Photojournalism
End of the Year Post
As 2011 winds down, I'm happy to have my head above water with this being my first year working as an independent photographer. The challenge of balancing personal work and hustling for assignments has been one that I've welcomed and surprisingly enjoyed. With the coming year I'm looking forward to building on the progress ... Don Bright for AARP Bulletin
Last month I met Don Bright of Midlothian, Virginia while on assignment for AARP Bulletin. Bright, 69, lost his job of 30 years as a maintenance engineer for the Independent Container Line, an international shipping company in Richmond, Va., when his division moved to North Carolina in 2009. He collected unemployment for six months ... Shootings at Virginia Tech for Getty Images
Last Thursday I was talking about plans for a trip to New York City next month with a friend. After exchanging goodbyes, I decided to turn my attention to the mountain of grant applications and contest entry deadlines that are scattered over my desk. Just as I was settling into a working rhythm, my ... Robert Holloway for The Marguerite Casey Foundation
Earlier this Fall I had the opportunity to visit the state of Mississippi for the first time while on assignment for Equal Voice News and The Marguerite Casey Foundation. One of the stories I worked on focused on students in Greenville, Mississippi being pushed out before they could graduate from high school.
After attending ... Paul Lillig for AARP Bulletin
During a recent trip back to Kansas to visit my parents I was able to fit in an assignment that involved spending part of a day with Paul Lillig, a home designer, who specializes in making homes more comfortable and safer for seniors and people living with disabilities. To read DeAnn Smith's story please ... Rural Arkansas – iPhone
Last month the Marguerite Casey Foundation commissioned me to work on a couple stories in rural Arkansas. I'll be posting links once those stories publish on the Equal Voice site. Until then, enjoy a few photos from the road.
Fall Direct Mail Promo Piece
This fall I decided to put together a direct mail promotional piece with the goal of building a working relationship with specific editors and art directors. I wanted to do something beyond a 5x7 postcard but at the same time I didn't build a piece around novelty items that would distract from my photography. ... East Ambler Johnston Hall for The Washington Post
Last month I was given the opportunity by The Washington Post to spend part of a day exploring East Ambler Johnston Hall, a newly renovated dormitory on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. The university's idea with regard to the renovations was to building a community within the six floors of the ... State Of The Unions for The New York Times
Last month I was dispatched to Blacksburg, Virginia by an editor from the Style section for a story about parenthood featuring Erika Meitner, Steven Trost and their son Oz Trost. I spent part of an afternoon with the family making portraits and watching them play together. Meitner and Trost both teach at Virginia Tech, ... Life on Tour with Poe Mack | RESPECT-Mag.com
Earlier this month I hopped on a couple tour dates with Roanoke, Virginia rapper Poe Mack, he's currently touring with Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder throughout the East Coast. Mack makes his living as a manager of a recording studio in Salem, Virginia. On the weekends he is an opening act on the ... Interfaith Retreat Center for The Washington Post
Earlier this summer I received a call from an editor at The Washington Post to spend a day in Independence, Virginia with Laura George, who is in the middle of a religious discrimination lawsuit filed against Grayson County. George, a retired lawyer from Northern Virginia, is proposing to build an interfaith retreat center on ... Shirley Griffin for AARP Bulletin
Last month I got the opportunity to travel to Crownsville, Maryland to work on a story for AARP Bulletin about Baltimore being a hub for aging research. Kate de Medeiros, Associate Director of Center for Aging Studies at University of Maryland, Baltimore has been working on a four year project about the lives of ... Val Coluni for AARP Bulletin
Last month I got the opportunity to spend part of a day with Val Coluni and his family at their home in Blacksburg, Virginia. Coluni was part of a successful AARP lobbying effort to repeal a Virginia state law that cut unemployment payments to those receiving social security. To read the story click here.
Review Santa Fe – List
For the past three weeks I've been getting work ready for Review Santa Fe, a juried portfolio review sponsored CENTER, a nonprofit organization that supports and provides opportunity to photographers with developed bodies of work. This will be my first time attending Review Santa Fe and I thought it might be helpful to those ... Blog Hiatus – Projects
Currently in Virginia, USA.
I will be taking a break from blogging for the next month or so to concentrate on work in Martinsville and to prepare for Review Santa Fe this coming June. Normal posting will resume this summer with a recap from Santa Fe, followed by an overview of my latest promo piece ... Roma Living in the Paris Suburbs – redux
Over 100 Romanian Roma are living in the woods near Villeneuve-le-Roi, a suburb of Paris, France. Of the 25 families most hail from Craiova the sixth largest city in Romania. I spent much of my time at the camp playing ping pong and talking with the teenagers about American rap music. Communication was difficult ... What’s Flattr?
If you're a frequent visitor to this blog then you've probably noticed the Flattr buttons on the bottom of each post. So why do I have these on my site? Flattr is a social micropayment site and these buttons allow users to make monetary donations to online works that that they enjoy- sort of ...Currently in Virginia, USA
Available for assignment in Virginia until April 6, 2011.
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Rally for Tunisia
About a month ago when the civil unrest in Tunisia was just starting, I was getting settled in Paris. And on this particular Saturday I had planned to check out a Luc Delahaye exhibition, which was amazing and if you're in Paris you need to see it. But, thats not the story. While I ... iPad as a Portfolio?
Each time I have had a client meeting or a portfolio review, I have always shown my work in a printed form- either in a book or a screw mount filled with prints. In my opinion viewing photographs in a book is just more intimate experience. However, there are a few drawbacks to presenting ... Martinsville: Part II
Call it funny or ironic but when I was working at the newspaper I always hated having to drive to Martinsville. The drive was at least an hour down a curvy US 220 South and the city is just big enough that you can easily get lost if you don't have a good sense ... Martinsville Project Promo Campaign
A couple weeks ago before I left for Paris I sent out my first batch of promos for 2011 to current clients and clients that I'd like to work with in the near future. After reading Jasmine Defoore's three part blog post about self-promo likes and pet peeves, I decided to keep mine simple ... Martinsville: Part I
Before I left for Paris, I started working on a project in Martinsville, Virginia. In it's prime Martinsville was once known as the sweatshirt capital of the world. Companies such as Dupont established large factories to produce nylon. In addition to manufacturing synthetics, Martinsville and nearby Henry County were also hubs for furniture companies. ... 
About Jared Soares
I'm currently documenting social issues in Martinsville, Virginia. I'm available for editorial and commercial commissions.
phone: +1 816 260 2003
email: jared.soares@gmail.com
Recent Blog Posts
- End of the Year Post
- Don Bright for AARP Bulletin
- Shootings at Virginia Tech for Getty Images
- Robert Holloway for The Marguerite Casey Foundation
- Paul Lillig for AARP Bulletin
- Rural Arkansas – iPhone
- Fall Direct Mail Promo Piece
- East Ambler Johnston Hall for The Washington Post
- Martinsville for Equal Voice
- State Of The Unions for The New York Times
- Life on Tour with Poe Mack | RESPECT-Mag.com
- On The Block – Revisited
- Interfaith Retreat Center for The Washington Post
- Shirley Griffin for AARP Bulletin
- June is for traveling
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