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Patrick Davison 75 Carroll Hall Campus Box 3365 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 919-962-4073 pdavison@email.unc.edu

Education Master of Arts, Photography, Multimedia emphasis, Ohio University, 2001 4.0 GPA, Knight Fellow for Newsroom Management Bachelor of Journalism, Photojournalism emphasis, University of Missouri, 1987 3.46 GPA, Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Associate in General Studies, Colorado Mountain College, 1985 Associate in Applied Science, Photography, Colorado Mountain College, 1984

Experience Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2001-present, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Photojournalist, Rocky Mountain News, 1996-2001 Photojournalist, The Dallas Morning News, 1993-1996

Photojournalist, The Pittsburgh Press, 1990-1992 Photojournalist, The Albuquerque Tribune, 1988-1990

Individual Honors 2001-2006 The Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Excellence University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005 The Ed Vick Prize for Innovation in Teaching School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006

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Alumnus of the Year Colorado Mountain College system (multiple campuses), 2002 Five photographs selected for the “American Family” exhibit Clinton Presidential Library, 2004 Chosen by museum curators from a national pool of award-winning photographs. Third place, general news photo Southern Short Course in News Photography, 2004 The Southern Short Course is the nation’s oldest photojournalism seminar, and the contest attracts entries nationally. Second place, feature picture story Second place, news picture story Third place, sports picture story Honorable mention, news picture story

North Carolina Press Photographers Association, 2004

Team Honors 2001-2006 “The Ancient Way,” www.theancientway.org Served as the director of photography, coordinated assignments, handled logistics and edited photo stories for this online multimedia documentary about the culture of the Galicia region of Spain. - Bronze Medal, SNDies Best of New Media Competition Society for News Design, 2006 The SNDies are one of the premier international new media competitions. - Best of Category, Magazine/News category The Horizon Interactive Awards 2006 The Horizon Interactive Awards is one of the premier national interactive media competitions awarding the best online work in a number of categories. - First place, Journalism category Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Best of the Web, 2006 Finalist, Student Journalism category (winners to be announced in October) Online News Association 2006 - Site of the Day, May 23, 2006 Pixelmakers.net “Carolina Photojournalism Workshop: Stories from the Crystal Coast,” www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/cpjw Founder of this week-long documentary workshop. Served as the executive editor, coordinated assignments, handled logistics and edited photo and audio stories for this online multimedia documentary about the culture of the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina.

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- Award of Excellence, SNDies Best of New Media Competition Society for News Design, 2006 “Chiloe Stories,” www.chiloestories.org Served as the director of photography, coordinated assignments and edited all photo stories for this online multimedia documentary about Chiloe Island, Chile. - First Place, Best multimedia package, Independent category The Best of Photojournalism, National Press Photographers Association, 2005 This international photography competition attracts tens of thousands of entries. - Gold medal, SNDies Best of New Media Competition Society for News Design, 2005 - Second place, Best use of photography in multimedia/small group Pictures of the Year International, 2005 Begun in 1944, POYi is the oldest and one of the most prestigious international photojournalism competitions. - Yahoo site of the day, “Chiloe Stories,” August 6, 2004 “Ten Years On,” www.tenyearson.org Served as the director of photography, coordinated assignments and edited all stories for this online multimedia documentary about South Africa ten years after the end of Apartheid. - First place, Best multimedia, Independent category The Best of Photojournalism, National Press Photographers Association, 2004 - Second place, Best use of photography in multimedia/small group Pictures of the Year International, 2004 Second place, “Living with Dignity” multimedia picture story - The Best of Photojournalism, National Press Photographers Association, 2004 This multimedia picture story about a South African squatter camp included my photos and audio by Thando Koti.. “A Living Stage,” www.alivingstage.org Served as the director of photography, coordinated assignments and edited all stories for this online multimedia documentary about South African culture and the National Arts Festival. I also photographed “They Call Me Mama,”one of the stories included in the site. - First place, Best use of photography in multimedia/small group Pictures of the Year International, 2003

Summary of honors 1988-2001 The following is a summary of the most significant awards among more than 100 awards from my career as a photojournalist, prior to joining the UNC-CH faculty. To see the remainder, please refer to the “Additional materials” at the end of the CV.

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Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography Awarded to the Rocky Mountain News photo staff for coverage of the Columbine High School shootings, 2000 Newspaper Photographer of the Year, runner-up Pictures of the Year International, 1994 This is the premiere award for newspaper photographers worldwide and is based on a portfolio of work from the calendar year 1993. Sigma Delta Chi Award for Photography, “Columbine High School shootings” Society of Professional Journalists, 2000 Awarded to the Rocky Mountain News photo staff. This is the top award for the Society of Professional Journalists. Sigma Delta Chi Award for Photography, “A Price on their Heads” Society of Professional Journalists, 1990 Awarded individually. This project documented the international market for wildlife. Knight Fellowship for Newsroom Management, School of Visual Communication, Ohio University 1999-2000. The Knight Fellowship at Ohio University is one of the best fellowships available in visual communication. A maximum of two are given annually. It includes a full scholarship and a $25,000 stipend. First place, Photography portfolio Scripps Howard National Journalism Awards, 1999 This award is given annually to the top photographer in the nation and is not limited to Scripps properties. Gold medal, Photojournalism, “Undying Love” Society for News Design, 1999 This is the top photo award for the international competition of the Society for News Design. “Undying Love” was a 20-page special section documenting my mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. I wrote and photographed the entire project. First place, “Undying Love,” Best use of photography in multimedia Pictures of the Year International, 2001 For this edition of “Undying Love,” I republished the print version in multimedia with photos and audio packaged in a CD-rom. NPPA Region 8 Photographer of the Year, (Texas, New Mexico & Louisiana) National Press Photographers Association, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1989, 1988 First place, Sports portfolio Pictures of the Year International, 1994

