BIO & AWARDS

Dr. Jodie Castellani is a photographer and writer based out of Charleston, South Carolina. An East Tennessee native, she was raised in Saudi Arabia where her father was employed with Aramco for nearly 20 years. She graduated high school from Chatham Hall in Virginia and earned both a B.A. in psychology and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Dr. Castellani has maintained a private practice in forensic and clinical psychology since 2000 while also managing Castle Light Images.

Dr. Castellani completed photography/film certifications at The Light Factory in Charlotte, North Carolina, and an internship with the Charlotte Photography Group. She has completed professional certificates at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana, genealogical research (advanced) at Boston University, genetic genealogy (DNA) at Excelsior College, multimedia training at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, and courses in memoir and non-fiction writing with Creative Nonfiction.

Dr. Castellani's work has been featured in publications such as N-Photo, CNN, Huffington Post, Sportsfreak, Taste of the South, Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah, Creative Loafing, Yours (UK) and the Social Documentary Network. A cameo film starring Dan Truhitte, best known for portraying "Rolf" in the Academy Award-winning film The Sound of Music, was shown at the Filmmakers Gallery in Palm Springs, California. Her image, The Graphite Reactor, won the Our Ecological Footprint award at the 18th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, North Carolina in 2021. The prior year, her image As the Sun Gently Sets was featured in a juried exhibit at the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, South Carolina. In 2022, another environmental image, Radioactive: Fenced In, won Best of Show at the 19th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition in Boone, North Carolina and was featured at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and the Banff Film Festival. The image, "Look Out" will be exhibited at the Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis, MN in an international juried photography exhibition from March 16 - April 13, 2024.

In addition to documentary work, Dr. Castellani covers the greater Charleston lowcountry region as a contributing news photographer for Alamy Live News based out of the UK. Past international coverage includes the FEI World Equestrian Games, the Billy Graham Memorial Week and Funeral, the Donald J. Trump MAGA Rally in Charlotte, and the Loyal White Knights of the KKK Trump Victory Parade. She has also served as a contributing photographer for the Carolina Public Press, a statewide non-partisan newspaper based out of Asheville.

ARTS RESUME

EXHIBITIONS

Praxis Gallery, Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN (March 16 - April 13, 2024). "Look Out," Black and White, international juried photography exhibition. Juror: Elizabeth Flinsch.

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (March 4 - June 4, 2022). "Radioactive: Fenced In," Environmental Impact: Finalist. Winner of Best in Show. 19th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC).

Banff Film Festival, Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (April 1 & 2, 2022). Finalists from the 19th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC) on display.

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (March 5 - June 5, 2021). "The Graphite Reactor," Environmental Impact: 1st Place. 18th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC).

Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (January 3-25, 2020)

“As the Sun Gently Sets” Portals exhibition. Juror: Jane Szabo, Los Angeles.

Mint Museum of Art Uptown, Charlotte, NC. (December 17 2014 – February 22, 2015) 

Photographer participant in the “The Moment Mile” project sponsored by The Light Factory and led by Sean Busher. A one mile stretch of Tryon Street, uptown Charlotte, NC, was simultaneously photographed, once facing east and another facing west, to document urban life and to provide a recorded account of Charlotte circa 2014. Each image was stitched into two 100-foot panoramic images and displayed in a pop-up gallery. 

PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHY 

N-Photo Magazine (Summer 2023, Issue 153, p. 80). "The Parthenon." N-Photo Photographer of the Year 2023, Theme: Travel Photography, Top 10.

Yours Magazine (U.K.), (May 4, 2021). “Dan Truhitte Portrait on the Stairs” in support of the article Where Are They Now?: An Interview with Dan Truhitte, p. 85.

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah (2020, Spring). Four photographs in support of the essay, “Beginning to Look Like Home.” pgs. 1, 24, 25, 27.

National Geographic – Your Shot (December 22, 2018). “Meals of the Past” in the Shall We Eat? Story, curated by Kristen McNicholas.

Taste of the South (May/June 2018). "Generations" photo in 12 Must Visit General Stores, Taste of the South, 15(3), 105-109.

National Geographic. (November 13, 2017). "To Remember Her By" in the Because of Her story series, curated by Amy Toensing & David Y. Lee.

