Clary Estes is a freelance writer and photographer from Central Kentucky. She received her MA in New Media Photojournalism from the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington DC. Following her graduation from the Corcoran, Clary was awarded a two-year documentary photography fellowship from the Ishibashi Zaidan Foundation in Japan under Nagoya University where she lived and worked in both Japan and China. She has previously lived and worked in China, Moldova and the US and is currently living and working in the Republic of Georgia as a Freelance Journalist. More generally, her work is focused on rural and underrepresented issues and incorporates history as an important aspect of visual storytelling. Clary has been the recipient of; the New York Times Portfolio Review, DOFOTO Contest Finalist, Visura Grant Honorable Mention for Outstanding Personal Project, Cortona on the Move Scholarship by Visura to participate in the Erotic Eye Workshop with Donna Ferrato, Ishibashi Zaidan Fellowship Award, as well as the Graduate Fellowship Award, Polly Logan Award for Women in the Arts, and the Dean’s Award, at the Corcoran College of Art and Design.
Work history
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Lead WriterVisura
New York, United StatesFreelance
Lead writer for a column focused on examining the landscape and economic infrastructure of visual storytelling and media today.
https://visura.co/media/reframe
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Artistic DirectorMOLDOX
MoldovaFull Time
I am the artistic director for the MOLDOX COUNTRYSIDE Project, which screens documentary films in rural villages of Moldova. I am also the creative director, producer and developer of the Villager's Documentary Project, which teaches rural Moldovans how to shoot and edit feature-length documentary films for international audiences.
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Skills
- Photography
- Videography
- Editing
- 11. Photoshop
- Adobe Premier Pro
- Adobe Lightroom
- Abobe Audition
- Final Cut
- Writing
- Analgoue Photography
Education
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Research FellowNagoya University
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
I was a photography fellow with the Nagoya University focusing on documentary work in Japan and China.
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MA in New Media PhotojournalismCorcoran School of the Arts and Design
- Washington, United States
I have a masters in new media photojournalism focusing on digital media and development both with photography and videography.
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Awards
New York Times Portfolio ReviewThe New York Times
Accepted into the competitive New York Times Portfolio ReviewAccepted into the competitive New York Times Portfolio ReviewD
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DOFOTO Contest FinalistDOFOTS
Finalist for the 2017 Juried DOFOTO Photography Award+ Show more