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Colorado Media 100, 1999 Named as one of the 100 most influential journalists in Colorado Photographer of the Year Pennsylvania Press Photographers Association, 1992

Creative Works Online Multimedia Documentaries Sole authorship Vukani Means “Wake up!,” The Washington Post, online edition, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/southafrica/index.html, April 2006, 115 photographs and 11 minutes of audio in five chapters. This project represents three years of photographing, reporting and multimedia editing and is comparable to a photo book in its size and scope. The Washington Post has one of the most respected web sites in the world for multimedia and is selective about accepting projects from freelancers, publishing an average of five non-staff generated projects per year. Undying Love, www.undyinglove.org, December 2005, 124 photographs, 21-minute audio narrative and 45 short audio clips in a self-running audio slide show featuring narration and still images and a user-guided audio gallery with stills. This new edition of the multimedia project was re-published from CD-rom format to the Internet with funding from a University Research Council Grant. The story chronicles my mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s Disease in photographs and audio. Shared authorship

Served as the director of photography and photography editor in each of the following award-winning international multimedia storytelling projects. Responsible for story planning, assigning, troubleshooting and editing. Supervised at least one professional photography editor on each project, and worked with a team of producers, editors and programmers, most of whom were students.

The Ancient Way, http://www.theancientway.org, 2005, 11 audio slide shows, director of photography Chiloe Stories, http://www.chiloestories.org, 2004, 11 audio slide shows, director of photography Ten Years On, http://www.tenyearson.org, 2003, 11 audio slide shows, director of photography and photographer

A Living Stage, http://www.alivingstage.org, 2002, 12 audio slide shows, director of photography and photographer End of the Road, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 2003, 18 audio slide shows, 8 photo stories, team leader, photo editor and photographer

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Executive editor for each of the following online storytelling projects. Responsible for project conception, story idea development, assigning, troubleshooting, photo and audio editing. Oversaw site design. Supervised team of professional editors on all Carolina Photojournalism Workshop projects.

The Changing Face of the Carolina Piedmont, http://www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/piedmont/, 2006, 15 audio slide shows, executive editor Stories from the Crystal Coast, Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, http://www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/cpjw/2006, 2006, 7 audio slide shows, 8 photo stories, executive editor Highlands, Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, http://www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/cpjw/2005, 2005, 15 photo stories, executive editor Changing wetlands, changing ways, Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, http://www.ibiblio.org/jomc181/, 2004, 14 photo stories, executive editor Redefining Home, http://www.ibiblio.org/redefininghome/redefininghomeFlash.html, 2002 executive editor

Online Photo Essays

In Progress Canada’s Main Street, www.patdavison.com, 30 photos, ongoing

The following photo essays were shot and published as components of the Online multimedia documentaries listed above.

Sole Authorship Living with Dignity, http://www.tenyearson.org, 40 photos, 2003 Rebuilding a Family Legacy, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 28 photos, 2003 Slaughterhouse Helps Build a New Industry, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 17 photos, 2003 Working Together, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 15 photos, 2003 Bernard O’Higgins School, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 17 photos, 2003 They call me Mama, http://www.alivingstage.org, 25 photos, 2002 Team authorship Ship Graveyard Holds Secrets, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 11 of 15 photos, 2003

A Ghost Town Comes Back to Life, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 17 of 24 photos, 2003

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The House, http://www.endoftheroad.org, 15 of 19 photos, 2003 Contributions to Books and Magazines North Carolina 24-7, DK Publishing, New York, NY, 2004 19 photographs, 73 thumbnail photographs. Pages 16-17, 28-29, 82-87, 96-97, 116-119, 122, 141-142. State coordinator and contract photographer for North Carolina 24/7, selecting and

hiring photographers and coordinating assignments. The STATES 24/7 Series is a collection of

50 hardcover books showcasing more than 8,0000 photographs from every state in the nation.

The state books were sequels to the New York Times bestseller America 24/7, and the series was

the largest one-day release of titles in U.S. publishing history. America 24-7, DK Publishing, New York, NY, 2003 One full page photograph, page 94; four thumbnail photographs, pages 95, 127, 131. America 24/7 was a New York Times #5 bestseller. Carolina Performance Manual for Football, Chapel Hill, NC, 2004 Front and back cover photographs and cover design. This is the strength training manual used by the UNC football team. Photojournalism: An Introduction, Fred S. Parrish, Wadsworth/Thomsen Learning, Belmont CA, 2002 Eight photographs, pages 102, 246. Endeavors Magazine, Fall 2006; five photographs, pages 32-33 Carolina Alumni Review Magazine, July/August 2006; four photographs, page 43 GEO Magazine (Korean edition), March 2003; one photograph, pages 84-85 GEO Magazine (German edition), July 2002; one photograph, pages 144-145 Published before joining the UNC-CH faculty: A Mother’s Touch, Zondervan Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI, 1998; two photographs, pages 98-99. Sunday in America, Zondervan Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI, 1997; three photographs, pages 2-3, 4, 21. Best of Photojournalism 19, Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1994; portfolio, pages 33-42; sports portfolio, pages 155-160; single photograph, page 189. Best of Photojournalism 16, Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1991; single photograph, page 167.

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Photojournalism: Content and Technique, Greg Lewis, Wm. C. Brown, Publishers, Dubuque, IA, 1991 & 1995 (first and second editions); single photographs, page 122, 313. Best of Photojournalism XV, Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1990; one photograph, page 144. Ethics in Photojournalism, Paul Lester, NPPA Books, 1990; one chapter: “On the line: Between Objectivity and Fairness,” pages 70-72. Best of Photojournalism 14, Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1989; one photograph, page 100. Footprints across Oregon, Mike Thoele, Graphic Arts Center Publishing, Portland, OR, 1989; three photographs, pages 44, 48, 154.

