JERRY RIFE

POSITIONS
1964 - Present: Staff Photographer, San Diego Union-Tribune
1988 - Present: Freelance Travel Writer/Photographer
1994 - Present: Photo Illustrator, Truth Seeker Journal
1991 - 1992: Photo Editor, San Diego Tapestry
1977 - Present: Book Reviewer, San Diego Union-Tribune

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, San Diego State University

PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS
San Diego Union-Tribune, Associated Press, United Press International, Copley News Service, Truth Seeker Journal, Globe, National Examiner, National Geographic World, Life Magazine, Woman’s Day Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Tours and Resorts Magazine, California Magazine, Organic Gardening Magazine

PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARDS
Over 80 annual photographic awards from the National Press Photographers Association, California Press Photographers Association, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Society of Newspaper Design, Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Press Club, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Copley Newspapers, Associated Press, Freedoms Foundation and numerous international juried art exhibits.

WRITING CREDITS
Author of over 150 newspaper and magazine articles on photographic criticism, photographic history and the use of photography in the news media.

With wife, Jan, co-author of numerous travel articles on Mexico, Spain, Jamaica and Portugal. Other foreign assignments have included Colombia, Chile, Taiwan, Malayasia, Thailand, Peru and the Philippines.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish

Much of Jerry's work can be found HERE.

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