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In the last five years photojournalist Todd Krainin has reported from nine countries on three continents. He has survived a civil war, witnessed the fall of the world's last Hindu king, tracked illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexican border, trekked to Everest Base Camp, and lived on an opium farm in northwest India. Todd is currently the Chief Photographer of The Imperial Valley Press, a daily newspaper in California. phone: (310) 713.9937 email: todd.krainin@mail.mcgill.ca |
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MAJOR AWARDS + HONORS |
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| Associated Press First Place, Portraiture Newspaper Division IV 2008 |
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| Associated Press Second Place, Enterprise Newspaper Division IV 2008 |
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| Prix de la Photographie Paris First Place, Best Photojournalism 2007 |
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| Prix de la Photographie Paris First Place, Best New Talent 2007 |
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| Prix de la Photographie Paris People's Choice Award 2007 |
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| Angkor Photography Festival Participant, Exhibitor Siem Reap, Cambodia 2007 |
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| IPA International Photography Awards Honorable Mention "Deeper Perspective" category 2007 |
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| IPA International Photography Awards Honorable Mention Photo Essay category 2007 |
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| IPA International Photography Awards Honorable Mention Editorial category 2007 |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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KANTIPUR
PUBLICATIONS 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: |
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| 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. | ||
| Kantipur Television - National news channel of Nepal, affiliate of CNN. | ||
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IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS Chief Photographer for a southern California daily newspaper and two news and lifestyle magazines. Covered California-Mexico immigration, cross-border drug smuggling, prison overcrowding, Blue Angels naval air training, and general news. Photos featured daily in the following media: |
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| The Imperial Valley Press - Daily newspaper. | ||
| Valley Magazine - Lifestyle magazine covering the Imperial Valley. | ||
| Adelante Valle - Spanish language weekly newspaper. | ||
OTHER MEDIA |
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| The San Francisco Chronicle |
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| The Seattle Post-Intelligencer | ||
| ABC News | ||
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | ||
| The Kansas City Star | ||
| The Christian Science Monitor | ||
| The El Paso Times | ||
| The Toronto Sun | ||
| La Cronica (Mexicali, Mexico) | ||
| EIKON | ||
ACTOR |
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| 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. | ||
EDUCATION |
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B.A. (English Lit.), McGill University
- Montréal, Canada |
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TECHNICAL
SKILLS |
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| Photoshop, Dreamweaver, GoLive, HTML, CSS coding, iMovie, Photo Mechanic,
and a dash of Flash animation. Strong working knowledge with Canon and
Nikon equipment.
Licensed driver with an unblemished record. |
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REFERENCES |
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| Gopal Chitrakar Chief Photo Editor, Kantipur Publications Reuters photojournalist (977)1-448-0100 (ext.2104) gopalc@mos.com.np |
Bikas Rauniar Senior Photographer Kantipur Publications (977)1-448-0100 (ext.2104) rauniar@kantipur.com.np |
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| Temo Beltran Senior Photographer Imperial Valley Press (760)337-4672 cbeltran@ivpressonline.com |
Nardev Pandey Editor Nepal Human Rights News (977)1-4770809 info@nepalhumanrightsnews.com |
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