Clara Mokri
Clara Mokri is a visual journalist from Los Angeles, California. Prior to getting her masters at UC Berkeley, she worked on the photo team at TIME Magazine, and was the assistant photo editor at Vice. She received her BA in Political Science at Yale University in 2018, where she was recruited to play division 1 basketball. While at Yale, she was a reporter and editor for The Globalist, and was distinguished as a Yale Journalism Scholar under instruction by Bob Woodward. She was also the president of the Undergraduate Photography Society, and worked in the darkroom at the Yale School of Art.
EDUCATION
Yale University, BA 2018
Coursework included: Political Science and Photography
EMPLOYERS
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TIME Magazine: Photo Coordinator (Sept 2018-May 2019)
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VICE Media: Assistant Photo Editor (June 2017-August 2018)
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SURFER Magazine: Intern (June 2015-August 2015)
AWARDS & HONORS
US Department of Education FLAS Fellow, 2019-2020
Yale Journalism Scholar, 2018
International Cinematographer’s Guild Local 600 Grant Recipient, 2018
Yale CIPE Journalism Grant Recipient, 2016 and 2017
CEA Global Education Grant Recipient, 2015
Young Arts Award for Photography, 2013
National Scholastic Gold Key Awards for the Arts, 2012
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK
Aint—Bad: Photography portfolio featured in Issue #14
TIME Magazine: Photos of the Best Moments From Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2019 (https://time.com/longform/wkc-dog-show-2019/)
Vice: Various Publications (https://www.vice.com/en_us/contributor/clara-mokri)
SURFER Magazine: Various Publications (https://www.surfer.com/author/claramokri/)
Matte Magazine: Photography portfolio featured in Best Students 2018 Issue
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Society of Professional Journalists
Yale University Journalism Scholar