Mr. David Handschuh, Professional Photographer David Handschuh has been an award winning staff photographer at the New York Daily News for more than 18 years and has been an adjunct Professor of Photojournalism at New York University since 1995.
Mr. Handschuh brings his passion for his craft to the community through a project, which puts digital cameras into the hands of inner city youngsters and encourages them to look at their world in a new way.
David is a Past President of the National Press Photographers Association, a 10,000 member organization of media professionals. David continues his participation in his industry through extensive commitments to organizations that support professionals in the Journalism community.
In 1994 Handschuh co-authored the National Media Guide for Emergency and Disaster Incidents, which is in its third printing. David continues to work with Public Safety providers and the media on a national level to foster better relations between the two. He recently addressed 6000 firefighters from around the country at the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, where he presented a multimedia presentation on the 9.11 attack in New York City.
David suffered serious injuries and narrowly escaped with his life while covering the attack on the World Trade Center. During months of recovery, Handschuh implemented several programs to document and address long term physical and mental health issues for journalists that may arise from working at Ground Zero.
For that work he was honored as a “Fellow of the Society,” the highest honor bestowed by Sigma Delta Chi, the National Society of Professional Journalists.
David has dedicated many years to studying the effects of trauma on journalists who go out and cover tough stories in the course of their daily work. As a Dart Fellow, Handschuh initiated the first-ever study of the effects of covering traumatic situations on his peers.
Handschuh established and continues to support Peer Counseling Workshops, where members of the industry are trained to assist fellow journalists. That work garnered him the Donald Berreth Award from the National Public Health Information Council.
David continues to receive recognition from his industry peers for his commitment and has participated in many professional educational opportunities. Handschuh was the only visual journalist invited to participate as an Ethics Fellow at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. He recently presented several programs and was involved with media training in bio-terrorism.
He has been nominated three times for a Pulitzer Prize and has received numerous awards for his Photography from the National Press Photographers Association, Pictures of the Year, New York Press Photographers Association, New York Press Club, Society of the Silurian’s, the Deadline Club, the National Headliners and many others. |