Exhibitions Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2004, 5 photographs. Redneck Riviera, solo show, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, contracted February 2007, 24 prints.

Teaching Record University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 2001-present Beginning Photojournalism. 3 credits. Introduction to concepts and practices of professional photojournalism. (typically teach two sections each Fall semester and one section each Spring semester) Advanced Photojournalism. 3 credits. Advanced concepts and practices in professional photojournalism. (typically teach one section each Fall semester). Documentary Photojournalism. 3 credits. Advanced concepts and practices in documentary photojournalism. (typically teach one section each Spring semester). Intermediate Photojournalism. 3 credits. (Developed Spring 2004, typically teach one section each Spring semester). This course has been accepted into the JOMC curriculum. It is an Apples service-learning course in which students perform a service project while learning advanced photographic lighting, portraiture, and style. In 2004 students taught photography techniques to Special Olympics athletes and produced an exhibition of their work. In 2005 and 2006 students completed photographic projects for non-profit clients. I received a Ueltschi grant for service learning for the class. Picture Editing for Print and Web. 3 credits. (Developed and taught in Spring 2002) Basic concepts and practices of picture editing for multiple media. Secured a 20-user license to the AP/Accunet Multimedia Archive for use by the class.

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Team Journalism. 3 credits. (Developed and taught in Fall 2002) The class comprised news editorial and photojournalism students, and explored the changing concept of “home” in North Carolina using documentary photojournalism, audio and text. It also included a collaboration with JOMC 189, Advanced Multimedia, which resulted in a multimedia web site of the stories. Class projects were featured in Carolina Alumni Review. Photo stories from the class contributed to major portfolio awards, including North Carolina Student Photographer of the Year and Southern Student Photographer of the Year runner up (Jocelyn Filley) and second place Hearst Photojournalism Championship (Coke Whitworth). www.ibiblio.org/redefininghome

Master’s Theses Chaired Carrie Leonard, “Inside and Out: Responses to the Roman Catholic Priest Shortage in the United States,” 2006

Pedagogical Training Indiana Teaching Fellows Workshop, 2004 Weeklong journalism teaching workshop at Indiana University, sponsored by the Poynter Institute.

Previous Teaching 1999-2000 Ohio University Beginning Picture Story. 3 credits. Beginning concepts and practice in documentary picture stories. Instructor of record. Spring 2000. Advanced Picture Story. 3 credits. Advanced concepts and practice in documentary picture stories. Co-taught. Fall 1999. Metropolitan State College of Denver Beginning Photojournalism. 3 credits. Introduction to concepts and practices of professional photojournalism, Adjunct, 1999

Grants JOMC Graduate Faculty Research Grant, 2006 $10,000, for work on publishing existing projects

University Research Council Research Grant, 2005 $4,000 for “Vukani means Wake up!, a multimedia documentary published in the Washington Post online, April 2006 JOMC Graduate Faculty Research Grant, 2005 $4,000 for “Vukani means Wake up!, a multimedia documentary published in the Washington Post online, April 2006

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Center for the Study of the American South, 2005 $3,000 for Redneck Riviera, a photo documentary on Carolina Beach to be exhibited in a solo show at the Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, February 2007 Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant, 2004 $8,000 Senior Specialist grant to work with Universidad de los Andes in Santiago. The grant funded my participation in the Chiloe Stories documentary, published online September 2004 Ueltschi Service Learning grant, 2004 $8,000 to develop and teach JOMC 81, Intermediate Photojournalism. JOMC 81 has been accepted into the curriculum of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. JOMC Graduate Faculty Research Grant, 2004 $6,300 for “Canada’s Main Street,” a photo documentary project in Ontario, Canada University Research Council Publishing Grant, 2002 $4,000 to publish Undying Love, a multimedia documentary, on the Internet. (published December 2004) Junior Faculty Development Award, 2001 $5,000 for Redneck Riviera, a photo documentary on Carolina Beach, North Carolina, to be exhibited in a solo show at the Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, February 2007

Service to the profession PhotoNight, 2002-present, Founder and director. PhotoNight is a monthly gathering of students, area professionals and community photography enthusiasts to hear a speaker and share work and ideas. Inaugural lecture, Photojournalism Sequence, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile, 2004, “Photojournalism Today.” Facilitated by the U.S. Embassy as part of a Fulbright Senior Specialist award. Seminar speaker, Catolica University, Santiago, Chile, 2004, “Photojournalism Today.” Facilitated by the U.S. Embassy as part of a Fulbright Senior Specialist award. Seminar speaker, University of the Andes, Santiago, Chile, 2003, “New uses for still images in multimedia.” Facilitated by the U.S. Embassy as part of a Fulbright Senior Specialist award. Host, North Carolina Press Photographers Association annual meeting and contest judging, 2007 (projected), 2006, 2004 Judge and conference speaker, Virginia Press Photographer’s Association, 2005 “Transitions in photojournalism”

