Jim Casper

Current

Publisher and Editor at Lens Culture

Past

Founder, Chairman, CEO at Casper Design Group, Inc.

Education

University of Virginia

Connections

173 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

Jim Casper’s Summary

I publish and edit Lens Culture (www.lensculture.com), a popular international online magazine celebrating contemporary photography, art, media, and world cultures. The site currently attracts 8,000 - 10,000+ unique visitors each day.

As an active member in the contemporary photography world, I collaborate in formal partnerships to develop and promote important international photography events and conferences, curate arts exhibitions, write about photography and culture for magazines and books, lecture, serve as an international juror and portfolio reviewer, and act as an international artists' agent.

I work as a consultant with people and organizations to develop successful business programs to promote products and services to influential international cultural, arts and education audiences.

Jim Casper’s Specialties:

International promotion of contemporary photography
Founder, Lens Culture International Exposure Awards

Jim Casper’s Experience

Publisher and Editor

Lens Culture

(Online Media industry)

April 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

Lens Culture is one of the most popular online platforms for contemporary photography today. It caters to an educated, international community of people who are interested in current trends in photography as it is used in art, media, politics, commerce and popular culture worldwide.

8,000 - 10,000+ unique visitors daily. Tightly focused demographics: professional photographers, museum curators, gallery owners, international photo editors, publishers, educators, journalists, critics, art collectors, festival directors, and enthusiastic amateur photographers. Well-educated, passionate, engaged in social networking and internet savvy.

I am actively seeking partners to help expand Lens Culture beyond the web in these areas:

• international photo contests and awards
• audio/video podcasts
• workshops, lectures, slideshows and mini-festivals
• online sales of limited edition fine art photo prints
• photobook and magazine publishing
• traveling contemporary photography exhibitions
Founder, Chairman, CEO

Casper Design Group, Inc.

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 1985 — April 2005 (19 years 7 months)

International branding, investor relations, and strategic corporate communications design firm. Casper Design Group specializes in giving large companies distinctive corporate voices (brand identities) that are consistent throughout all communications to all audiences internal and external. These services are especially valuable to companies in times of rapid change, growth, mergers, acquisitions, and expansion into new markets and new cultures.

Selected Clients: PeopleSoft (9 years), Netflix, Alexza, ALZA, Aradigm, Asia Foundation, Barra, Caliper Technologies, California Endowment, Chiron, DPR Construction, Fair Isaac, Gelco, Institute for One World Health, Pronto Networks, Protein Design Labs, Sangamo BioSciences, Solectron, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and numerous start-ups and large nonprofit philanthropies.

Jim Casper’s Education

University of Virginia

1974 — 1979

Additional Information

Jim Casper’s Websites:

Jim Casper’s Groups:

PhotoAlliance (board of directors, San Francisco)
Fotofest (Houston, Texas, USA)
Photolucida (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Rhubarb-Rhubarb (Birmingham, UK)
Phototriennale der Photographie (Hamburg, Germany)
FotoArte (Brasilia, Brazil)
FotoBild (Berlin, Germany)
Photo Espana (Madrid, Spain)
Kaunus Photo Days (Kaunus, Lithuania)
Rencontres (Arles, France)
Month of Photography (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Photo Biennale (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Critical Mass (worldwide)
Paris Photo (Paris, France)
Photo London (London, UK)
New York Photo Festival (New York, New York)
Look3 Festival (Charlottesville, Virginia)
FotoFreo (Fremantle, Australia)
Mois de la Photo (Montreal, Canada)