Wingate Downs

Education

• Graduate, UGA School of Journalism
• Studied photography at Auburn Univ., LaGrange College and UGA
• (My father was a UGA journalism grad, a photographer, and newspaper owner-I literally grew up in the business!)

Experience

• 18 years director of photography for Athens' two daily newspapers;
• wire service photographer for AP, UPI, and World Wide Press
• Sports Photographer for Kodak's Prototype Digital Camera, 1987
• Staff photographer, '96 Olympics, for Atlanta Olympic Committee
• Remote image transmission from every part of the US
• 10 years operating commercial, portrait, and wedding business
• Certified vendor for Microsoft, contract photographer for hundreds of businesses, governments and publications over NE Georgia

Awards

• 40 State and National awards for news and advertising photography

Teaching

• Adjunct Professor, University of Georgia, Photojournalism
• State Instructor, Georgia Press Association
• Private consultant for southeastern media companies

Published Work

• Life, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, People, U.S News &W.R.
• Dozens of book and CD covers
• Cover, major contributor, Lewis Grizzard's "Glory, Glory" and
• Vince Dooley's "25 Years"

Studio

• 3,000 Sq. ft. facility with dressing room, complete digital production system, equipped with digital A/V