The short of it…

I’m a photojournalist by trade who believes the best way to make meaningful images is not by having the greatest gear, but by being the best listener and the best advocate of people.

Right now, I’m exploring the vast expanse that is Wyoming. The wind blows hard and I’m sure the nine month winter will just about kill me, but being five hours from Yellowstone is a fair trade.

I love the power of the still image. But now, I’m finding ways to translate that impact into multimedia through both still and moving images, as well as audio. It’s a challenge, and I learn something new everyday.

I’m available for all types of visual assignments. Please feel free to e-mail me, or if you’d like to chat on the phone, I have tons of unused rollover minutes.

The long of it…

Joshua A. Bickel is currently a multimedia photojournalist at the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune. Before this, he was a staff photographer at the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune, has served as the director of photography at the Columbia Missourian and was also an adjunct instructor in photojournalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, where he taught Picture Editing & Photo Desk Management and Electronic Photojournalism.

In August 2009, he published his first book, St. James: The people of Missouri’s ‘Forest City of the Ozarks’, a compilation of documentary photo stories from the 60th Missouri Photo Workshop and University of Missouri photojournalism students, which Josh edited and designed as part of his master’s project at the University. His work has also been recognized by the Missouri Press Association, the National Press Photographers Association, College Photographer of the Year and Pictures of the Year International.

Based in Casper, Wyoming, Josh is available for editorial and corporate contract assignments. Contact him by phone at +1.573.823.3164 or by e-mail at josh [at] joshuabickel [dot] com.