Allison Kwesell
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Staff Photographer
001 (423) 385 5623
alli_kwes@yahoo.com



WORK EXPERIENCE

Chattanooga Times Free Press, Staff Photographer (January 2008 - Current)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Childrens Nutrition Program of Haiti, Project Photographer (May 2009)
Leogane, Haiti

Kathmandu Post and Kantipur Daily, Intern Photojournalist and Reporter (October 2006 - June 2007)
Kathmandu, Nepal

Rustic Pathways, Program Manager (Summer 2007, Summer 2008)
India, Vietnam, Thailand

University of Montana, Photo lab instructor
(Fall 2007)
Missoula, Montana, USA

Freelance Wedding Photographer
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Whitefish, Montana, USA
Dharamshala, H.P., India

Colorado Adoption Agency, Photographer (May 2006)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

University of Montana, Unabomber Magazine Project, Designer and Photographer (December 2005 - May 2006)
Canon City, Colorado, and Missoula, Montana, USA

Montana Journal, Photographer and Reporter (September 2004 - June 2005)
Tsokha, Sikkim, India

Qinghai Normal University, English Teacher (January 2005 - April 2005)
Xining, China

Sanborn Western Camps, Colorado Outdoor Education, Photographer, Trip Leader
(May 2003 - August 2006)
Florissant, Colorado


EDUCATION

University of Montana, School of Journalism

SIT: Study Abroad, Tibetan Studies

Eckerd College, Anthropology


PUBLICATIONS

The Wall Street Journal
National Press Photographer's Association Magazine
Chatter Magazine
Photographer's Forum Best of 2008
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), The Chattanooga Times Free Press, Kathmandu Post, Kantipur Daily, Missoulian, Great Falls Tribune, Bozeman Chronicle, Billings Gazettehttp://www.umt.edu, Montana Journalhttp://www.sit.edu, SIT library: Kathmandu, Nepal; Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Adoption Agency, Osel Shen Phen Ling Meditation Center


PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES

University of Montana, Presentation (2007)
"Restless Nepal: Ancient Traditions in Turbulent Times"
Montana, USA

Eddie Adams Workshop (2007)
Student Participant
New York, USA

Nepalese Press Photographers Critique Conference (January 2007)
Guest Lecturer
Kathmandu, Nepal


AWARDS

Associated Press: August 2009 Best Photo of the Month
Rotary Foundation: Best News Photograph of 2008
Associated Press: 2008 Year End Awards
NPPA: Monthly Clip Contest
Photographer's Forum: Best of 2008
Eddie Adams Workshop Merit Award
Excellence Award and Grant, UM Office of the President
Glen Chaffin Scholarship, UM School of Journalism
Undergraduate Research Grant, UM Research Office
Research Grant, UM School of Journalism
UM School of Journalism, Best Photo Contest Winner
Melvin and Myrtle Lord Scholarship
Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship
SIT Merit Scholarship
Eckerd College Merit Scholarship


LANGUAGES

English, Native
French, Elementary
Tibetan, Elementary
Nepali, Elementary
Arabic, Beginning


PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Billy Weeks
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Director of Photography and Graphics
bweeks@timesfreepress.com

Teresa Tamura
The Seattle Times
Photographer
ttam2@earthlink.net

Keith Graham
University of Montana
Photojournalism Professor
keith.graham@umontana.edu