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Judge, American Business Journals annual contest, 2005 Judge, NPPA Quarterly Picture Editing Contest, 2004 Panelist, “Suffering, compassion and the still image,” Ackland Art Museum, in conjunction with the Sebastio Salgado exhibition “Migrations,” 2004 Juror, Merry Moor Winnett Triennial exhibition at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, 2004 Panelist, “Ethics in Photojournalism,” North Carolina State University in conjunction with “The Pulitzer Prize Photographs: Capture the Moment” exhibition, 2004 Faculty, Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, Fort Worth, TX, 2003 “New challenges, new media” Judge and conference speaker, South Carolina Press Photographer’s Association, 2003 Presentation of my creative work. Judge, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association annual contest, 2003 Judge and conference speaker, Illinois/Iowa Press Photographer’s Association, 2002 Presentation of “Undying Love” Judge, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives annual contest, 2002 Host, North Carolina Press Photographers Association Workshop at UNC, 2002 Judge, NPPA Region 5 Clip contest, 2001 Workshop speaker, “Tar Heel Design Workshop,” UNC, 2001 Conference speaker, Multimedia Bootcamp, UNC, 2001 “Photojournalism in multimedia” Conference speaker and contest judge, Southern Short Course, 2001 “Photojournalism in multimedia” Judge, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives annual contest, 2001 Conference speaker and contest judge, Michigan Press Photographers, 2000 Presentation of “Undying Love” Conference speaker, Ohio Press Photographers Conference, 2000 Presentation of “Undying Love”

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Faculty, Mountain Workshops, Western Kentucky University, 2000 Visiting faculty, School of Color Photography, University of the Nations, HI, 2000 Conference speaker, NPPA National Convention, Denver CO, 1999 “Photojournalism from the heart”

Faculty, Mountain Workshops, Western Kentucky University, 1997 Visiting professional, School of Color Photography, University of the Nations, 1997 Faculty, Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, 1996 “Photojournalism from the heart” Faculty, The Latin American Photojournalism Workshop, Mexico City, 1994 Conference speaker and contest judge, California Press Photographers Association, 1993 Presentation of my creative work Conference speaker and contest judge, North Dakota Press Photographers Association, 1993 Presentation of my creative work Guest speaker, NPPA Student Chapter, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1991

Service to the University Member, Carolina Environmental Program faculty, 2001-present Faculty Adviser, Yackety-Yak, 2003-present Faculty Adviser, Campus Connection, 2001-present Workshop speaker, “Visual Journalism,” for The Daily Tar Heel Staff, 2001

Service to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, 2004-present, founder and coordinator. The Carolina Photojournalism Workshop is a week-long workshop that brings together JOMC students and top professional editors to produce documentary web sites about North Carolina regions. www.carolinaworkshops.org The 37th Frame: Best of Carolina Photojournalism, 2002-present, founder and director. The 37th Frame is an annual exhibition of the best of Carolina photojournalism. The annual openings bring together dozens of area photo enthusiasts. http://www.carolinaphotojournalism.org

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Faculty adviser, National Press Photographers Association, UNC Chapter, 2002-present Leader, UNC JOMC fall break trip, Chicago, 2004 Committees

Hearst Contest, 2002-present School Publications, 2002-present, Hearst Visiting Professionals, 2004-present Ed Vick Prize Committee, Chair, 2006-present

Search Committees

VisCom Multimedia Search, 2002-2003, VisCom Multimedia Search, 2003-2004 VisCom Graphics Search, 2004-2005 VisCom Graphics Search, 2005-2006

Service to the community Carolina Action through Images, 2004-present, founder and coordinator. Carolina Action through Images is a service-learning project through which Carolina students perform service to area non-profits. www.carolinaphotojournalism.org Board member and volunteer photographer, Compassion Med International, 2005-present Board member, Tenth Muse Films, 2005-present Volunteer photographer, Grace Church, 2002-present Volunteer photographer, Orange Charter School Orchestra, 2002-2004

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Creative Work Statement Summary The photojournalism landscape is changing faster now than at almost any other time in the

history of the medium, due to technological advancements and changing market pressures. Photojournalism has moved onto the World Wide Web and is now conjoined with other complimentary media, most notably audio, to tell stories in entirely new ways. The rate of change is challenging to keep up with. Therefore, my creative activity is focused primarily in two main areas––photojournalism in multimedia on the Web and traditional long-term photo documentaries for exhibitions and/or books. I work in these two areas by producing my own photographs and multimedia journalism and directing and editing large team projects.

Multimedia Photojournalism My 12-year professional career was spent working in newspapers, and now the traditional

newspaper model is in decline. At the same time, the rise of the Web as a viable medium for journalism is sparking rapid changes in photojournalism. Images are ubiquitous in our culture as all forms of media are becoming increasingly visual. Unfortunately the proliferation of imagery has led to a devaluation of thoughtful, in-depth photojournalism. I, thus, see huge potential for multimedia photojournalism. It has only begun to be defined and could create new importance for photojournalism. The Web is rapidly becoming the home for much of the world’s best, most thoughtful and in-depth photojournalism.

Much of my creative work focuses on multimedia photojournalism. A distinguishing

characteristic of multimedia photojournalism is the way photography is joined with other media. Photojournalism in print media has traditionally been a “marriage of words and pictures.” On the web, however, photography has been successfully joined with audio as well as the printed word so interviews can be combined with “natural” sound to create a new visual storytelling model, the audio slide show. In the last five years this model has gone from being novel to becoming a standard on major news web sites such as those maintained by MSNBC, The Washington Post, The New York Times and The L.A. Times. In many cases photojournalists are producing their own “NPR style” documentary audio along with photographs.

My major project in this area has been a three-year exploration of a township in South Africa

named Vukani. I chose Vukani as a way to tell the story of the African National Congress’ housing efforts since Apartheid. One of the primary accomplishments of the ANC in the decade since the end of Apartheid has been to provide housing with water, sewer and electricity for millions of black citizens living in abject poverty. The government has built 6 million tiny concrete block houses, transforming large swaths of townships from mud and tin squatter shacks to neat rows of small houses. The impact of this change is the subject of my multimedia documentary. This project suited my creative focus because the story took place over several

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years and was not being covered adequately by the print media. I shot thousands of digital images and recorded hours of digital audio before, during and after Vukani was redeveloped.

