Kent Meireis
Curriculum Vitae
Experience
Owner – Kent Meireis Photography
Denver, Colorado – Kalispell, Montana – Specializing in photo journalistic photography including
newspapers, magazines, nonprofit organizations,
foundations, photo agencies, weddings, portraits and documentary subjects. 1999 – Present
ZUMA Press – Representative for Montana 2018 – Present
Volunteer/Veterinarian Assistant, Spay and Neuter Task Force, Columbia Falls, Montana, 2022-2023
Staff Photographer, The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado. Covering Denver and the West, 1990-1999
Staff Photographer, The Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1987-1990. Nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in feature photography.
Staff Photographer, The Glenwood Post, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 1984-1987
Staff Photographer, The Pratt Tribune, Pratt, Kansas, 1982-1984
Education
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. Bachelor of Arts/Journalism, 1978-1982
West High School, Wichita, Kansas, 1975-1977
Memberships (former)
National Press Photographers Association
Elected Associate Director of NPPA Region Nine, 1995-1996
Elected Director of NPPA Region Nine, 1997-1999
Selected as NPPA Convention Chair 1997 (Denver, CO)
Received NPPA Presidents Award
Society of Newspaper Design
American Society of Media Photographers
Wedding Photojournalist Association
Fearless Photographers
Awards
National Press Photographers Association Regional/National Clip Contests
Pictures of the Year, University of Missouri
Colorado Press Association
Colorado Associated Press Editors & Reporters
Wedding Photojournalist Association