JASON ARTHURS PHOTOGRAPHY

A Rajasthani girl drinks water during a snack break from the night school she attends in Badesar, India. Children attend school in the evening for several hours so that they can spend most of their day at work in the fields or as day laborers with their parents.
CAPTION: A Rajasthani girl drinks water during a snack break from the night school she attends in Badesar, India. Children attend school in the evening for several hours so that they can spend most of their day at work in the fields or as day laborers with their parents.
About Me

Jason Arthurs is a photojournalist based in Raleigh, NC. He was named North Carolina Photographer of the Year in 2005 and 2006, with portfolios containing work from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a documentary project in India and a story about a young mother battling terminal cancer. His work has also received awards from photojournalism's most prestigious competitions including the Pictures of the Year International and NPPA's Best of Photojournalism.

Arthurs graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he studied photojournalism and history. He was awarded a documentary grant from the UNC School of Journalism to complete a multimedia documentary about truck stop chapels. He worked at newspapers for 6 years, including one year on staff at the Winston-Salem Journal and three years at the Raleigh News & Observer. Since returning to his home state of North Carolina in 2005, he has served as faculty on the Carolina Photojournalism Workshops whose projects have also received international awards for digital storytelling.

Awards and Honors

2008

National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism 1st Place Best Feature Package Multimedia (Faculty 2008 Carolina Photojournalism Workshop)

NCPPA Honorable mention for 2008 Election coverage

McClatchy President's award for investigative journalism

2007

Faculty - 2007 Carolina Photojournalism Workshop - CPOY Award of Excellence for multimedia

National Press Photographers Association First place, multimedia project in monthly contest (Jan. 08)

NPPA Third place, multimedia project in NPPA monthly contest (May)

NC Press Association First place, multimedia project

Still photography

NPPA Annual Best of Photojournalism Honorable mention, Domestic News

NCPA Second place, General News photography awarded by the NC Press Association

NCPPA First place, Sports Picture story

NCPPA Second place, General News

NCPPA Third place, Sports Action

Exhibit Featured in Ackland Art Museum's "Picturing Our World" Exhibit

Associated Press Managing Editors Contest 1st place, International Perspective

2006

North Carolina Photographer of the Year

Pictures of the Year International - Award of Excellence, Portrait

Southern Short Course - Second Place, Portrait

North Carolina Press Photographers Association

First Place, Sports Feature Story

Second Place, Sports Feature

Second Place, Portrait

2005

NC Photographer of the Year

National Press Photographers Association

Honorable Mention Photographer of the Year

Pictures of the Year International Second Place, Portrait

NCPPA Best of Show

NCPPA 1st place feature picture story, HM feature picture story, 2nd place feature picture, HM feature picture, HM pictorial, HM portrait

Media General Newspapers Photo Awards - May, June, July, September

May 2005 Second Place, NCPPA Clip Contest (Feb.)

2004

A1 contributor to Concord Monitor entry of NPPA 'Best Use of Photos' for newspapers 75,000 or less

Eddie Adams Workshop Award - $300 grant Detroit Free Press

Book Cover Image North Carolina 24-7 book and published inside America 24-7 book

NPPA Region 1 Clip Contest - Third place, Spot News

2003

UNC Grant for Documentary Multimedia Storytelling - $3,000

58th College Photographer of the Year - Gold Portrait

William Randolph Hearst Award - 5th place picture story

Nov. Feature 3rd Place NCPPA Clip Contest

Dec. Feature 3rd Place NCPPA Clip Contest