Stewart F. House
                                             2600 Bunker Hill Cr.
                                               Plano, Tx 75075
                                           (972)897-2007 - CELL
                                          Sfhphotos.com  - WEBSITE
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
3/09-present  SELF EMPLOYED VISUAL JOURNALIST/PHOTOGRAPHER, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Tx-Shoot video and digital photos, portraits, sports, and news assignments. Clients include Dallas Morning News, Leaderboard Golf, Sun Chemicals, Getty Images. Operate websites, Sfhphotos.com and Planosportsphotos.com
2/97-3/09  THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM,  Fort Worth, Tx-Senior Staff Photographer. Daily assignments include news, features, and sports while establishing an online presence. Responsible for shooting and editing self generated video stories.  Major stories included Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Hurricane Rita in Beaumont, and breaking news on local professional sports teams and Texas Motor Speedway. 100 % of assignments shot in digital color. One multi-media project per week for online. 210,990 circulation daily a.m. paper.
6/93-2/97 THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, San Antonio, Tx-Nominated for Pulitzer Prize while working as staff photographer.  Daily assignments included news, features, and sports. Major stories covered include Branch Davidian Trial, closing of Kelly Air Force Base, The Southwest Drought of 1996, NBA playoffs and first NL regular season baseball game played in country of Mexico. 100% of assignments shot in color (neg). 280,000 circulation daily a.m.
9/90-6/93 THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE, Beaumont, Tx-Staff photographer, daily assignments included news, features, sports and illustrations. 50% of assignments shot in color (E-6). 80,000 circulation daily a.m.
9/87-9/90 THE ODESSA AMERICAN, Odessa, Tx-Staff photographer and acting chief photographer in his absence. Required to shoot, write, and layout one self generated photo story every four weeks in addition to daily assignments. 90% of assignments shot in color (E-6). 41,000 circulation daily a.m. paper which won Pulitzer Prize honor for photography in 1988.
9/83-9/87 THE PLANO STAR COURIER, Plano, Tx-Chief photographer, Jul 86 to Oct 87, with a staff of two full-time photographers and one lab tech. responsibilities included coordinating schedules, inventory control, layout of special pages, and shooting daily assignments with an emphasis on high school sports. Staff Photographer, Apr 85 to Jul 86. Real Estate Editor, Oct 83 to Apr 85. Shot all real estate photos for editorial and advertising while gaining experience in all aspects of composing a newspaper. 10% of assignments shot in color (neg). 17,000 circulation daily, afternoon paper.
EDUCATION
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Tx
Bachelor of Arts-December, 1982
Major : Communications             Minor: Marketing

COLLEGE WORK EXPERIENCE
1980-82 Staff writer/photographer for university paper, “The Pine Log.”
1978,79 Summer intern, Interstate Commerce Commission Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2006 * Amon Carter Awards, first place each in news, feature, and sports
2005 * Houston Press Club, third place-sports
2003 * Texas APME, honorable mention-feature photography
2002 *  Dallas Press Club,  finalist-best portfolio
2000 * TSTA School Bell, Outstanding Story
1999 * The National Council on Crime and Delinquency Media Award-newspapers
1996 * National Headliner Award, first place-feature
* National Hearst Photography Contest, second place-news
* Katy Awards, finalist-feature
* Texas APME, honorable mention-news
* Texas Governors Cup Exhibition, one print selected for tour
1995 * National Casey Awards for Meritous Journalism, honorable mention
* Finished eighth for Photographer of the Year in Region 8 of NPPA
1994 * National Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, third place-feature
* Represented LIFE Magazine in feature category of Pictures of the Year
1993 * National Hearst Photography Contest, third place-sports
* NPPA, National Clip Win, second place-feature
* Katy Awards, best of show-team effort
1992* Press Club of Southeast Texas, first place
1991* Press Club of Southeast Texas, first place
1990 * Texas APME Jack Douglas Sweepstakes Award, Photography and first place- Photojournalism
1989 * Texas Press Association, first place-best use of photos
1988 * Texas APME, second place-sports and honorable mention-team effort
1987 * National Harte-Hanks, second place-illustration
1985 * North and East Texas Press Association, first place-news and honorable mention-news