lsaac HaIe Education Ohio University (B.S. in Visual Communication | Graduated Magna Cum Laude) 2122 North Aurora Way, Saratoga Springs, Utah 84045 contact@isaachalephoto.com www.isaachalephoto.com 937-214-7595 Skills References August Miller Director of Photography at UVU Former boss at UVU August@AugustMillerPhoto.com 801-718-1809 2012 - 2016 Honors • FAA Part 107 SUAS Certified Drone Pilot • Able to manage and work within multi-platform teams • Knowledgeable in on-set protocol and collaboration • Works in Adobe Software, Premiere, Photo Mechanic • Works in tandem with writers, designers, directors • Comfortable creating photo assignments via clients • Experience writing news and feature articles • Taught interview and portrait lighting techniques Deb Pastner Fmr. Dir. of Photo/Video at Star Tribune Former boss at Star Tribune Deb@DebPastner.com 612-723-5733 Sammy Jo Hester Photo Editor at Patagonia Former boss at Daily Herald SammyJo.Hester@gmail.com 606-521-6883 Experience The Daily Herald - Provo, UT (Photo Editor & Chief Photographer) Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2020 June - Aug. 2016 June - Aug. 2015 May - Aug. 2014 May - Aug. 2013 Best Photographer (Utah Headliners Chapter – Society of Professional Journalists) Runner-Up – Sports Photographer of the Year (76th Pictures of the Year International) Honorable Mention – Sports Action (NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism) Honorable Mention – Sports Photojournalist of the Year (NPPA’s BOP) Ranked 2 nd overall in Northwest Region (NPPA’s Monthly News Clip Contest) Photographer of the Year (x3) (Utah News Photographer’s Association) Student Photographer of the Year (Ohio News Photographer’s Association) Eddie Adams Workshop XXVIII (Awarded extended assignment with ESPN) 2019 2019 2019 2020 2017 / 2018 / 2020 2018 2016 2015 Jan. 2021 - Present Isaac Hale Photography/Videography, LLC (Freelancer) The Minneapolis Star Tribune (Newspaper Photojournalism Internship) The Arizona Republic (Pulliam Fellow/Newspaper Photo Internship) The (Toledo) Blade (Newspaper Photojournalism Internship) The Piqua Daily Call (Newspaper Photojournalism Internship) March 2021 - May 2024 Utah Valley University (Senior Photographer, Part-time – Marketing) May 2024 - Present Deseret News (Deputy Director of Photography)