Bill Frakes
| Bill Frakes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Frakes |
| Born | Nebraska, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Former Sports Illustrated staff photographer, Straw Hat Visuals owner/founder |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Website |
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Bill Frakes is an American photographer.
Work and career
Bill Frakes started his photography career at the Miami Herald where he worked from 1979 to 1992, covering a wide range of subjects from local stories to politics in Cuba.[1] He began shooting for Sports Illustrated in 1983.[2] He has worked in more than 125 countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients.
His advertising clients include Apple, Champion, CocaCola, IBM, Isleworth, Kodak, Manfrotto, Nike, Nikon, Reebok, Amway Global and Stryker. Editorially his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. Additionally, he directs music videos and commercial television spots.[3]
He has taught at the University of Miami, the University of Florida, the University of Kansas, and the University of Nebraska. Between 2005-2010, he lectured at more than 100 universities discussing multimedia and photojournalism.[4]
Bill travels the world conducting workshops. He is a KelbyTraining.com instructor with courses available on Environmental Sports Portraiture: Action Sports Photography. He has given hundreds of interviews for university photojournalism programs and many national and international photography publications.
In 2013 and 2010, he was on the Jury of World Press Photo.[5]
Currently, Bill along with his company, Straw Hat Visuals, is on the forefront of the video DSLR movement,[6] integrating stills, audio and video to create dynamic stories which can be viewed in multiple ways.
Bill's work is regularly featured in photography news magazine, including online photojournalism journal Burn Magazine, the British Journal of Photography, and the Photo District News (PDN).
Awards and honors
Bill won the coveted Newspaper Photographer of the Year award in the prestigious Pictures of the Year International competition.[7] He was a member of the Miami Herald staff that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their coverage of Hurricane Andrew.[8] In 2004, he won the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Award for his sports portfolio. He has also been honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards[9] for reporting on the disadvantaged and by the Overseas Press Club[10] for distinguished foreign reporting.[11] He was awarded the Gold Medal by World Press Photo.[12] He has received hundreds of national and international awards for his work.
References
- ↑ "From stills to motion - British Journal of Photography". Bjp-online.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ Driver, Dustin (1999-03-26). "Pro - Profiles - Bill Frakes". Apple. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "A Southern Media Company". Strawhat Visuals. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "Collect Great PhotoJournalism". 52 Selects. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "World Press Photo". World Press Photo. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "The iPad Interview « Joe McNally’s Blog". Joemcnally.com. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ http://www.poy.org/55/oldwinners.html
- ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Public Service". Pulitzer.org. 1985-08-02. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "Robert F Kennedy Memorial". Rfkmemorial.mediathree.net. Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "OPC Awards Past Recipients | Overseas Press Club of America". Opcofamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "Speaker Biographies | The Power of Narrative: The Rebirth of Storytelling | April 29 & 30, 2011, at Boston University". Bu.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ Castleberry, Kim (2010-04-06). "Bill Frakes: Constant Motion - Digital Photo Pro". DigitalPhotoPro.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-03-06.