education

~ (2002-06) BFA Photography, School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
~ (2005) Exchange Student, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
~ (2000-02) BA program, Sociology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

experience

~ (2007+) Studio Manager/Producer for Stewart Price Photography. Established a fashion photography practice from scratch in São Paulo, Brazil. All business was conducted in Portuguese.
~ (2006+) Freelance photography assisting. Primarily location shoot assisting for interior and architectural photographers.
~ (2006 - 07) Rental Equipment tech at Headshots Rentals, Toronto's premier professional photography rental house.
~ (2005 - 06) Production Manager at Function Magazine, the annual publication of the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University.
~ (2002 - 06) Editor/Writer/Photographer at Rinse Magazine, a free magazine focusing on the North American drum and bass scene. Bi-monthly, 30,000 copies are distributed across North America.
~ (2004) Photographer's Assistant/Intern at A-Frame Studio, an achitectural photography firm.
~ (2003 - 04) City Editor/Photographer at Capital Magazine, an urban culture and lifestyle magazine distributed in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, New York, London, Kracow and Tokyo.
~ (2003 - 06) Rental Equipment tech at the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University.
~ (2001 - 02) Photo Editor at Scrivener Creative Review, an arts and literary journal published out of Montreal and distributed across Canada.
~ (1998 - 02) Photo Editor/Photographer/Writer at TorontoJungle.com, an online electronic music magazine and collective of new media artists. During this time, the site received 6 million hits a month.
~ (2000 - 01) Photo Editor and Arts writer at The McGill Tribune, the official student newspaper of McGill University with a circulation of over 15,000.
~ (2000 - 02) Colour Darkroom and Studio Manager at the McGill University Photography Society.
~ (1998+) Commercial photography. Clients include: Sirius Satellite Radio, Perfeita Forma (Brazil), DPI Construction Management, The W Network, The Molson Montreal Electronic Groove, Filleline Lingerie, Snug Industries, Hustlin' Beats Records, Next Junction Productions, Statik Niteclub, Stickmen Records, Litlith Clothing, Junglist Movement Productions, Turbo Niteclub, Vital Productions, Dub Plate Special Clothing, Vandal Clothing, Boro Brand, Criminal Beatz Records, I-Dance, Blaydrunner Recordings, Urban Unit Productions, Fortress Records, Furious Records and M1 Apparel.

awards

~ (2002) Campus Life Project of the Year.
[Awarded by the McGill University Student Society for the Rejection Art Show.]
~ (2000) 1st prize in the Toronto Star's Fast Forward Digital Art competition.
[with Alex Shoukas]
~ (1999) 1st prize in commercial photography at the Toronto Skills Competition.

exhibitions

~ (2007) l'habitat marginalisé, solo show, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto.
~ (2006) Maximum Exposure, Ryerson University, Toronto.
~ (2006) Descry, Steam Whistle Roundhouse, Toronto.
~ (2004) Colônia Penal Cândido Mendes, solo show, Ryerson Image Arts Gallery, Toronto.
~ (2004) Maximum Exposure, Ryerson University, Toronto.
~ (2002) Rejection Art Show, World Beat Center, Montreal.
~ (2001) Torontojungle.com Photographers Show, Eastern Bloc Records, Toronto.
~ (2000) Indigo Young Photographers Exhibition, Indigo Books, Toronto.
~ (2000) ISO 851 Photography Exhibiton, Northern Secondary, Toronto.

publications

~ The Toronto Star
~ Eye Weekly
~ Capital Magazine (International)
~ Function Magazine
~ Klublife Magazine (Canada-wide)
~ Rinse Magazine (across North America)
~ Rokon Magazine (Seoul, South Korea)
~ The McGill Daily
~ The McGill Tribune
~ UofT Innis Herald
~ Trent Arthur

collections

~ McCarthy Tétrault LLP
~ Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
~ Lax O'Sullivan Scott LLP
~ Glass, Murray, Bianchi

additional

~ (2007) Invited artist in the Street Haven Art Auction.
~ (2005) Stills photographer on a music video for Silsa Productions: "Outside" by Promise.
~ (2004) Judge for Commercial Photography at the Toronto Skills Competition.
~ (2003) Stills photographer on two independent films: "On Opening Night" and "Life According to Ellie B".
~ (2002) Organizer and Curator of Rejection, the second annual McGill Art Show.
~ (2001) Cinematographer for an independent film adaptation of 3 Charles Bukowski short stories.
~ (2000) Videography intern at Bravo television.
~ (1998-2005) 8 years as a CASI certified snowboard instructor.
~ (1995+) Extensive travel photography covering: Argentina, Aruba, Belguim, Belize, Brazil, France, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK, the US, and over 100 days on whitewater canoe trips throughout northern Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territories.

 

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