Awards & Achievements
Education: MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1981
Grants and Fellowships: National Endowment for the Arts photographers fellowship in 1984, and a New York Foundation for the Arts photography fellowship in 1990. Jerome Foundation 1999.
Collections: His photographs are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the International Center for Photography in New York City, The Brooklyn Museum, the Bibliotheque National, Paris France, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Texas.
Summary of Qualifications
Nicholas Blair is the director of A Media's New York production studio. He works as a producer and director of photography on broadcast, corporate, educational, and commercial programming. Additionally he was Curator for Ancient Currents Gallery from 1978-85, 2205 A Pine street, San Francisco, CA, a gallery specializing in multi-cultural art. He also taught photography from 1983-1985 at the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts Summer School, Nantucket, Massachusetts. The ASUC Studios, University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Berkeley, Extension Center (San Francisco), New College of California, San Francisco California, and Lecturer and Facilitator San Francisco Art Institute Summer Photography Lecture Series, San Francisco, California
Director of Photography (unless otherwise noted)
2006
Our Holocaust Vacation, 2007, 84 min digi video, of a young woman's experiences in the Holocaust. Viewed largely from her granddaughter's perspective, we follow a survivor and her family back to Poland, revisiting childhood haunts and nightmare experiences, hearing about the little loves and acts of kindness that kept her alive. Produce/Direct/Photograph, Producer: A Media
2005
Finding a Balance, Living with Bipolar Disorder, an interactive DVD, Produce/direct/photograph
Yeshiva Choveve Rabbinical School Promotional Video for YCT, 425 Riverside Drive, NYk, NY 10027 (Producer, director of photography)
The Middle Ground, documentary on the abortion issue by Old Dog Documentaries, 16 Church Street Station, Woodstock, Vermont
The Criterion Collection, Director Interviews for DVD releases including "Seven Samurai" and "Battle of Algiers" The Criterion Collection 210 East 52 Street 5th fl. NY, NY 10022
The Apostles, A & E Biography Series, Working Dog Productions, 145 Palisades Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
2002/2004
I Do Not Heal, God is the One Who Heals: A Tribute to John of God , A documentary shot on location in Brazil for Old Dog Documentaries, 16 Church Street Station, Woodstock, Vermont.
Missing Peace: Women of Faith and the Failure of War, for Old Dog Productions, 5 West 19th Street 3rd Fl. NY, NY 10011
Making History With Rodger Mudd, selected episodes, Docere Digital Studios, 9 Juniper Road, Rowayten CT 06856
The World Tree: Paul Winter Consort, for Paul Winter (Producer, director of photography)
Air America Promotional Programming, for Air America Radio, 3 Park Avenue, 40th Fl. New York, NY 10016 (Field Producer)
Selected Interviews for Igmar Bergman Trilogy, Fassbinder Trilogy, The Killers, My Own Private Idaho and other CD sets for The Criterion Collection 210 East 52 Street 5th fl. NY, NY 10022
ADHD and other medical educational programming for Accel Communications, 30 Irving Place 11th Fl. NY, NY 10003 (Producer, director of photography)
Autopsy, HBO, 1100 Ave of the Americas RM H13-22, NY, NY 10036
Peggy Lee, documentary on the singers life, for PBS, produced by JoAnn Young, Young Productions, 671 East Drive, Oradell, NJ O7649
2001
Life Stories, Documentary about a writers workshops, for PBS Television. Produced by Old Dog Productions, 5 West 19th St., NY, NY 10010
The Point, 13 Part documentary for National Geographic and Newsweek. Produced by Our Town Films, 432 W. 45 St, NY NY
President Bill Clinton and Presidential Libraries, Documentary programming for the History Channel, Produced by Headliners and Legends, 432 W. 45 St, NY, NY
Def Leopard: the Hysteria Album s, selected interviews for the "Classic Albums" documentary, Isis Productions 106 Hammersmith Grove London W6 7HB
The Bully of South Beach, Documentary for the Court TV, Parco Productions, 50 E. 42nd St. # 1306, NY, NY 10017
Wings of War - the Making Of interviews for the DVD for Dan Curtis Productions Inc., 11766 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Inter Segments Programming for TV5, Paris France, Produced on location in Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Washington DC. Boston, and Philadelphia. Produced by Tatge Lasseur Productions, 485 Central Park West, NY, NY 10025
2000
The Politics of Hunger, documentary on food production and distribution produced by Old Dog Productions Winner Cine Gold Eagle
Gilda's Club, Documentary for Discovery Health Channel about Gilda's Club cancer support network, for Media Productions International, 49 W. 23 St., 11th fl NY, NY
Gene Media Forum, Selected press conferences and multi-camera productions for the Gene Media Forum 11 E. 61 St. NY, NY 10021 (Producer and Director of Photography)
Smith Victor Borges PBS Special, for Media Productions International, Science and Technology News Network, Selected Programming, 248 W. 35 St. 17 Fl. NY, NY 10001
1999
The Art of Aging, documentary on aging in America for PBS Television. Produced by Old Dog Productions, Winner 2000 Cine Golden Eagle
Widetime - An HIV Odyssey, a one hour documentary about four people with HIV, for Wide Time Productions, 52 Liberty Place, Weehawken, NJ 07087
Urban Schools Attuned, A series of documentary style teacher training videos shot on location in the New York Tri-State area. For John Glenn and Bank Street College of Education. 225 W. 106 St. NY, NY 10025
The Millennium Fund, Fundraiser for the Methodist Church Millennium Fund taped on location in Bulgaria, Lithuania, Czech Republic & Estonia, for the General Board of Global Ministries, 475 Riverside Dr. NY NY 10025
1998
Asia's Water Crisis, a documentary on impending water crisis in Asia for the Asian Development Bank and Spark Media, 1900 Nancy Street NW, Wash DC 20036. Director/director of photography. Winner Cine Gold Eagle and Aurora Platinum best of show.
Ready or Not, short format documentary produced by Our Town Films for Forbes Magazine's 80th anniversary. Winner Cine Gold Eagle
1997
A Voice of Her Own, a documentary on the status of women in developing Asia for the Asian Development Bank and Spark Media winner: UNESCO New York Festivals - Gold, Aurora - Gold, US International Film & Video Festival - Silver, The Columbus International Film & Video Festival - Bronze, and a Telly.
Arms For the Poor, a one hour documentary on US arms sales overseas. For Old Dog Productions
The Shoa Foundation, Holocaust survivor interviews, The Shoa Foundation NY, NY
The Legacy of Laughter; The Life of Danny Kay, WNET fund raiser, for MPI, 49 W. 23rd Street, NY, NY 10010
1997
American's Culture of Crash, a 52 minute documentary about the sport of demolition derby; as shown The Learning Channel - produced by A-Media, directed and produced by Nicholas Blair, winner World Fest Houston Bronze Medal Best Independent Video.