Social Documentary Network.  (February 2016).  Social documentary photography project (30 images and essay).  “When I Go Home:  Three Years with Dementia.”  Published in Spotlight e-magazine.

National Geographic.  (April 8, 2015). “Look Up”.  Daily Dozen, curated by Jeanne M. Modderman, Photography Producer, National Geographic.  

Sportsfreund.  (Germany).  (2015).  “After the Ride” was picked up from Digital Camera (U.K.) and PhotoCrowd (U.K.) sports competition.

HuffPost Quebec (Canada). (2015). After the Ride." This image was internationally distributed in various sports magazines / online publications throughout Europe, Canada, and New Zealand. 

Creative Loafing. (December 18, 2014). “Delicious Gossip.” Filtered II Photography Competition. Finalist in Charlotte, North Carolina edition. Published one-page spread in print and online media.  

National Geographic.  (December 30, 2013). “The Beauty Shop”. Your Shot: Daily Dozen. Curated by Jeanne M. Modderman, Photography Producer. 

ESSAYS 

Families, Systems, and Health. (2023, in press). "A Mother's Call to Arms." American Psychological Association.

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah (2020, Spring). “Beginning to Look Like Home.” The discussion and archival presentation of a 1967 diary describing a woman’s preparation, travel, and early days adjusting to a move across the globe to Saudi Arabia. Spring 2020, p. 24-27.

LifeHack. (July 9, 2019). “How to Tell Symptoms of Social Phobia and What To Do About It.” Lifehack online.

CNN.  (April 22, 2015) “The Day I Went Missing:  The Sound of Music’s 50th Anniversary Celebrated through a Childhood Memory .”   CNN iReport “At the Movies” series.  Essay with archival photo officially endorsed and published by online by CNN.  It was also distributed by CNN via various media platforms.  

NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (International Projects)

President Donald J. Trump MAGA Rally (October 26, 2018). in support of 9th Congressional District candidate, Mark Harris. Charlotte, NC. Contributing Photographer for Alamy Live News (UK).

The FEI World Equestrian Games, (September 26-23, 2018), Tyron, NC. Contributing Photographer for Alamy Live News (UK).

March for Our Lives (March 24, 2018), Charlotte, NC. Provided local coverage of the international gun control rally conceived of by Stoneman Douglas youth (freelance).

Billy Graham Memorial Week, Funeral, and Presidential Visits (February 21-March 2, 2018), Charlotte, NC. International coverage of the Billy Graham Memorial Week, Funeral, & Visits from President Donald J. Trump and Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Charlotte, NC. Contributing Photographer for Alamy Live News (UK).

Donald J. Trump Victory Parade (December 3, 2016). The Loyal White Knights of the KKK and Counter-Protests in Pelham, North Carolina and Danville, Virginia. Contributing Photographer for Alamy Live News).

Keith Lamont Scott Protests (November 30, 2016). Charlotte, NC. (freelance).

CNN.  (May 25, 2015).  Behind the Scenes at NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.   Sports / cultural essay with 10 images.  CNN iReport.  Published online and officially endorsed by CNN.   

CNN. (November 26, 2014). Michael Brown Grand Jury Verdict Protest. Caption and 6 images. CNN iReport. “ Protests around the World” series.  Published online and officially endorsed by CNN.  

VIDEOGRAPHY (Selected Projects)

That Ol' Econoline (January 2017). Music video in support of a song written and performed by opera singer and independent recording artist Thomas Truhitte.

Dan Truhitte (December 2017). Cameo appearance for a showing of The Sound of Music to benefit the Aurelia Foundation. Event was hosted by the Filmmakers Gallery at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, Camelot Theater, in Palm Springs, CA with Special Guest Kym Karath (who portrayed "Gretl" in the 1965 film classic, The Sound of Music).

PRESENTATIONS

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (presented online, pre-recorded, March 20, 2021). "The Graphite Reactor," Environmental Impact: 1st Place. Online presentation introducing history of the Graphite reactor and context of the image. 18th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC).

Rocky Mountain School of Professional Photography, Missoula, Montana. Documentary Photography capstone project: “AniMeals” (non-profit animal rescue organization). (September, 2013).

