Rob Stapleton

About Rob Stapleton

Freelanced images of Alaska, China, Japan and Russia for AP, UPI, TIME, LIFE, Sports *Illustrated, Newsweek. Worked on contract for ad and public relations agencies on major campaigns.*Managed photography staffs for medium and small California, and Alaskan newspapers.*Worked as a correspondence writer for Reuters Air Cargo Service, General Aviation News, Ultralight Flying Magazine. Currently covering major transportation issues statewide in Alaska.*Goals: Make contemporary imgages of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic for publications, manage a data base of images for online purchase. Write two books! Specialties: Aerial and extreme environmental photogaphy, digital imagery,documentary photography, photojournalism, writing, technical writing, commercial aviation, sport aviation photographs, and stories, start-up of publications, information specialist, exhibitions,illustration of stories for newspapers, magazines, websites and books. Recently (April 2014) authored \"Alaska\'s Bush Pilots\" published by Arcadia Publishing.

Experience

1. Photographer, Writer, Videographer

   Alaskafoto

   Dec 2013 — Present · Anchorage, AK, US

Education

• Ventura College

  AA

  1969 — 1971

• University of Alaska Fairbanks

  MA

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Piloting
• Aviation
• Social Networking
• Public Affairs
• Press Releases
• Publications
• Photography
• Art Exhibitions
• Newspapers
• Flights
• Strategic Communications
• Spokesperson
• Photojournalism
• Copy Editing
• Speech Writing
• Proofreading
• Film
• Media Relations
• Books
• Breaking News
• Creative Writing
• Entrepreneurship
• Airports
• Advertising
• Internal Communications
• Flight Safety
• Aircraft
• Crisis Communications
• Web Content
• Editorial
• Copywriting
• Editing
• Politics
• Multimedia
• Start-Ups
• New Media
• Publishing
• Blogging
• News Writing
• Public Relations