Sasha Uzunov: Photo-Journalist & Independent Film Maker

I'm an Australian freelance photo-journalist with over 20 years experience and an independent film maker. My specialist areas are: international politics, military affairs, and sport (in particular soccer)

I have also taken photos of world celebrities as well as shot video footage for North American, European and Australian television.

I'm probably the most versatile media man in Australia as I can report, write, photograph and shoot video footage.

I'm available for full time or part time work, or as a stringer.

I've worked in South-eastern Europe (Balkans) in 1992-93 and 2002-2003 and Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. Video of that 2007 Afghan trip can be viewed on:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A39WLRCL0aY&eurl

Video from the 2008 Afghan trip can be seen on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3xSEGHm5xQ

I served in the Australian Army as an infantry soldier, admin clerk, parachutist, driver, reporter and photographer for seven years and did 2 tours of duty in East Timor with the United Nations.

My philosophy is that I will try everything that is humanly possible to get the story.

In May 1992 I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia). I'm member of the International Federation of Journalists.

You can contact me on sashauzunov@hotmail.com

LUKE LEON MEDIA -

I also run Luke Leon Media, which supplies photographic/video images to the media.

luke-leon@hotmail.com

My documentary film about East Timor, TIMOR TOUR OF DUTY:

Official film website:
http://timortourofduty.blogspot.com/

news story clipping:
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/29/2727819.htm

Film preview/trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2xXh76i99M

The film made its international debut at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in October 2009 and received a commendation--a 2009 Platinum Reel Award from the Nevada Film Festival.

Afghanistan: Outside the wire:I was a cameraman for a Canadian TV documentary about Afghanistan, broadcast in November 2010 on CPAC, Producer: Scott Taylor.

newsclipping: 

www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada-in-afghanistan/Documentary+Afghanistan+takes+viewers+outside+wire/3844606/story.html

My short film BRAVE LOVE (drama fiction) made its world premiere at the Lucerne International Film Festival Showcase section (Switzerland) in 2011.

newsclipping: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1110/S00252/australian-film-maker-thanks-kiwi-mentor.htm

Official film website: https://sites.google.com/site/bravelovefilm/

Film trailer/preview:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5omZ6LBTvA