In April 2006 The Washington Post published “Vukani means Wake Up!” on the front page

of its Camera Works page, one of the premier sites for multimedia in the world. The project included 115 photographs and 11 minutes of audio edited into five chapters. It included a photo promo on the newspaper’s home page, and was featured prominently on the front page of Camera Works for four months before moving to the archives of the World page. The quantity of work in the project could never have been published in a newspaper or magazine and is comparable to a photo book in its size and scope. In addition, the audio component could be published only online or on radio or television, breaking the traditional print mold for documentary photojournalism. The Washington Post site is very exclusive and publishes only about five non-staff produced projects of this type each year from the entire world.

A second solo multimedia photojournalism project is the re-publication of “Undying Love,”

a documentation of my mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease in photos and audio. The content was gathered prior to my employment at UNC and was my first major multimedia project. After joining the UNC-CH faculty, with funding from a University Research Council grant, I re-published the project on the Internet to reach a far larger audience than in its previous publication as a CD-Rom. This project features 124 photographs, a 21-minute audio narrative and 45 short audio clips in a self-running audio slide show and a user-guided audio gallery.

I am interested in exploring the viability of documentary photojournalism as an element of

multimedia storytelling by helping to guide and create web publications that push the boundaries of the evolving medium. I have served as the director of photography for four international multimedia storytelling projects and as photo editor/team leader for another project with my colleagues in the Visual Communication Sequence in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. On three of the five team projects I have also published solo photo essays as a photographer. For one of the projects I received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant.

Our projects employ large teams of student content gatherers––photographers, audio and

video journalists, graphic designers and programmers. A team is composed of 35 to 50 people. We collaborate with foreign universities and employ their students as content gatherers and faculty as editors. The projects are usually one month in duration––two weeks to gather content and two weeks to produce the Web site. These projects are typically photo heavy and in my role as director of photography I am responsible for all photography––assigning, coaching, editing, captioning and sequencing with audio. I typically supervise 8 to 10 photographers and at least one professional photo editor, and coordinate with other project editors and faculty. There are typically 8 to 15 audio slide shows to produce for each project. Each slide show will feature 20 to 25 photographs and two to three minutes of audio. Photographers are edited daily and coached through the process of telling the story and collaborating with an audio journalist to best join the photos with the audio.

These projects are an important part of my creative work because we are setting an example

for what is possible in professional multimedia journalism and helping to forge standards in an evolving area while creating opportunities for students. We are experimenting with different

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forms of storytelling utilizing photojournalism and “pushing the envelope” in ways that few traditional media outlets have yet to embrace. Our efforts have been recognized with the top professional awards in nearly all of the international new media competitions, despite the fact that the content is produced primarily by our students. The Visual Communication Sequence in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication is rapidly developing a reputation for producing the best students in the country trained in new media technologies.

I have led several state and local multimedia photojournalism team projects as well. In 2004 I

founded the Carolina Photojournalism Workshop to give students an opportunity to produce quality web publications on the state level. Recently “Stories from the Crystal Coast,” the final product of the workshop, won an award of excellence in the SNDies, an international new media competition. Two of my classes produce regional multimedia journalism publications, which I describe in more detail in my teaching statement.

By producing my own multimedia photojournalism and by working at every level in team

multimedia projects, I am learning, teaching and leading while providing our students training and opportunities that will create a new generation of innovators in the exciting arena of multimedia journalism.

Traditional photojournalism In addition to my creative work in multimedia photojournalism, I have chosen to pursue

long-term documentary photojournalism projects destined for exhibition or publication in a book format. Similar to multimedia photojournalism, photo books and exhibitions allow for a more in-depth treatment of a story than newspapers or magazines. Although they typically reach a smaller audience than print or online media, these methods of publishing have long enjoyed a revered place in the heritage of photography because of the personal interaction with photographs in exhibitions and the permanence of books. I feel by publishing work in these arenas I am contributing to the preservation of the rich heritage of documentary photojournalism. My chosen topics are visual explorations of somewhat atypical media fare: obscure cultures and cultural issues, under covered stories that need to be told and that interest me enough to devote months and sometimes years of attention.

I feel that the two thrusts of my creative work, while quite different, provide a good balance

to my creative output. Having worked in daily newspaper photojournalism for more than a decade, I now choose to produce the kind of long-term work that was previously impossible for me and is becoming less common in the industry due to economic pressures. I have two active projects in this genre. The first, entitled “Redneck Riviera,” tracks the evolution of the boardwalk culture in Carolina Beach as rising property values gradually change the area’s demographics. I began work in fall 2001with a Junior Faculty Development Grant from UNC-CH. In 2005 I received another grant from the Center for the Study of the American South for the project.

“Redneck Riviera” is contracted for exhibition for the first time in February 2007 in a solo

show of 24 large prints at the Louise Jones Brown Gallery at Duke University. I plan to continue to shoot and exhibit the work for the next couple of years until the boardwalk is completely

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redeveloped, then I will seek to publish it as a coffee table book. I also plan to record audio and create a multimedia version of this project to accompany future exhibitions or print publications.

The second long-term documentary project is “Canada’s Main Street,” a two-year project

that explores the culture of Ontario along Yonge Street, the world’s longest street, according to Guinness World Records. This project is nearing completion and is being submitted to publication and exhibition outlets now.

I have also continued to publish and exhibit my existing work in the Korean and German

editions of the German magazine Geo, in the “American Family” exhibition at the William Jefferson Clinton Memorial Library, in a Newseum documentary video entitled “The Power of the Image”, and in the textbook Photojournalism: An Introduction.

