Summer Photo Intern – The Washington Times

Washington, D.C., is the place to be this summer as candidates race to the White House.

The Washington Times is a metro daily located in the District of Columbia, with an award-winning photo staff. We are now accepting applications for our summer internship program. Our coverage, which centers on national political trends, stresses thoughtful, analytical long-term photo projects, as well as daily assignments.

The intern will work with 12 staff photographers and a video journalist, including last year’s NPPA Photographer of the Year and Pulitzer Prize finalist.

At least three current members of the staff started here as interns. Will you be next?

The perfect candidate will have experience working with both audio and video, and the ability to produce rich multimedia stories for our website.

Applicants must have the use of a car, and even though some pool equipment is provided, their own camera equipment. The intern will have access to pool lenses and lighting kits.

The application package must include a resume, a 500 word autobiography, references with daytime phone numbers and a portfolio of not more than 20-40 images with at least two photo stories and one multimedia piece. Edit tightly. Show us your best work.

Portfolios cannot be returned, and should be Mac-friendly. (We will review images via Photo Mechanic, therefore images should be in a folder separate from the multimedia piece(s) and include full caption information. Grammar, spelling and AP style should be carefully examined before the portfolio is submitted.)

The deadline for applications/portfolios is December 14, 2007; however, they will be reviewed as they arrive. It has been said that the early bird gets the worm.

Staff work can be seen at http://www.washingtontimes.com/photo

Please send materials to:

C.D. McGonigal
Photo Editor
The Washington Times
3600 New York Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002

Questions can be emailed to: cmcgonigal@washingtontimes.com