Hugh Ellis
Curriculum Vitae
2004

Personal Data

Full name: Hugh Ellis
Present occupation: Freelance photojournalist and feature-writer
Part-time student at Rhodes University
Date of birth: 26 September 1978
Marital status: single

Citizenship: United Kingdom
Permanent residence permit: Namibia

Postal Address:  PO Box 11901, Windhoek, Namibia			
Telephone: (+264) (0) 81 247 8079
E-mail: hugh_ellis2003@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.geocities.com/hugh_ellis2003/

Education

School: St Paul's College, Windhoek, Namibia. I passed GCE A-levels in November 1996, with A in Geography, B in English and C in Economics

University: I obtained a Bachelor of Journalism (BJourn) degree (honours-equivalent) at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa in 2000, with distinction. I am currently studying for an MA degree in Journalism and Media Studies through Rhodes University, on a part-time basis.

Other:  I completed a 6-month part-time course in Oshiwambo, at the Polytechnic of Namibia in June 1995. I completed a course in intermediate-level Afrikaans at Lingua language school in Windhoek in October 2004.

Work Experience

I am currently working on a freelance basis for The Big Issue Namibia, Space (a Namibian lifestyle magazine) and Namibia Business Journal, among others, as a feature writer and photographer. I have also taken photographs for publications of the Namibian institute for Public Policy Research and for a school teachers’ resource book on the Christian Church in Namibia.

I worked on The Namibian in various full-time jobs from January 2001 to January 2004. During 2001 I worked as a reporter and photographer at The Weekender, The Namibian's lifestyle and arts supplement. From January 2002 to January 2004 I was the sole journalist responsible for the daily economics section. My work included writing, photojournalism, making page plans and editing wire copy.

I worked at The Namibian as a general assignment reporter during university vacations from December 1997 to January 1998 and from December 1998 to January 1999. I worked as a news photographer at The Namibian during January 2000, as part of a photojournalism internship. 

I was editor of Activate, Rhodes University's student newspaper, from September 1998 to August 1999. The editor is chosen by the paper's staff. During my year as editor, Activate was redesigned and doubled its frequency of publication. 

I worked as a photographer for CuePix, the official picture agency of the National Arts Festival, held in Grahamstown, during July 2000. I worked as an input journalist at the Newsroom of the Future at the Highway Africa conference at Rhodes University in September 2000. My work involved writing text and taking digital photographs.

Career goals

My long term goal is to be part of a community of workers that are providing challenging new perspectives for the people of southern Africa through photography, writing and research. 

I am very interested in all these areas, especially photography.

I am most attracted to in-depth documentary photojournalism. Through this medium I would like to examine economic and environmental issues, including for example, how financial globalization and the environmental conservation movement have affected people's everyday lives. 

It is my belief that the medium of photojournalism, especially when combined with careful writing, is the most effective at conveying the realities of these issues and the lives of the people who have to deal with them.

Referees
1.	Gwen Lister
Editor: The Namibian
Tel: (+264 61) 279 600
gwen@namibian.com.na

2.	Graham Hopwood
Political Researcher: Institute for Public Policy Research
Tel: (+264 61) 240 514		Cell: (+264) (0) 81 294 3340
graham@ippr.org.na

3.	Sarah Taylor
Editor: The Big Issue Namibia
Tel: (+264 61) 242 216
edbigissue@iway.na

4.	Robin Sherbourne
Director: Institute for Public Policy Research
Tel: (+264 61) 240 514
robin@ippr.org.na

5.	Robin Minney
Religious education specialist/ book-writer
robinminney@mail.ru

6.	Gerry Hill
Editor: Space magazine
Tel: (+264 61) 225 155
gerryhi@mweb.com.na