2009

UNICEF PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Honorable Mention

ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Place, Enterprise Photography

ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Place, Sports

2008

ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL
Presentation: "Teens Take Terrorists"

ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Place, Portraiture

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Second Place, Enterprise

2007

PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS
First Place, Best Photojournalism
First Place, Best New Talent
People's Choice Award

ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL
Presentation: "Nepal: Civil War in Shangri-La"

IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Honorable Mentions: Editorial, Portrait, Photo Essay
and "Deeper Perspective"

FREELANCE

2009 - (current)

Freelance contributor for The New York Times, LA Weekly and others, reporting on southern California issues.

THE IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
El Centro, California

2006 - 2009

Chief Photographer, supervising a staff of four photographers, for a southern California daily newspaper and two news and lifestyle magazines.

Photos featured daily in the following media:

The Imperial Valley Press - Daily newspaper.

Valley Magazine - Lifestyle magazine.

Adelante Valle - Spanish language weekly newspaper.

KANTIPUR PUBLICATIONS
Kathmandu, Nepal

2005-2006

Photographed the Nepalese Civil War, general news, culture, human interest, and sports at the local, national, and international levels for Nepal's largest media company.

Photos featured daily in the following media:

Kantipur Daily - Nepali language daily newspaper, circulation 200,000.

The Kathmandu Post - English language daily newspaper (circulation 45,000) serving the capital city of Kathmandu.

Saptahik - Weekly entertainment tabloid, circulation 80,000.

Nepal Weekly - Nepali language news magazine, circulation 35,000.

TIME Magazine

The San Francisco Chronicle

ABC News

The Guardian (UK)

MSNBC

The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Christian Science Monitor

The Los Angeles Times

The Houston Chronicle

The Daily Mail (UK)

The Denver Post

The Arizona Republic

The Kansas City Star

The Toronto Sun

The Salt Lake Tribune

I've had a few speaking roles in theatrical motion pictures, such as Ron Howard's Ed-TV and George Wallace with Gary Sinise. Check my Internet Movie Database page.

B.A. (English Lit.), McGill University - Montréal, Canada

Winner of McGill's top two awards for writing:
The Chester McNaughton Prize and The Lionel Shapiro Award.

Licensed driver with an unblemished record.

Françoise Callier
Photo agent, curator
Angkor Photography Festival
frcallier989@gmail.com