VJA

Vin Alabiso is President of VJA inc., the Visual Journalism Alliance, a research and consulting firm that assists leading media and cultural organizations, such as The New York Times, Sony Music, The National Archives, and many others in identifying and expanding the revenue potential of their content. He was a key contributor in reorganizing the T... imess photo sales and licensing operation. Previously, as Vice President and Director of Global Business Development/ Photos for The Associated Press, Alabiso oversaw the international commercial marketing and sales of AP photos. For 13 years beginning in 1990, he directed APs worldwide photo operation as Vice President and Executive Photo Editor. In this role, he led the wire services complete transition from film to digital photography. Under his leadership, AP was honored with nine Pulitzer Prizes in Photography and was recognized annually in virtually every major photojournalism competition. He has served as Chairman of the Board of The Alexia Foundation, which provides grants to professional and student photographers, encouraging cultural understanding through their work. He is currently an advisor to the African-American photographers organization Kamoinge and he also serves on the board of the Great Lakes Media Institute, an organization that targets journalism education across all media types in developing regions. He has also been a member of the board of the Eddie Adams Workshop. Throughout his career, Alabiso has fostered the professional growth of others, conducting seminars and workshops around the world for The Alexia Foundation, World Press Photo, AP and the Freedom Forum. He created APs Diverse Visions Workshop, which was recognized as one of photojournalisms prominent training programs. He has taught at Boston University and been a guest lecturer at educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad. He has twice served as a Pulitzer juror, once chairing its photography competition, and also judged numerous contests including World Press Photo and ...Read More