AWARDS

Best in Show

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (March 4, 2022 - June 4, 2022). "Radioactive: Fenced In." Best in Show. 19th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC).

 Expert/Juried 1st Place

Lexar / Photocrowd.  (April 2015).  “Waiting to Ride”. Competition theme: Resting. Expert judge: Janie Airey, lifestyle and portrait photographer.  

Pixoto.  (2014).  “The Beauty Shop”.  Hair competition.   

Editors' Favorites

National Geographic (April 17, 2019). “Shift Change.” Adjectives and Adverbs assignment, selected by Matt Adams, Senior Producer, Your Shot.

National Geographic (December 7, 2018). “Meals of the Past.” Shall We Eat? Assignment, selected by Kristen McNicholas, Association Photo Editor.

National Geographic (July 17, 2018). “Time Well Spent.” We Love Animals assignment, selected by David Y. Lee, Your Shot Producer.

National Geographic (January 22, 2018). "A Rare Rainy Day at the Cadillac Ranch." We are all Explorers assignment, selected by Matt Adams, Associate Photo Editor.

National Geographic (January 22, 2018). "Rough Cut." We are all Explorers assignment, selected by David Y. Lee (producer, National Geographic Your Shot).

National Geographic. (October 24, 2017). "To Remember Us By." Because of Her assignment moderated by David Y. Lee, National Geographic Your Shot producer, and Amy Toensing, National Geographic photographer.

National Geographic.  (March 21, 2016).  “Battle of the Bands.”  Sights and Sounds assignment moderated by Matt Adams, Associate Photo Editor. 

National Geographic.  (February 11, 2016).  “Neon Puddle.”  Reflections assignment, moderated by Monica C. Corcoran, Director, Your Shot. 

National Geographic.  (2015).  “After the Ride.”  Editor’s Favorite in Sports. 

National Geographic and The Smile Train (June 15, 2015). “The Beauty Shop.” Competition theme: Your Shot: The Time Capsule. Expert judge: Curated by Marie McGrory, Assistant Photo Editor, in connection with The Smile Train. Nominated one of Editor’s Favorites out of 14,030 submissions.  

Expert Top 10

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd (August 2023). "Light and Shadow." 10th place. Competition theme: Travel photography. Expert judge: N-Photo Team. Top 10 were published as part of the N-Photo Photographer of the Year 2023 series for the travel photography genre in Summer 2023.

Photocrowd. (February 2023). "Red is the Color of the Season." 5th place. Competition theme: Ageing and the Elderly. Expert judge: Stuart Freedman,

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd.  (June 2015).  “Crystal Clear.”  Second Place.   Competition theme: Summer Landscapes. Expert judge: N- Photo Expert Team.

The Print Space / Photocrowd.  (May 2014).  “Sunset on a Cloudy Day.”   10th Place. Competition theme: Bridges and Crossings. Expert judge: Duncan Lawson, commercial / architectural photographer.  

Expert Highly Commended

PhotoCrowd (April 2024). Loving Lizards. Competition Theme: Solo Wildlife Portraits. Expert Judge: Savannah Rose Burgess.

Digital Photographer (October 2023). Highly Commended. Light and Shadow. Competition Theme: Amazing Architecture. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (September 2023). Highly Commended. Light and Shadow. Competition Theme: Beautiful Black and White. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer. (December 2022). "Dreamer (Look Out)." Highly Commended. Competition theme: Indoor Portraits. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Expert Commendation

N-Photo (March 2024). Ready to Rumble. Competition Theme: Portraits. Expert Judge: The N-Photo Team.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). An Iconic Elvis Wedding. Competition Theme: Performing. Expert Judge: Catherine Ledner.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). Going to Bat. Competition Theme: Photojournalism. Expert Judge: Stuart Freedman.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). About Face. Competition Theme: Photojournalism. Expert Judge: Stuart Freedman.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). Snow Day. Competition Theme: Photojournalism. Expert Judge: Stuart Freeman.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). Red is the Color of the Season. Competition Theme: Smiling. Expert Judge: Rossalla Vanon

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). Windswept. Competition Theme: Smiling. Expert Judge: Rossalla Vanon.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). Tomato Harvest. Competition: Farming and Food Production. Expert Judge: Nick David.

