Francis Gardler

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Teaching Areas:

Intro To Photography, Electronic Technologies - PJ, Picture Stories, Photojournalism Practicum



  Experience
  • Photojournalist-In-Residence - WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green, Kentucky August 2006 - Present

    Staff Photographer - PATUXENT PUBLISHING COMPANY, Columbia, Maryland 1996-2006
    Staff Photographer - THE NEWS-GAZETTE, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 1995-1996

    Photojournalism Intern - LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, California 1994
    Photojournalism Intern - PATUXENT PUBLISHING COMPANY, Columbia, Maryland 1993
    Photojournalism Intern - THE SYRACUSE NEWSPAPERS, Syracuse, New York 1992.
    Photojournalism Intern - THE FLINT JOURNAL, Flint, Michigan 1992
    Photojournalism Intern - JACKSON CITIZEN PATRIOT, Jackson, Michigan 1991

  Education
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green, Kentucky. 1990-1994
    Graduated May 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photojournalism, minor in Religious Studies.
    Honors: President’s Scholar, Fall Semester, 1990; Dean’s Scholar, Spring Semester, 1991.

  Professional Activities
  • 2006 National Press Photographers Association Region Three Newspaper Photographer of the Year.
    •2005 National Press Photographers Association Region Three Newspaper Photographer of the Year.
    •2005 The 30th Annual Western Kentucky University Mountain Workshops, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky - Shooting Coach.
    •2004 Missouri School of Journalism Sixty-First Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition - First Place, Sports Portfolio.
    •2004 Ohio News Photographer Association - Still Picture Contest Judge
    •2004 National Press Photographers Association Region Three Newspaper Photographer of the Year.
    •2004 Southern Short Course in News Photography - Faculty member and speaker on “Sports Photography in the Community.”
    •2004 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - First Place, Best Use of Photography (Newspapers with less than 75,000 circulation entry).
    •2003 NPPA July Monthly News Clip Contest - National Third Place, Feature (Single).
    •2003 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar - Second Place, Sports Feature.
    •2001 National Press Photographers Association Region Three Newspaper Photographer of the Year.
    •2001 NPPA December Monthly News Clip Contest - National Third Place , Illustration.
    •2001 NPPA November Monthly News Clip Contest - National Second Place , Sports.
    •2001 Northern Short Course - First Place, Feature; First Place, Sports Action; First Place, Sports Feature; Second Place, General News.
    •1999 NPPA October Monthly News Clip Contest - National First Place, Sports.
    •1996 The 47th Southern Short Course in News Photography - Second Place, Feature.
    •1994 William Randolph Hearst Photojournalism Competition - Fifth Place, Portfolio.
    •1994 Western Kentucky University Department of Journalism - Outstanding Photojournalism Senior.

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