John Hillery

Title
Associate Faculty - IUPUI

Contact
E-mail: jhillery@iupui.edu
Telephone: (317) 278-5320
Fax: (317) 278-5321
Business URL: http://journalism.iupui.edu

Office Hours
Please email for an appointment.

Education

University Degree Year

Indiana University B.S. in Business-Journalism 1970

Honors
Major awards from NPPA National & Regional Clip Contests, NPPA Pictures of the Year (PoY), Illinois Press Photographers Assoc. Clip contest and PoY, Indiana News Photographers Assoc. PoY.

Honored by APME Association for AP Photographic Performance (HM) in 1977, and National Press Photographers Association clip contests.

Media Experience

Year Organization Responsibility

1998-2004 Ford Motor Company Consultant and Photographer/Editor on major North American auto show news conferences and events to provide insight into coverage needs of still and video photojournalists, which won improved display of images in publications. introduced use of photo caption cards at Ford auto show news conferences.

1990-2004 Reuters Responsible for coverage of auto industry, major news and sports events including MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL, and NCAA football. Selected Reuters' Detroit 1994 World Cup venue coordinator doing setup, requisition, photographer assignment, and editing of photo report.

1980-Present Self-employed Black Star Contract Photographer. Credits include: LIFE, TIME, Der SPIEGEL, BILD, Merrill Publishing (textbooks), Prentice Hall (textbooks), Harcourt (textbooks), BBDO, Hill & Knowlton, Chrysler, Mazda, and Ford.

1974-1980 The Associated Press Covered major news, auto industry, Big Ten sporting events. Responsible for photography, deadline editing of film, transmission of images, and planning photographic coverage.

1971-1973 Decatur Herald & Review Edited photographic content for AM & PM newspapers, assigned staff, production of picture pages, and daily photography as time permitted.

Philosophy of teaching
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Personal Interests
Avian and nature photography, motorcycle touring. Current on Win2K Pro, Photoshop 7, InDesign, Acrobat, MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook.

University	Degree	Year
Indiana University	B.S. in Business-Journalism	1970

Year	Organization	Responsibility
1998-2004	Ford Motor Company	Consultant and Photographer/Editor on major North American auto show news conferences and events to provide insight into coverage needs of still and video photojournalists, which won improved display of images in publications. introduced use of photo caption cards at Ford auto show news conferences.
1990-2004	Reuters	Responsible for coverage of auto industry, major news and sports events including MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL, and NCAA football. Selected Reuters' Detroit 1994 World Cup venue coordinator doing setup, requisition, photographer assignment, and editing of photo report.
1980-Present	Self-employed	Black Star Contract Photographer. Credits include: LIFE, TIME, Der SPIEGEL, BILD, Merrill Publishing (textbooks), Prentice Hall (textbooks), Harcourt (textbooks), BBDO, Hill & Knowlton, Chrysler, Mazda, and Ford.
1974-1980	The Associated Press	Covered major news, auto industry, Big Ten sporting events. Responsible for photography, deadline editing of film, transmission of images, and planning photographic coverage.
1971-1973	Decatur Herald & Review	Edited photographic content for AM & PM newspapers, assigned staff, production of picture pages, and daily photography as time permitted.