I have also been involved in team projects in traditional photojournalism. In 2003, I was chosen to coordinate the coverage of North Carolina for the America 24/7 book project. For one week in May 2003, the America 24/7 team documented America through a huge network of photographers. The resulting collection of photographs in America 24/7 was a New York Times #5 bestseller, and was featured on numerous TV news shows and in 44 of America's 50 highest-circulation newspapers. I was also chosen to participate as a photographer for America 24/7. In addition to the national book, the America 24/7 team produced the simultaneous States 24/7 project. The States 24/7 Series is a collection of fifty hardcover books, and the series was the largest one-day release of titles in U.S. publishing history.

My role as state coordinator involved selecting and hiring 20 contract photographers and

coordinating all of the coverage in North Carolina. I had numerous photographs selected for publication in the books and made several contacts with national and state editors and photographers. I also was chosen to speak about the project with founder David Cohen on “Charlotte Talks,” a public radio show in Charlotte.

Based on these publications and the multimedia projects discussed above, I was honored to be recognized at UNC-CH with the 2005-2006 Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement. I have also developed a personal web site, www.patdavisonphotography.com that displays much of my personal work.

My transition from daily newspaper photojournalism to creative work in academia has been

interesting and challenging. I have enjoyed exploring new storytelling models such as multimedia photojournalism and also investing in long term traditional documentary projects. I look forward to continuing to produce work in both areas. I plan to expand my exhibiting and look for book publishing opportunities. I plan to lead more multimedia group projects, including international projects. I plan to continue to produce my own international multimedia projects. This past summer I produced my first two short documentary videos, and plan to include video in my multimedia projects. I’m excited to embrace new technology and explore changes in photojournalism to keep myself and my students at the forefront of the industry.

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Teaching Statement My teaching philosophy has been shaped by a dozen years working as part of newsroom

teams and the past five years working with students with a variety of skill levels and learning styles. I have focused my teaching energies into a three-pronged strategy––to encourage ideas and experimentation through community building, to provide experiential learning opportunities in and out of class, and to engage students in the latest technology and trends in multimedia journalism through international, regional and local multimedia storytelling projects. I work to unite these foci with technical instruction, history, ethics, technology and theory of visual communication into a holistic approach to photojournalism education so that our students will be prepared to work in a rapidly evolving field.

While at UNC-CH I have taught all of the photojournalism classes as the school’s only full-time photojournalism professor. This has provided me with a unique opportunity to shape the photojournalism program while training individual students. I have taught JOMC 80 (now 180) Beginning Photojournalism, JOMC 180 (now 480) Advanced Photojournalism, JOMC 181 (now 481) Documentary Photojournalism, and have developed a fourth class that has been added to the curriculum, Intermediate Photojournalism, JOMC 81 (now 181). I have also developed two other classes, Picture Editing for Print and Web and Team Journalism. Neither class is currently offered because I have a full load covering the required courses.

The best publications and workplaces that I have been a part of have all had a strong sense of

community and common goals. The “hot house” environment created by the free flow of ideas, collaboration and experimentation breeds great results. I thrive in a structure that combines opportunity and freedom to excel with high expectations. I have worked to develop that atmosphere at Carolina in the photojournalism program while creating experiential learning opportunities in photojournalism and multimedia journalism.

In my classroom teaching, I believe students should be grounded very early in the basics of

photography in an effort to get them beyond thinking merely about mechanics and into thinking about content and communication. I also ground them in ethical decision-making, the history of photojournalism, core values in journalism and the theories of visual communication early in their education. I use an interactive style that demands student participation and helps establish a bond among the students and me. When discussing lecture topics, images or readings, I encourage participation by presenting challenging questions that require thought and close attention to peer responses. I foster a sense of community among the students by making the classroom a safe but challenging place. By encouraging camaraderie in the program, I help students push one another to greater levels of learning and success.

Much of my students’ work is done outside of class, photographing assignments that are

typical of the work of a professional photojournalist. From their first assignment, all of their photographs are critiqued. I teach students how to think critically about photographs by beginning lecture classes with analysis of images in MSNBC’s Week in Pictures. Students learn to give and take constructive critiques that go beyond the obvious and identify the intended message, metaphor, symbolism and ethical implications of the work. Students frequently edit

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each other’s work in small groups, and through one-on-one editing sessions with me they learn how to edit stories from single images, which in turn strengthens their ability to think about how to shoot a story while in the field. In advanced classes they edit the day’s news photographs from AP and Getty Images and present and defend a package to the class, much like a photography editor of a major metro would do.

In my advanced classes, students work on group photojournalism and multimedia projects for publication on the Web. I organize students as a photo staff with a series of content and production deadlines. In JOMC 180 (now 480), Advanced Photojournalism, students produce two group projects, typically one of the state fair and election coverage during election years. In JOMC 181 (now 481), Documentary Photojournalism, students each produce a semester-long documentary project in audio and photos of a subject they choose from within a theme for the class publication. This year’s project was entitled “From Tobacco to Tech––the Changing Face of North Carolina’s Piedmont.” The project is online at www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/piedmont

In addition to my classroom teaching, I have created four initiatives designed to build the

Carolina photo community and provide experiential learning opportunities in photojournalism and multimedia journalism. My first major initiative was PhotoNight, which I founded in 2001, shortly after joining the faculty. I first revived the school’s dormant student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association, and then had the chapter sponsor PhotoNight. The event is a monthly gathering of students, professionals and amateurs to hear a speaker and share work. We have hosted some 30 events as of this writing, with a mix of national and local speakers. The events average 70 to 80 attendees, but have attracted as many as 110, with an average of 70 percent photo students. PhotoNight is required for students and gives them the opportunity to connect to the photojournalism culture in the school and in the community at large. It also connects professionals to our students, our program and our university.

