Education

2015          Non-Degree Research Photography Fellow, Nagoya University
2013          MA New Media Photojournalism, Corcoran College of Art and Design
2010          BA International Studies, University of Kentucky

Freelance Photojournalist

• I am currently a freelance journalist operating in the United States and internationally. I shoot video, stills, audio, and write for a variety of publications on a variety of subjects. My clients include/have included;
  • Visura.co, The LA Times, Forbes, Narratively, The Lexington Herald Leader, The Lane Report, Bird in Flight, the Kentucky Center for the Arts, Keeneland Race Track, PeakVisor, and UBrainTV Japan, among others.

Selected Publications 

• Visura Media:
  • Reframe Column (ongoing): The Reframe Column is a series of essays and interviews with the leaders of the photojournalism industry aimed at examining new media and visual storytelling.
  • Spotlight Column (ongoing): Highlighting the work and vision of some of today’s best photographers.
    • Joan Liftin, photographer and Photo Editor, Visura Media, June 2019
    • Delphine Diallo, The Divine Feminine, Visura Media, September 2019
    • Antonio Pulgarin, The Sun That Frightens the Cold, Visura Media, November 2019
• Forbes Blogging: Healthcare coverage in the US focusing on the opioid epidemic 
• PeakVisor Guides (ongoing):
  • Georgia (Overview), June 2019
    • Lagodekhi National Park, July 2019
    • Kazbegi, August 2019
    • Svaneti, September 2019
    • Kakheti, October 2019
    • Borjomi, November 2019
• Lexington Herald Leader:
  • Farm to can: Brewery opens agrotourism venture with hiking, biking and, of course, beer, Herald Leader, June 2018
  • How far can you push yourself? For these ultra marathoners, a long, long way, Herald Leader, June 2018
  • Mingle with the Millionaires: Derby fans seek out the celebs, Herald Leader, May 2018
  • Fox-hunting club carries on long-held tradition — without a fox in sight, Herald Leader, November 2017
• Articles on Kentucky Healthcare, Business, Helathcare and Hemp – Various, The Lane Report, February 2018 – Current
• Articles on Photography – Various, Bird in Flight (Russian), July – October 2017
• Articles on Photography – Various, DOFOTOS, October 2017 - Current
• Articles on International Rural Life – Various, Daily Yonder, February – July 2016
• This wrestling villain praises Hillary and invokes Obamacare. Meet the Progressive Liberal, who’s body-slamming his way through Trump country, LA Times, November 2018
• F**k Photojournalism, PetaPixel, May 2017 
• Stalin Exiled These Two Sisters To Kazakhstan. A Lifetime Later, They’re Finally Breaking Their Silence, Narratively, July 2016

Selected Press

• Ep. 57: Clary Estes, Healthy Times, January 2019
• Those Who Remain, Burn Magazine, May 2017 
• Calvarul deportărilor din Basarabia prin obiectivul fotojurnalistei Clary Estes din SUA // ExpoziÈ›ie la ChiÈ™inău, by Silvia Hodorogea, July 2016
• În aÅŸteptarea celor care au rămas Interviu cu Clary Estes, by Aliona Ciurcă, July 2017
• Clary Estes, by J.M. Giordano, June 2017
• O americancă dă voce deportaÈ›ilor, by Ana Gherciu, Timpul Newspaper, May 2016
• Building a Better Tohoku, by Adam Pasion, Japan Daily, March 2016
• Breaking Boundaries: Clary Estes on the Peace Corps and Documentary Photography, by Lindsay Comstock, Shutterstock, December 2015
• Left Behind: Photos Document Life for the Elderly and Very Young in China’s Rural Communities, by Brent Crane, Feature Shoot, February 2015
• Left Behind, Invisible Photographers Asia, December 2013
• Why are We Expats? by Linton Weeks, Protojournalist NPR, November 2013
• Conversations, by Sue Ann Tay, Shanghai Street Stories, October 2013

Residencies 

• August 2019, AqTushetii Residency, Tusheti, Republic of Georgia
• September 2014, Hopscotch House Residency, Louisville, KY
• August 2014, Lijiang Studio, Lijiang, China
• June 2013-November 2013, IFChina Original Studios, Ji’an, China 
• May 2009-June 2009, CaochangDi Workstation, Beijing, China 

