Senior Photographer II · ALSAC / St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Executive communications, fundraising campaigns, corporate partnerships, events, patient storytelling, merchandise, and national marketing support.
Experience & impact
Creating images that matter since 1991.
More than three decades across corporate communications, commercial production, healthcare storytelling, executive portraiture, and major news assignments.
Owner · Dave Cruz Photography
Commercial advertising, executive portraits, product photography, healthcare, editorial storytelling, corporate events, and visual branding.
Staff Photographer · The Arizona Republic
National and international news, professional sports, presidential campaigns, medical stories, and the Second Gulf War.
Staff Photographer · The Mesa Tribune
The Olympic Games, NBA Finals, presidential campaigns, the Oklahoma City bombing, and defining community stories.
Core expertise
Commercial Photography · Executive Portraiture · Corporate Communications · Marketing Campaigns · Product Photography · Editorial Storytelling · Healthcare Communications · Studio & Location Lighting · Capture One · Adobe Photoshop · Lightroom · Photo Mechanic · Digital Asset Management · Conversational Spanish
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications · Lamar University