Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Documentary, 1988)

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: Screenwriting Grant, 1989

Temple University: Lazarus Screenplay Award, 1986

Linda Johnson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch