Jim Lavrakas Resume

 

  • •PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 1981 - Present
  • Staff Photographer, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK.
  • On-call Photo Editor (May 1999 - Present)
  • Chief Photographer (June 1984-October 1991)
  • Acting Photo Editor (May-Oct 1985)
  •  
  • FALL 1998 , 2000, 2001
  • Adjunct Instructor, Journalism & Public Communications, University of Alaska, Anchorage
  • Undergraduate Photojournalism JPC300 course
  •  
  • 1979-1981  Freelance Photographer, Anchorage, AK. Specializing in Performing Arts photography.
  • 1977-1979  Camera Salesman, Mac's Photo Shop and Sandy's Photo Centers (asst. manager), Anchorage,AK.
  • 1968-1974  Stringer, Lowell Sun, Lowell, MA. Photographer local sports and features in rural circulation district.
  •  
  • •EDUCATION
  • 1970 -1974  University of Massachusetts (Amherst), English, B.A.
  • 1985 - 39th Missouri Workshop, Poplar Bluff, MO. A photographic workshop to hone skills in producing photo stories.
  • 1996  10th Electronic Photojournalism Workshop, San Antonio, TX. A digital photography workshop.
  •  
  • •PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • MEMBER:
  • 1981 - PRESENT
  • Alaska Press Club (APC), Board Member 1991-1993
  • National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA). The NPPA is the national organization for photojournalists
  •  
  • 1998 - 2000  Associate Director (board member) NPPA Region 11 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia)
  • Finance Committee member
  •  
  • 1990 President of the Board, Ageless Music Works
  • A non-profit organization that produced children's music
  •  
  • •PUBLISHED
  • Sports Illustrated
  • Editor and Publisher
  • The Independent on Sunday
  • Times of London / Sunday Magazine
  • New York Times
  • L.A. Times
  • Time Magazine
  • Business Weekly
  • Alaska Magazine
  • Associated Press
  • Reuters News Agency
  • MSNBC
  •  
  • •COMPUTER, NEW MEDIA EXPERIENCE
  • A working knowledge of the following software applications:
  • GRACHICS-
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Quark Express
  • Adobe PageMaker
  • WORDPROCESSING-
  • Clarisworks (equivalent to WordPerfect, MS Word)
  • Nisus
  • SPREADSHEET-
  • Excel
  • INTERNET-
  • Quickmail Pro
  • Fetch, Transmit, Telephone FTP applications
  • First Class Client, Netscape & MS Explorer
  • Claris Homepage web page builder
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver/Fireworks
  • A working knowledge of the following digital media equipment:
  • Nikon and Polaroid film scanners
  • Agfa flatbed scanner
  • Nikon, Canon, and Kodak professional digital camera systems
  • Merlin photo archiving system
  • Associated Press LeafDesk
  •  
  • •WEB SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
  • http://www.lavrakas.com
  • PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (35mm slide)