PhotoCrowd (March 2024). Harvest. Competition Theme: Farming and Food Production. Expert Judge: Nick David.

Digital Photographer (February 2024). City Reflections. Competition Theme: Dark NIghts. Expert Judge: The Digital Photographer Team.

PhotoCrowd (December 2023). Me and My Twin. Competition Theme: Marine Life. Expert Judge: Gez Robinson.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). An Iconic Elvis Wedding. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). Sunset Cruise. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). The Doughnut Eating Contest. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). Crabbing. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). The Woman in the Shadows. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). Quiet Time. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2023). White Out. Competition Theme: Candid Moments. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

N-Photo (August 2023). "Candlelight." Competition Theme: Travel. Expert Judge: N-Photo Team.

N-Photo Magazine. (August 2023). "Deer at the End of a Trail." Competition Theme: Travel. Expert Judge: N-Photo Team.

N-Photo Magazine. (August 2023). "Morning Has Broken." Competition Theme: Travel. Expert Judge: N-Photo Team.

Digital Photographer (June 2023). "Blacksmith." Competition Theme: Painterly Portrait. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (June 2023). "Candlelight." Competition Theme: Painterly Portrait. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (June 2023). "The Gunsmith." Competition Theme: Painterly Portrait. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (June 2023). "The Gunsmith's Son." Competition Theme: Painterly Portrait. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (June 2023). "Mary Middleton." Competition Theme: Painterly Portrait. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Photocrowd. (February 2023). "Christmas Joy." Competition theme: Ageing and the Elderly. Expert judge: Stuart Freedman.

Digital Photographer. (December 2022). "Dreamer." Competition theme: Indoor Portraits. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer (November 2022). "Around the Bend, Into the Woods." Autumnal Atmosphere. Expert Judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Digital Photographer (November 2022). "One Too Many." Competition theme: Perfect Pets. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer (November 2022). "Reflections of Emma Grace." Competition theme: Perfect Pets. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer (November 2022). "Loving Lizards." Competition theme: Perfect Pets. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer (November 2022). "Me and My Twin." Competition theme: Perfect Pets. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer. (October 2022). "Dreamer (Look Out)." Competition theme: Dramatic Black and White. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer. (October 2022). "Dreamer II." Competition theme: Dramatic Black and White. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer. (October 2022). "Dance!" Competition theme: Dramatic Black and White. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

Digital Photographer. (October 2022). "Watch for Divers!" Competition theme: Dramatic Black and White. Expert judge: Editor, Matt Bennett.

PhotoCrowd (June 2022). "Profile." Competition Theme: Silhouette Portraits. Expert judge: Megan Winstone.

Photocrowd (May 2022). "Light and Shadow." Competition theme: Classical Architecture (Exteriors). Expert judge: Grant Smith.

PhotoCrowd (April 2022). "Light and Shadow." Competition Theme: Composition - Leading Lines. Expert Judge: Tracy Calder, macro photographer.

PhotoCrowd (April 2022). "Sunset on a Cloudy Day." Competition Theme: Composition - Leading Lines. Expert Judge: Tracy Calder, macro photographer.

N-Photo Magazine. (April 2022). "Reflections on Bourbon." Competition theme: Urban. Expert judge: N-Photo Team.

N-Photo Magazine. (April 2022). "Extreme Fans: An Elvis Wedding." Competition theme: Urban. Expert judge: N-Photo Team.

Photocrowd (March 2022). "St. Charles Streetcar." Competition theme: Street portraits. Expert judge: Ben Brain.

Photocrowd (March 2022). "Extreme Fans: An Elvis Wedding." Competition theme: Street Portraits. Expert judge: Ben Brain.

Photocrowd. (March 2022). "Peace in the Valley." Competition theme: Empty. Expert judge: Martina Govindraj

PhotoCrowd (January 2022). “God’s Handiwork.” Competition Theme: Inside Places of Worship. Expert Judge: Chris Beard, landscope photographer.

Camera Jabber/PC (January 2022). “Across the Harbor.” Competition Theme: The City at Night. Expert Judge: Camera Jabber founders.

Camera Jabber/PC (January 2022). “Reflections on Bourbon.” Competition Theme: The City at Night. Expert Judge: Camera Jabber founders.

Digital Photographer/PC (December 2021). "That Sideways Glance." Competition Theme: Studio Shooting. Expert Judge: Matt Bennett, editor, Digital Photographer.

PhotoCrowd (December 2021). “Light and Shadow.” Competition Theme: Urban Architecture (Exteriors). Expert Judge: Claudio Sericano, architectural photographer.

PhotoCrowd (December 2021). “Reflections.” Competition Theme: Urban Architecture (Exteriors). Expert Judge: Claudio Sericano, architectural photographer.

PhotoCrowd (December 2021). “Revisiting the Typewriter.” Competition Theme: Made of Metal. Expert Judge: Sue Barr, Architectural photographer.

PhotoCrowd (December 2021). “Summer Reflections.” Competition Theme: Made of Metal. Expert Judge: Sue Barr, Architectural photographer.

PhotoCrowd (November 2021). “One Too Many.” Competition Theme: Alcohol. Expert Judge: Ben Brain, Photographer and Journalist.

PhotoCrowd (July 2021). “Up We Grow.” Competition Theme: Looking Up. Expert Judge: Sue Barr, Architectural Photographer.

PhotoCrowd (June 2021). “Red is the Color of the Season.” Competition Theme: Portraits with Personality. Expert Judge: Paul John Bayfield.

PhotoCrowd (May 2021). "Slowly Falling." Competition Theme: Cartier Bresson's Decisive Moments. Expert Judge: Greg Funnell, Photographer & Director.

PhotoCrowd (May 2021). "Cruisin' with My Best Friend." Competition Theme: Cartier Bresson's Decisive Moments. Expert Judge: Greg Funnell, Photographer & Director.

PhotoCrowd (May 2021). “Shadows of a Cross.” Competition Theme: View through a Window. Expert Judge: Paul Thompson.

PhotoCrowd (April 2021). “Acoustic Family.” Competition Theme: Portraits of Children. Expert Judge: Trevor Cole.

PhotoCrowd (April 2021). “The Butterfly.” Competition Theme: Portraits of Children. Expert Judge: Trevor Cole.

She Clicks (April 2021). “The Day of the Diagnosis,” Competition Theme: Self-portrait. Expert Judge: Angela Nicholson, founder of She Clicks and co-founder of Camera Jabber.

PhotoCrowd (April 2021), “Campbell’s Covered Bridge,” Competition Theme: The Colour Red. Expert Judge: Sarah Hogan, commercial photographer.

Digital Photographer/PC (April 2021), “Reflections of Emma Grace,” Competition Theme: Pets at Home. Judge: Digital Photographer team.

PhotoCrowd (March 2021), “At the Pier on a Stormy Day,” Competition Theme: Seascapes. Expert Judge: Robert Rhead, landscape photographer.

PhotoCrowd (March 2021), “Morning Has Broken,” Competition Theme: Seascapes. Expert Judge: Robert Rhead, landscape photographer.

PhotoCrowd (March 2021), “The Blue Hole,” Competition Theme: Unrecognizable. Expert Judge: Simon Bond, creative travel photographer.

PhotoCrowd (March 2021). “Peace in the Valley,” Competition Theme: Religious artefacts and objects of worship. Expert Judge: Lauren Ponds.

PhotoCrowd (March 2021). “God’s Handwork,” Competition Theme: Religious artefacts and objects of worship. Expert Judge: Lauren Ponds.

PhotoCrowd (February 2021). “Peace in the Valley,” Competition Theme: Stained Glass Windows. Expert Judge: Riccardo Maria Mantero.

PhotoCrowd (February 2021). “God’s Handwork,” Competition Theme: Stained Glass Windows. Expert Judge: Riccardo Maria Mantero.

PhotoCrowd (February 2021). “Fall Leaves.” Competition Theme: Two of a Kind. Expert Judge: Michael Sewell.

Rocky Nook / PhotoCrowd (June 2020). “Shadows of the Cross.” Competition Theme: Doors and Windows. Expert Judge: Gilbert Claes, art photographer of abstract minimalist suprematic deconstructivism.

Camera Jabber / PhotoCrowd (March 2020). “Across the Harbor,” Competition Theme: Nighttime Colour. Expert Judge: Camera Jabber Founders.

Camera Jabber / PhotoCrowd (March 2020). “Reflections on Bourbon,” Competition Theme: Nighttime Colour. Expert Judge: Camera Jabber Founders.

Digital Photographer magazine / PhotoCrowd (March 2020). “Light and Shadow,” Competition Theme: Urban Exploration. Expert judge: The Digital Photographer Team.

PhotoWhoa / Photocrowd (February 2020). “The Protest,” Competition Theme: Crowds. Expert judge: Andy Hall.

PhotoWhoa / Photocrowd (January 2020). “Reflections on Bourbon,” Competition Theme: Towns and Cities after Dark. Expert judge: Edo Zollo.

Photoshoot Magazine / PhotoCrowd. (November 2019). “Christmas Joy.” Competition Theme: Photoshoot Christmas: Christmas Edition Magazine Cover. Expert judge: Jane Kelly, Chief-in-Staff, Photoshoot Magazine.

PhotoCrowd (May 2019). “Across the Harbor.” Competition Theme: Bridges & Crossings. Expert judge: Richard Wadey.

Walkstool (May 2019). “Morning Has Broken.” Competition theme: Nature. Expert judge: Neil Burnell.

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd (March 2019). “Cruisin with My Best Friend.” Competition Theme: Documentary / Travel. Expert judge: N-Photo Team.

Zoner Photo Studio X / PhotoCrowd (March 2019). “Ballads of the Night,” Competition Theme: Music. Expert judge: Glass Hertzz Photo.

N-Photo Magazine/Photocrowd (February 2019). “Communication.” Competition Theme: Wildlife. Expert judge: N-Photo Team.

Rocky Nook / Photocrowd (February 2019). “The Fighter.” Competition Theme: Black and White Portraits. Expert judge: Trevor Cole, Travel and Documentary Photographer.

Digital Photography / Photocrowd (December 2017). "Southern Storm." Competition Theme: The Weather. Expert judge: Digital Photographer Team.

Rocky Nook / Photocrowd. (November 2017). "Basketful." Competition Theme: Food and Drink. Expert Judge: Rachel Korinek, food photographer and educator.

Digital Camera / Photocrowd. (October 2017). "Deer at the End of a Trail." Competition Theme: Explore Light and Land. Expert Judge: Ben Brain, Editor, Digital Camera.

Digital Camera / Photocrowd. (October 2017). "Sunset on a Cloudy Day." Competition Theme: Explore Light and Land. Expert Judge: Ben Brain, Editor, Digital Camera.

DSLR Photography Courses / PhotoCrowd. (October 2017). "Reflections on Bourbon." Competition Theme: NIght Street Photography. Expert Judge: Edo Zollo, Street and Documentary Photographer.

Olympus / PhotoCrowd.  (September 2017).  "Deer at the End of a Trail."  Competition Theme: Travel.  

Digital Photographer / Photocrowd (July 2017).  "Waiting to Ride."  Competition Theme: People, Culture, & Stories.  Expert Judge: Rebecca Greig, Reviews Editor, Digital Photographer. 

Digital Photography / Photocrowd. (May 2017). "Four Chairs."  Competition theme: Beauty in the Banal. Expert judge: Ben Brain, editor, Digital Photography. 

Bob Books / Photocrowd.  (April 2017).  “Packed away.”  Competition theme: Still Life.  Expert judge: Mark Chivers, commercial photographer. 

Digital Photography / Photocrowd (January 2017). "Reflections on Bourbon." Competition theme:  Night Street Photography.  Expert Judge: Ben Brain, editor, Digital Photography. 

Digital Camera / Photocrowd (December 2016).  "Fall Leaves."  Competition: Autumnal Scenes. Expert Judge: Ben Brain, editor, Digital Photography. 

Digital Camera / Photocrowd (March 2016). "Up we Grow."  Competition theme: The Life of Trees.  Expert Judge: Ben Brain, editor, Digital Photography. 

Photocrowd.  (February 2016).  “Crystal Clear”.  Competition theme:  Lakes and Rivers. Expert Judge:  Casey McCallister, outdoor adventure and lifestyle photographer. 

Topaz Labs / Photocrowd.  (January 2016).  “Reflections on  Bourbon”.  Competition theme: Urban Culture  Expert judge:  Wolfgang Hildebrand. Artist, photographer, and creative director. 

British Society of Gerontology / Photocrowd.  (January 2016).  “The Beauty Shop”.   Competition theme: Ageing: The Bigger Picture.  Expert judges: Caryn Franklin MBE (fashion editor, co-editor of i-D magazine, BBC broadcaster);  Julia Twigg (professor at the University of Kent at Canterbury’s  School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research); Liam Bailey (co-founder of Photocrowd); and Paul Bevan (London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London).  

The Freelancer Club / Photocrowd. (August 2015).  “The Butterfly”. Competition theme: Fashion and beauty. Expert Judges: Matt Dowling and Nina Malone, Freelancer Club Founders.  

Thames & Hudson / Photocrowd. (July 2015). “The Polar Plunge”. Competition theme: Ritual and Ceremony. Expert Judge: Stuart Freedman, reportage photographer.  

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd. (July 2015).  “Chantelle”. Competition theme: Black & White Photography. Expert Judges: N-Photo Expert Team (independent Nikon magazine).  

BikiniLists / Photocrowd. (July 2015).  “Acoustic Love”. Competition theme: Luxury. Expert Judge: Adam Swords, commercial photographer .  

Focal Press / Photocrowd.  (June 2015).  “Angelonia”. Competition theme: Flowers. Expert Judge: Helen Maynard, lifestyle photographer .  

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd. (May 2015).  “Bubblegum!”. Competition theme: Portraits. Expert Judges: N-Photo Expert Team (independent Nikon magazine).  

Photocrowd. (April 2015).  “Round ‘Em Up”. Competition theme: On the Road. Expert Judge: Davy Jones, documentary and portrait photographer.  

Digital Camera (UK) / Photocrowd. (April 2015).  “After the Ride”. Competition theme: Sport. Expert judge: Ben Brain, editor of Digital Camera.  

Photocrowd. (December 2014).  “Revisiting the Typewriter”. Competition Theme: Still Life. Expert judge Gary Childs, advertising photographer. 

Photocrowd. (June 2014).  “Writing in Yesteryear”. Competition theme: Words and Letters. Expert judge: Lorentz Gullachsen of the world’s best advertising photographers (National Portrait Gallery, UK).  

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd. (June 2014).  “At the Missoula Tracks”. Competition theme: Straight Lines. Expert Judges: N-Photo Expert Team (independent Nikon magazine).  

N-Photo Magazine / Photocrowd.  (April 2014).  “Middle Eastern Tea”. Competition theme: Tea. Expert Judges: N-Photo Expert Team (independent Nikon magazine).   

ARCHIVAL WEBSITES

The Sutton Archives (2015-present). Administer photographic and memorabilia collection for the personal archives of Joe & Etta Sutton and Jodie Sutton. The collection includes historical images from 1920s-1960s holidays, work, beauty pageants, sororities, travel, and daily life in the American South with a focus on vintage Daytona Beach, Florida, East Tennessee, and coastal Virginia; post-Manhattan Project life in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1945-1966); expatriate life in Saudi Arabia (1960s-1980s), international travel (1960s-1970s Iran; 1970s London, 1980s Austria); and US life and travel (1980s-2010s).

Dan Truhitte: 70 Years in Entertainment (2016-2018). Dan is best known for his role as "Rolf" in the classic film The Sound of Music, which won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Picture, and was the #1 Album on Billboard until very recently. This website (now transferred to another website master) covered his professional work in the various facets of the entertainment industry from the 1940s-present day. Work included scanning photos, archival organization and labeling, locating items in public and private collections, negotiating to secure items, video and audio digitization, and cataloging; photo restoration; photo editing; back-up, and presentation.

BOOK

On That Distant Shore. (2024, in production). Historical fiction account of ex-patriate life in Saudi Arabia.

VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

National Archives - (2017 – present) - Citizen Archivist. Tag, caption, and transcribe historical documents and historical photographs.

The Cowboy Church of North America - (2015) - Special event photographer.

Castle Light Images

Jodie Castellani

Photographer, Writer, Filmmaker

Charleston, South Carolina

BIO & AWARDS

Banff Film Festival, Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (April 1 & 2, 2022). Finalists from the 19th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC) on display.