Resume
Contact Information for Sam D’Amico—>https://samdamico.com/contact-sam/
Professional Experience
- 1987-Present
- Freelance Photography
- Editorial
- Published numerous times in regional and national newspapers and magazines including:
- The New York Times, New Jersey Monthly, Rutgers Magazine and New Age Journal.
- Corporate, Public Relations and Advertising
- AT&T, Prudential, Federal Express, GEICO, McNeil Consumer Products, Congressman Bill Martini, Senator Dick Zimmer, Congressman Bob Franks, The City of Elizabeth NJ, The City of West New York, NJ, Lake-Vu Day Camp, East Brunswick, NJ.
- 1987-1991
- Staff Photographer
- Photojournalist
- The News Tribune; Woodbridge, NJ
- Somerset Press; Somerville, NJ.
Teaching Experience
- Photography Instructor
- 2003 to Present
- Sam D'Amico Photography Classes, Washington, DC.
- 2002 to 2015
- Washington School of Photography; Bethesda, MD
- 2004
- GEICO, Associate Communications Department; Chevy Chase, MD
- 2002
- Morris Museum; Morristown, NJ. (Co-instructor).
- 1999 to 2000
- Rahway Recreation Department; Rahway, NJ.
- 1998
- Highland Park Community Education; Highland Park, NJ.
Lectures & Panels
- 2010
- Panelist/Speaker: “Small and Medium Enterprises, IP, Jobs & the Economy”.
- IPI's Fifth Annual World Intellectual Property Day Forum. "Intellectual Property's Impact on Jobs and the Global Economy". Reserve Officers Association Headquarters Minuteman Memorial Building, Washington DC.
- 2006
- Juror
- Frederick Camera Clique 20th.Annual Regional Juried Competion; Mary Condon Hodgson Gallery, Frederick Community College. Frederick, Maryland.
- The Fourth Annual Juried Mid-Atlantic Regional Photography Show; Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD.
- 2003
- Juror
- All-Montgomery County Juried Gallery Show; Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD.
- 2002
- Speaker
- Stolen Glances: Meet the Artist Series; Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ. "Photojournalism and Copyright Issues"
- 2000
- Speaker
- Society of Professional Journalists Northeast Regional Conference 2000; Rutgers University, Newark, NJ."Who Owns That?"
Selected Exhibits and Awards
- 2003
- Juried
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Gallery Show And Competition, May 17-June 14, 2003. The Washington School of Photography, Bethesda, MD.
- 2002
- Group
- Stolen Glances, May 7 - August 4, 2002, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ.
- 2001
- Juried
- Caring with Creativity, 2nd Annual Photography Exhibition, Turning Point Gallery,Washington, DC.
- 2000
- Juried
- The New Century Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Nagy Gallery, New Hope, PA.
- The New Jersey Photography Forum 6th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, The Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ.
- Group
- Our Unique Vision…the Search, Jacob Trapp Gallery, Summit Unitarian Church, Summit, NJ.
- The Peoples' Show, Nagy Gallery, New Hope,PA.
- Stolen Glances, The Gallery at the Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ.
- Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, New York.
- Art in the Open: The Peters Valley Gallery Without Walls 4th Quarter Exhibition 2000, Morristown, NJ.
- 1999
- Group
- The 5th Annual Park Avenue Club Artists Exhibit, Park Avenue Club, Florham Park, NJ. (First photographer invited to exhibit.)
- 1998
- Award
- Honorable Mention.
- The New Jersey Photography Forum 4th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, The Watchung ArtsCenter, Watchung, NJ.
- Juried
- Art Alliance 12th Annual New Jersey Statewide Juried Exhibition, Art Alliance, Red Bank, NJ.
- 1997
- Award
- Award of Merit.
- The New Jersey Photography Forum 3rd Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, The Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ.
Bibliography
- The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, "Museum displays shots by keen observers", Mitchell Seidel, p.35, June 8, 2002.
- The Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, NJ, "Right place at the right time", Laurie Granieri, p.28, On The Go section, May 10, 2002.
- The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, "Shared sense of direction links Summit workshop", Mitchell Seidel, p.23, February12, 2000.
- The Metuchen-Edison Review and the Highland ParkHerald, Highland Park, NJ, "Life work of borough photographer on display", Valeri Drach Weidmann, p. A5, May 14, 1999.
Studies
- School of Visual Arts; New York, NY.
- International Center of Photography; New York, NY.
- Middlesex County College;Edison, NJ.
Professional Affiliations
- Copyright Alliance
- Editorial Photographers
- The New Jersey Photography Forum