The next major initiative in community building and experiential learning was the 37th

Frame, an annual exhibition of student photojournalism I founded in 2002. The exhibition is produced entirely by students, creating an opportunity to contribute to the Chapel Hill arts scene and learn about producing an exhibition while raising awareness and building pride in the quality of work being produced in the program. The 37th Frame has been featured in several area media, including a recent 12-page spread in the Carolina Alumni Review, and the openings have steadily grown. This year’s event at the Chapel Hill Museum drew more than100 people and the museum has contracted the exhibition to return in March 2007.

In spring 2004 I launched two more initiatives, The Carolina Photojournalism Workshops (CPJW) and Carolina Action Through Images (CATI), to provide more experiential learning opportunities, publish state wide multimedia journalism projects and strengthen the burgeoning Carolina photo community.

In the CPJW, I take a group of 15 students and six professional photojournalists to different

towns in North Carolina for a week in the spring. Each student shoots a story under the coaching of a professional, and the stories are published on the Web as a cultural snapshot of the area. This year seven of the students recorded documentary audio along with their photo stories and the

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final site incorporated multimedia. I intend to increase the use of audio at the workshop every year, and possibly incorporate infographics and video in the future. My role at the workshop is as an executive editor and coach. I am responsible for all logistics, story selection, student selection, assignments, final audio and photo edits, site design and publication. Initially the workshop was part of JOMC 181, Documentary Photojournalism, but it has grown and is now open to all students in the Visual Communication Sequence. The CPJW combines the best aspects of community building, experiential learning and multimedia journalism into one intense week. The CPJW is online at www.carolinaworkshops.org.

Carolina Action Through Images is a service learning component of JOMC 81 (now 181), Intermediate Photojournalism. CATI serves different community groups yearly and engages students through two distinct project models. The first model is assigning our students to teach basic photography to underprivileged populations and produce an exhibition of the work. In the second model students work with a non-profit client to produce a project that will fulfill a specific visual need, such as photo stories and portrait series for brochures or web sites. These efforts force them into the community to interact, articulate and “give back” while developing real-world skills experientially.

Each summer since 2001 I have successfully combined an aspect of my creative work with

my teaching philosophy through participation in international multimedia storytelling classes as a director of photography. My colleagues in visual communication and I engage students in the exploration of cutting edge technology and multimedia journalism while providing an experience with an in-depth, international focus. Students work with professionals and one another to enhance their learning. The projects are published on the Internet and have been recognized with many professional awards, building participants’ resumes and raising the profile of the program.

All of these projects have been uniquely positioning our students for internships and jobs

because of their skill and experience with multimedia journalism. Two recent students, Ashlie White and Brandon Smith, were offered staff positions midway through their first internships because of their “can-do” attitude, flexibility and skills.

These initiatives to provide experiential learning opportunities, build the Carolina photo

community and engage students in the latest technology and multimedia journalism were recognized in 2006 when I was awarded the School’s Ed Vick Prize for Innovation in Teaching.

I also strongly encourage my students to expand their experiential learning experience through internships and to build their resumes through photojournalism competitions. Students have earned top internships and jobs at publications including: National Geographic Adventure Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Raleigh News & Observer, The Winston-Salem Journal, The Associated Press, Getty Images, The Seattle Times, The Hartford Courant, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The St. Petersburg Times, The Charlotte Observer, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Arizona Daily Star, Durham Herald Sun, New York Yankees, Newsweek Magazine, World Picture News, Gainesville Sun, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, Longmont Tribune, South Bend (IN) Tribune, the Cape Town Argus and many others.

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The program has consistently placed in the top four in the Hearst Intercollegiate Competition including second place in 2005-2006. We have had one or two representatives in the national championship each year since 2001. Students have also won numerous top awards in Pictures of the Year, Best of Photojournalism, College Photographer of the Year, SNDies, Atlanta Photojournalism Competition, Southern Short Course, Online News Association and the North Carolina Press Photographers Association, and others.

Finally, I have learned that it is critical for the instructor to provide structure and direction. I begin each semester by discussing the objectives and desired outcomes of the class, and how the class fits into the student’s photojournalism education as a whole. In the syllabus I give a clear statement of the class objectives and provide a daily calendar. I begin each class with an overview of the objectives for that day. I write assignments clearly and succinctly, and state the criteria that will be used in grading. I have developed a program website, www.carolinaphotojournalism.org, that has links to all class related content and all extracurricular activities and everything related to the Carolina photo community. I work hard to provide a solid and dependable structure in which students can experiment creatively and develop intellectually, while being held to very high standards. Many students thrive under this approach and this is reflected in my teaching evaluations. The evaluations have shown steady improvement and now are consistently very good. Early on I had some complaints about class structure, and the most common complaint is about the workload. I have taken steps to structure the classes better to address both of these issues without taking out necessary content. Students now consistently praise my high standards and efforts to push them to excel. Here are a few representative comments.

“Honestly, Pat has always been one of my favorite professors. This year has been really great for me-Pat knows how to push me and he knows how to inspire me. He has been one of the best influences on my life. Its amazing to have an instructor who believes in you.” “My favorite professor-extremely passionate, helpful and has the students and their future as his highest priority. It was a joy to be in this class.” “He’s very tough, but you come out of it a better journalist. The regiment is almost like the Marines. Very nice as a person. A good choice for a professor.” “Pat is a wonderful guy who cares a lot about his students but the classes entail at least three times as much work as any other I have attended at UNC.” “Cares about the subject and is willing to help when needed. Could give more positive feedback but gives good criticism and ways to do better in the future.”

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Service statement

Service is a focus of my life as well as my career. I believe that teaching, like journalism, should be practiced with an attitude of service to community. My efforts in community building and experiential learning carry over from teaching to service, and several of my teaching initiatives have a service component. I believe in building community in the profession, the classroom and the neighborhood.

For example, PhotoNight draws professionals and amateurs from the community and provides educational opportunities and a chance to connect with others with similar interests. My goal for this event is to bring together the Triangle and University photo community and to provide a forum that will be mutually beneficial to professionals and students. The 37th Frame also strengthens community ties by displaying the best student photojournalism at different venues in Chapel Hill, on-campus and off, and routinely draws together our students with members of the Chapel Hill arts community.

I have hosted the North Carolina Press Photographers annual contest and convention in

2004, 2006 and 2007 (projected). Our students interact with top North Carolina and national professionals brought in as speakers. The 3-day event is open to the public on the final day and draws 80 to100 attendees for a lineup of professional speakers on Sunday. Hosting the gathering strengthens ties formed by PhotoNight, and forges new connections between professionals statewide and bonds them to our students and program.

Carolina Action Through Images is a service-learning project that seeks to serve and

strengthen community by helping area non-profits. Students have worked with Orange County Special Olympians to teach them photography and exhibit their work. They have created web sites and photo projects for clients such as The Ronald McDonald House, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and many others.

To serve the industry I lecture coach and judge contests on a regular basis. Judging photo

contests is something I truly enjoy, and I have judged and spoken at numerous state and national contests over the years. Occasionally, I have had the opportunity to speak and teach internationally, most recently as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Chile and previously at a workshop in Mexico.

To serve the University, I again carry the idea of community building forward by advising the yearbook, The Yackety-Yack, advising Campus Crossroads (a student group connected with my church) and serving on the board of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship. I also regularly host members of the Carolina Photography Club and The Daily Tar Heel staff at PhotoNight.

For the school, I re-established the student chapter of The National Press Photographers

Association and continue to advise it. The chapter sponsors several of the activities previously mentioned. I also serve on several school committees and have served on several search committees. In 2006 I chaired my first Master’s thesis.

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For the community at large, I serve as a photographer for my church. I have traveled to

Cuba last spring to document aid efforts there and this summer to eastern Europe to document a medical mission in Moldova by Compassion Med International. I also serve on the board of Compassion Med International.

Additional Materials Honors 1988-2001 Additional listings

International Competitions Award of excellence, special section picture editing, “Undying Love” Pictures of the Year International, 1999 Award of excellence, special section, “Undying Love,” Society for News Design, 1999 First place, general news photo Pictures of the Year, 1994 Award of excellence, single-subject series Society for News Design, 1994 Award of excellence, sports portfolio Pictures of the Year International, 1992 Four gold medals Calgary International Salon of Photojournalism, 1991 Award of excellence, spot news photography Society for News Design, 1991 Third place, feature photo; award of excellence, feature picture story Pictures of the Year, 1991 Best use of photos/small circulation newspaper Albuquerque Tribune staff, Pictures of the Year, 1990 Third place, fashion photo Pictures of the Year, 1990

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Silver medal, feature photography; bronze medal, photojournalism Society for News Design, 1990 Silver medal, photojournalism Society of News Design, 1989 Award of excellence, pictorial Pictures of the Year International, 1989 Third place, best use of photos/small circulation newspaper Albuquerque Tribune staff, Pictures of the Year International, 1989

National Competitions Honorable mention, photojournalism, “Undying Love” Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, 1999 The Casey Medals are awarded annually to honor the best coverage of family-related issues. Runner-up, Photographer of the year, Scripps In-House Competition, 1999 Scripps Newspapers include daily and community newspapers in 18 markets and the Scripps Howard News Service. First place, newspaper color travel photography Lowell Thomas Award, 1997 Third place, feature single; third place, feature multiple NPPA National Clip Contest, 2001 First place; third place NPPA Documentary Project, 1991 This award honored the best documentary projects nationally. Sixteen awards, NPPA National Clip Contest, 1988-2001

Regional Competitions Multiple awards NPPA Region Nine Clip Contest, 1996-2001 Multiple awards NPPA Region Eight Clip Contest, 1993-1996 Multiple awards NPPA Region Eight Clip Contest, 1988-1990

State Competitions Best of show; first place, photo essay

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Colorado Associated Press Annual Journalism Awards, 2001 Best series, photographs Colorado Press Association, 2001 Best of Colorado (best of show); first place, photojournalism; first place, feature; first place, sports; first place, reader Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Chapter, 1999 Photo sweepstakes winner; first place, series or special section; first place, feature photo; second place, sports photos; honorable mention, feature writing Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Awards, 1999 Best of show photo; first place, photo essay; first place, special section Colorado Press Association, 1999 First place, feature photo; first place, photojournalism Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Chapter, 1998 Second place, picture story Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Awards, 1998 First place, photo essay; third place, photo essay; third place, news photo Colorado Press Association, 1998 Third place, news photo Colorado Press Association, 1997 Award of excellence, photography portfolio Texas Katie Awards, 1996 Award of excellence, photography portfolio; award of excellence, spot news photo; award of excellence, magazine feature photo Texas Katie Awards, 1995 Honorable mention, spot news photo Texas AP Managing Editors, 1995 Second place, photojournalism Texas AP Managing Editors, 1994 First place news picture story; first place sports portfolio; second place portrait Pennsylvania Press Photographers Association, 1992 Best photo series; best sports photo; best feature photo; second place, feature photo; second place, general news photo

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New Mexico Press Association, 1991 Best feature photo; second place, sports photo New Mexico Press Association, 1990 Best of show photo; first place, sports; first place, spot news New Mexico AP Managing Editors, 1989 Second place, general news photo New Mexico Press Association, 1989