Michael Schennum
840
N. 9th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85007
(415) 407-4287 | schenstock@yahoo.com | www.schenstock.com
EXPERIENCE
Staff
Videographer/Photographer for The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
August 2005 -
Present
Videographer and Photographer for The
Arizona Republic (total circulation over 430,000). Cover daily video and photo
assignments and research/produce video and photo stories/slideshows in greater
Phoenix. Covered the NFLÕs Arizona Cardinals for 2006 season.
Photography
Intern for The Post-Crescent, Appleton, WI
June 2004 –
September 2004
Interned as a Chips Quinn scholar for a
55,000 circulation Gannett Company daily newspaper, averaging four assignments
a day. One of five scholars to win the 2004 Chips Achievement Prize. Won
several monthly clip contest awards from the Wisconsin News Photographers
Association. Researched and provided original content for entire special
section on the city of Menasha.
Photography
Intern for the Daily News, Palo Alto, CA
June 2003 –
September 2003
Averaged four assignments a day working for
the five versions of the ex-Knight Ridder owned Daily News; Palo Alto, San
Mateo, Redwood City, Burlingame, and Los Gatos (total circulation 60,000).
Received an Honorable Mention in the General News Photo category at the 2004
Peninsula Press Club Awards.
Photo Editor for Excite@Home, Redwood City, CA
October 2000 – May 2001
Full-time photo editor that selected,
scanned, edited, captioned and prepared photographs for the Webshots department
of Excite@Home (http://www.webshots.com). Main point of
contact with photographers and stock photo agencies.
FREELANCE ASSIGNMENTS
US News and World Report, Sports
Illustrated, D Repubblica delle Donne magazine (six page photo spread),
GolfweekÕs Supernews, AARP Bulletin Magazine, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the
Baltimore Sun, the Oakland Tribune, the Grand Rapids Press, Photo District News
and the Associated Press.
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, January 2002 –
May 2004
Classes taken in Journalism and Mandarin
Chinese.
University of California at Santa Cruz, Graduated June 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art.
HONORS
2006 Arizona Press Clubs Awards, First Place
Sports Feature, Second Place General News
2005 NPPA Monthly National Clip Contest,
Second Place General News for November
2005 The Eddie Adams Workshop, Sports
Illustrated Assignment Award
2005 Asian American Journalists Association,
Arizona Chapter, Webmaster and Secretary
2004 Hearst Photojournalism Competition,
Semi-Finalist
2004 Unity:
Journalists of Color Convention, Panel Speaker
2004 Associated Press Diverse Visions Workshop
Participant
2003 College Photographer of the Year,
Silver Medal, Spot News
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Traveled to China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala