HANNAH WHITAKER
Brooklyn, New York | (917) 562-1598
hannahwhitakerstudio@gmail.com
www.hannahwhitaker.info
SUMMARY
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Photographer and director with extensive record creating original photography and video. Excels within highest quality global image standards among editorial, journalistic, commercial, and fine art realms. Versatile and adaptable image-maker with deep knowledge of visual trends in art, photography, style, media, and culture. Successful manager of multiple simultaneous long and short-range high-pressure projects.
EXPERIENCE
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ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR New York, NY (2010 – present)
• Conceptualize, produce, shoot, and edit high-profile photography and video projects for print, web, and social media, with a focus on conceptual imagery. Create major multiple-page in-print features and covers, in addition to multi-media web experiences, for prominent editorial clients, including The New York Times Magazine (11 covers), New York magazine (7 covers), Time magazine (3 covers), National Geographic, and The New Yorker.
• Exhibit photographic and video artwork internationally in museums and galleries, in solo and group exhibitions. Selected for prestigious global photography surveys, including at The Rencontres d’Arles in France, the Foam Museum in The Netherlands, and the Henie Onstad Triennial for Photography and New Media in Norway. Represented by three art galleries globally.
• Selected for commercial photography and video advertising campaigns by creative agencies and in-house art teams. Commercial clients include Hermès, Fendi, Apple, Budweiser, Tommy Hilfiger, and Warby Parker.
• Initiate independent research on photography through published monographs, writing, public talks, and curated exhibitions. Collaborate regularly with artists, writers, and thinkers at the forefront of art and photography. Featured in leading international photography magazines, critical journals, catalogs, and contemporary photography books.
• Oversee end-to-end business needs using various content management systems, social media promotion, and spreadsheets. Manage a team of contract workers, ensuring seamless project execution and adherence to strict deadlines
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN (PART-TIME), New York, NY (2010 – present)
• Conceptualize a range of photography and fine art courses. Regularly adapt curriculum to changing trends and technologies in photography and visual culture.
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, TRIPLE CANOPY, New York, NY (2007 – 2019)
• Commissioned and edited artist projects for web publishing platform, particularly on the subject of photography in the digital sphere.
• Spearheaded and participated in numerous panel discussions, lectures, and exhibitions, including the Whitney Biennial, widely considered the most prestigious group art exhibition in United States.
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, New York, NY (2008 – 2010)
• Conceptualized, produced, shot, edited, and pitched photography for print and online.
FREELANCE PHOTO EDITOR, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, New York, NY (2008)
• Conceptualized, produced, edited, and pitched photography for for print and online.
SKILLS
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Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Lightroom, Acrobat), Resolve, CaptureOne, DALL·E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, Squarespace, Shopify, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, Apple iWork.
Photography: Capture - Still and motion, film and digital, Polaroid, DSLR, Mirrorless, digital backs. Printing - Traditional and digital, fiber and resin coated, inkjet sheet and roll, LightJet, UV. Scanning - Reflective and transparent, flatbed, Imacon, drum, wet and dry mounting. Lighting - Available, strobes, continuous, flash, modifiers.
Coding: Basic HTML, Basic CSS.
Languages: Fluent in French, Conversational in Spanish.
AWARDS
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American Photography Winner 2024
American Photography Winner 2022
American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) Award for Best Business and Technology Cover 2022
American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) Award for Best Fashion and Beauty Photography 2021
American Photography Winner 2018
American Photography Winner 2015
Art Director’s Club Award for “Rise and Shine” for The New York Times Magazine 2014
Short-listed for Rencontres d’Arles Discovery Award 2012
American Photography Winner 2010
American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) Award for New York magazine Strategist covers 2009
EDUCATION
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Bard College / International Center of Photography, New York, NY
MFA, Advanced Photographic Studies
Yale University, New Haven, CT
BA, Art, cum laude