Dylan Wilson

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1 Dylan Wilson Education 2015 M.F.A., Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2005 A.B.J., Newspapers, Photojournalism emphasis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2005 B.A., Film Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2005 Study Abroad in Berlin, University of Florida Experience 2018-Present Savannah College of Art and Design, Assistant Photography Director Responsible for photographic coverage of SCAD President Paula Wallace. Additional responsibilities include being direct supervisor for three student work studies and the junior photographer. Responsible for hiring, training, and mentoring work studies. Coordinate with the Photography Director to arrange schedules and allocate capital budget expenses. Travel frequently to cover events and student activities Savannah College of Art and Design, Staff photographer Member of a four-photographer team covering all aspects of SCAD. Responsible for portraits of artists and alumni, still life photos of student work, and event coverage of artist lectures and classroom visits. Have photographed actors including Mahershala Ali, Molly Shannon, and Christina Ricci, fashion designers including Calvin Klein and Carolina Herrera, and artists including Carrie Mae Weems and Carlos Cruz-Diez Present 2007-Present Freelance photographer, Commercial, editorial and wedding photographer in and the surrounding areas. Clients include: The New York Times, South Magazine, Visit Savannah, and The Savannah Morning News. Dave Robbins Photography, New York, NY

2 Assistant Assisted in set-up and arrangement of multiple light solutions for group portraits as well as second shooting. Photograph featured in New York Weddings, Winter Savannah College of Art and Design, Student Teacher Student teacher in Craig Steven s Platinum / Palladium class. Was responsible for assisting students as they created platinum / palladium portfolios. Graded assignments, mixed chemistry, and troubleshot issues that students had St. Vincent s Academy, Student Teacher Student taught in Carmela Alifi s Introduction to Digital Photography and Advanced Placement classes. Lectured on art history, technical digital camera settings, and Photoshop. Was responsible for grading, assisting students in class, leading shooting field trips, and arrangement of AP students final portfolios Sports Illustrated, New York, NY Assistant to Chuck Solomon, Responsible for setting up and firing remote cameras James Nachtwey Studios, New York, NY Retoucher Retouched images, scanned negatives and performed other day-to-day studio operations during Mr. Nachtwey s MDR/XDR Tuberculosis Project New York Post, New York, NY Permalancer Covered major stories including Heath Ledger s death, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer s prostitution scandal and the crash and recovery of U.S. Airway s Flight #1549. Completed over 250 photo assignments often utilizing photo transmission from the field The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, NJ Contract Photographer

3 Fulfilled day-to-day photojournalism stories in and around Hudson County, NJ. Completed assignments for sister publication The Newark Star Ledger, circulation 455, Patuxent Publishing Company, Columbia, MD Photography Intern Fulfilled day-to-day photojournalism assignments for multiple publications in and around Baltimore, MD The (Macon) Telegraph, Macon, GA Photography Intern Created photo stories on 8-year-old beauty queen Emily Harris and the Golden Game Senior Olympics. Designed a multi-media piece on Deondri Clark, first-year football coach at Fort Valley State University. Photographed two presidential visits from President George W. Bush Darius Goes West, Athens, GA Director of Photography Operated the first-camera for the feature-length documentary that won 22 festival awards. Awards 2018 Selected, American Photography 34, Gold, Silver, and Merit, Graphis Competitions Photography Annual Honorable Mention, Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Craven Arts Council and Gallery, New Bern, NC nd Place, Horizon: Contemporary Landscape, Juried Exhibition, Community Arts Center, Danville, KY st Place, Feature Photostory, The New Jersey Press Association st Place, Sports Action Photograph, The Georgia Press Association st Place, Sports Photograph, The Georgia Associated Press 2007 Best Documentary, Darius Goes West, Palm Beach International Film Festival Cleveland International Film Festival Oxford Film Festival Jackson Hole Film Festival Omaha Film Festival Solstice Film Festival

4 Real to Reel International Film Festival Longbaugh Film Festival Sunscreen Film Festival Sidewalk Film Festival 2006 Honorable Mention, Sports Action Photograph, The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Exhibitions 2017 Forsaken, Juried Exhibition, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC 2017 What is Your America, Juried Exhibition, Sulfur Studios, 2017 University of Texas at Tyler s 32 nd Annual International Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Tyler, TX 2017 Valdosta National 2017, Juried Exhibition, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA 2016 Small Works, Juried Exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA 2016 Paper Works, Juried Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2016 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Craven Arts Council and Gallery, New Bern, NC 2016 Horizon: Contemporary Landscape, Juried Exhibition, Community Arts Center, Danville, KY 2016 Black Creek Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Black Creek Arts Council, Hartsville, SC 2016 A Sense of Place, Juried Exhibition, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2016 Technology and Nature, Juried Exhibition, Black Bar Gallery, Boise, ID 2016 Framed: Landscape and Architecture, Juried Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR 2016 Look Here, Juried Exhibition, The Welmont Gallery, 2016 Abandoned Landscapes, Juried Exhibition, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC 2016 American Vices, Juried Exhibition, Nonfiction Gallery, 2015 Missing Voices: Field Notes and Photographs from Sapelo Island, Solo Thesis Exhibition, Oglethorpe Gallery,

5 2015 Art Across Media and Cultures, Group Exhibition, The Corner, 2013 Silver and Ink, Juried Exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA Artist Lectures April 2017 November 2015 May 2015 May 2015 February 2015 September 2013 April 2013 March 2006 Publications Expanding your Thesis, The Savannah College of Art and Design Missing Voices: Field Notes and Photographs from Sapelo Island, Graduate Salon, The Savannah College of Art and Design Creating Digital Negatives, The Savannah College of Art and Design Sapelo Island, The Savannah College of Art and Design Sapelo Island, The Savannah College of Art and Design Advanced Portrait Lighting Techniques, University of Georgia Mobile Photo Editing, the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau Final Cut Pro for newspaper photographers, Patuxent Publishing Company Monroe, Kristopher. SavArtScene: SCAD class uncovers silenced historical voices. Savannah Morning News, May 27, Goldstein, Holly and Christy Crisp, Savannah s Hidden Histories: Using Art and Historical Markers to Explore Local History, in Art and Public History: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges, ed. Rebecca Bush and K. Tawny Paul (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), X 17: An Art Publication, June, 2016, pp. 24 Residencies 2015 Sapelo Island, The University of Georgia Marine Institute Professional Organizations National Press Photographers Association American Society of Media Photographers Society for Photographic Education Cameras and Software

6 All current Canon and Nikon digital cameras Hasselblad medium format digital cameras Large format film cameras Medium format film cameras 35mm film cameras Studio lighting equipment 3D printing Laser cutting in Adobe Indesign Historic darkroom processes including Platinum / Palladium printing, Gum Bichromate and Cyanotype Traditional darkroom printing Digital Printing RED Epic video cameras Sound recording equipment Adobe Photoshop Adobe Lightroom Adobe Premier Adobe After Effects Camera Bits