Lectures, Classes and Workshops 

• 2018, Digital Photography, Governor’s School for the Arts, Danville, Kentucky – High School
• 2017, Oral History, MOLDOX LABS, Chisinau, Moldova – Working Professionals
• 2013, Introductory Photojournalism, IFChina, YingPanXu, Jiangxi, China - Undergraduate
• 2012, Corcoran Summer Workshops, Corcoran College, Washington D.C. – High School
• 2012, Photographing Communities Workshop, Corcoran College, Hindman, KY – Graduate School
• 2010, Community Activism Videography Workshop, Headwaters Inc, Whitesburg, KY – Working Professionals

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

2018, New York Times Portfolio Review, Accepted into the competitive New York Times Portfolio Review 2017, DOFOTO Contest Finalist, Finalist for the 2017 Juried DOFOTO Photography Award 2017, Visura Grant Honorable Mention for Outstanding Personal Project, Awarded for an outstanding personal photography project 2017, Cortona on the Move Scholarship by Visura, Awarded to a photographer to participate in the Erotic Eye Workshop with Donna Ferrato  2013-2015, Ishibashi Zaidan Fellowship Award, Awarded to study documentary photography and video arts in East Asia 2012, Graduate Fellowship Award, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Awarded for outstanding graduate work 2012, Polly Logan Award for Women in the Arts, Corcoran Women’s Association, Awarded for outstanding work as a female artist 2011, Dean’s Award, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Award for outstanding scholastic work in the arts

Selected Solo Exhibitions

December 2018, Those Who Remain, The Parachute Factory, Lexington, KY USA July 2017, Those Who Remain, National Museum of Natural History of Moldova, Chisinau Moldova  July 2016, Those Who Remain, Museum to the Deportees, Mereni Moldova March 2013, Second to None: The Legend of Stanton Elementary, THEARC Gallery, Washington DC June 2009, Red Sun, Hopewell Museum, Paris KY

Selected Group Exhibitions

August 2019, Now is the Right Moment to Say Wow, Omalo, Georgia, Curated by the Center for International and Contemporary Art (CICA) June 2018, Governor’s School for the Arts Faculty Exhibition, Governor’s School for the Arts, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, USA August 15-21, 2015, Contemporary Art Week Exhibition, Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Curated by Thru Collective April 10-24. 2015, People, Texture, Environment, Q18 Quatier Am Hafen, Cologne, Germany, Curated by Thru Collective May-June.  2015, Growth, Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, St Croix Island, Curated by USVI August 15-21, 2015, Contemporary Art Week, Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Curated by Thru Collective May 2014, Transformations, Pyro Gallery, Louisville KY, Curated by Laura and Jeffrey Skinner March 2014, Magnum Workshop Exhibition, Reminders Project Stronghold Group Photography Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, Curated by Antoine D’Agata November 2013, Petty Thieves, Empty Stretch, Washington DC, Curated by Empty Stretch and Furthermore April-May 2013, NEXT 2013, Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC, Curated by Susan Sterner April 2013, ReCAP, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Curated by the Corcoran Association of Photojournalists November 2012, This Is Not a Photo, Gallery 31, Washington DC, Curated by Susan Sterner May 2012, Convergence, Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC, Curated by the Corcoran Association of Photojournalists May 2012, Corcoran Student Exhibition, THEARC Theater, Washington DC, Curated by Susan Sterner

Film Screenings

• April 2017, MOLDOX COUNTRYSIDE Film Festival, Vadeni, Moldova, “The Hamagurihama Project” and “Life on a Thread” 

Volunteering

• Communications Specialist, Child Family Society, Peace Corps Response, Tbilisi, Georgia, 02/2019- 05/2019
• Community Development Coordinator, Casa de Cultura de Vadeni, Peace Corps, Vadeni, Soroca Raion, Moldova, 06/2015-07/2017
• VISTA Volunteer, Headwaters Inc, Americorps, Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA, 08/2010-07/2011