Alexandra Hootnick (b.1986) is an American photographer based in northern California. She is currently a lecturer at Humboldt State University and is available for freelance assignments.
CONTACT
+1 315 436 1452
alexandrahootnick@gmail.com
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EDUCATION
2015: Diploma of Advanced Visual Storytelling, Danish School of Media & Journalism
2014-present: M.A. in Photography, Syracuse University
2011-2013: M.S. in Digital Media & Investigative Journalism, Columbia University
2005-2008: B.A. in Psychology, University of Virginia
DISTINCTIONS
Ian Parry Scholarship, finalist, 2016
British Journal of Photography Breakthrough award, runner-up, 2016
Duke CDS Documentary Essay prize in photography, semi-finalist, 2016
PDN Photo Annual, student series, winner, 2016
American Photography 32, selected for publication, 2016
International Photography Awards, student/editorial series, 3rd place, 2015
PDN Photo Annual, Marty Forscher Fellowship student award, winner, 2015
NPPA Women in Photojournalism Conference, juried exhibit, runner-up, 2015
George Plavocos Award, winner, 2015
New York Times Portfolio Review, selected, 2015
Eddie Adams Workshop XXVI, participant, 2013
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Sunday Times Magazine (UK), Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine, Indian Country Today, Marie Claire, Kaiser Health News, National Geographic PROOF, National Geographic Traveler Magazine, The Hechinger Report, The Nation Magazine, The Players' Tribune, Yahoo News
EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS
Women Photograph Group Exhibition, Photoville, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
Ian Parry Group Exhibition, MOTHER gallery, London, UK, 2016
C.O.R.E. Group Exhibition, Photoville, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
A New Perspective-Juried Exhibit, NPPA Women in Photojournalism Conference, Denver, CO, 2015
Rising Waters: Photographs from Sandy, Group Exhibition, Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2013-2014
New York Stories: An Evening of Documentary Shorts, Group Screening, The Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY, 2013
BOOKS
American Photography 32, 2016
Family.Life, Syracuse University & Alexia Foundation project, 2015
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Rising Waters: Photographs from Sandy, Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY