# ANDRE M. CHANG (@andremchang.github.io)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/andremchang.github.io
Headline: International & Independent Visual Journalist • Photographer
Website: https://andremchang.github.io

## About

Born in Brazil and raised in a multicultural environment.

✅ Holder of the _Carteira Nacional de Jornalista_ (National Journalist Card) emitted in Brazil by the _Federação Nacional dos Jornalistas — FENAJ_ (National Federation of Journalists)

✅ Holder of the International Press Card (IPC) issued by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

## Experience

- **Employee at Undisclosed** (1999 – 2008)
  Working full-time while attending university to cover tuition and living expenses
- **Commercial Management** (2010 – 2016)
  Micro-businessman, micro-entrepreneur
- **Stringer** (2024 – 2024)
- **Contract Photographer at ZUMA Press** (2019 – present)
  Visual coverage of world news, science, technology, economy, business & finance, politics; local environment, daily life, and society.
  (Currently regular contributor)
- **Contributing Photographer at Alamy** (2019 – present)
  Alamy Reportage/Archive: Covering environmental issues, nature, travel and events.
- **Contributing Videographer at Pond5** (2019 – 2024)
  (Account deleted)
- **Contributing Photographer at Alamy** (2009 – present)
  Alamy Stock: Nature, architecture, travel, daily life and weather.
- **Freelance Photojournalist at Fotoarena** (2013 – 2014)
- **Contributing Photographer at LatinPhoto** (2006 – 2006)
- **Contributing Photographer at SuperStock Images** (2007 – 2008)
  \*Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2008.
- **Freelance Photojournalist at Demotix** (2009 – 2013)
  Covering daily news.
  \*Acquired by Corbis in November 2012. On January 2016, Visual China Group acquired Corbis.
- **Contributing Photographer at Shutterstock** (2019 – 2024)
  (Account deleted)
- **Contributing Photographer at Alamy** (2012 – 2019)
  Alamy Live News: Covering daily news, politics, environment and features.
- **Contributing Photographer & Videographer at Getty Images** (2014 – 2025)
  (Account deleted)
- **Multidisciplinary Photographer** (2006 – present)
- **Global News Graphic Artist/Designer** (2021 – present)
- **International & Independent Visual Journalist** (2009 – present)

## Education

- **Undisclosed** — Associate's degree, Industrial Design (2003 – 2006)
- **Focus Escola de Fotografia** — Creative Flash (2006 – 2006)
- **Focus Escola de Fotografia** — Digital Photography (2006 – 2006)

## Skills

- Photography
- HTML
- Graphic Design
- Fact-checking
- Photojournalism
- Visual Journalism
- Digital Illustration

## Certifications

- Carteira Nacional de Jornalista (Brazil's National Journalist Card)
- Digital Journalism and Investigation Techniques - Advanced (https://digitalcourses.afp.com/certificates/jw6wvtztva)
- International Press Card (IPC)
- Verifying AI-generated content (https://digitalcourses.afp.com/certificates/5skbltez20)
- International Cooperation and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
- Cybersecurity Awareness: Protect Your Privacy (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/b570c40516137daf06fca23524ef3e6a87b7df615d4a9a981d8664504d3bdbea?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_certifications_details%3BrIWEgbLWSOKsuAoosWVL3A%3D%3D)
- Foundations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/7e2833eb3fd6cd549168477c89f1c3bb4ab4fa9c811331e5d74307049d691c60?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_certifications_details%3BrIWEgbLWSOKsuAoosWVL3A%3D%3D)
- Open-source Intelligence
- Professional Registration: Registered as Journalist, in the role of Photographic reporter
- Professional Registration in the Work and Social Security Booklet
- HTML
- PC Hardware Technician
- Visual FoxPro 6.0
- Windows NT 4.0

## Projects

- **Andre's website** — https://andremchang.github.io
  Site made with 🧡. Crafted by human, not AI. Text and images by Homo sapiens.

## Publications

- Kleptocracy at Its Best — andremchang.leaflet.pub (https://andremchang.leaflet.pub/3mnpgxonmyc22)
- La cleptocracia no puede formar parte de la idiosincrasia — andremchang.leaflet.pub (https://andremchang.leaflet.pub/3mioj7wpg5k2s)
- Visual Works — Some tear sheets (https://andremchang.github.io/publications)

## Languages

- português (native)
- English (professional_working)
- 國語 (native)
- 台語(臺灣閩南語) (native)
- español (native)

## Other profiles

- fediverse: https://mastodon.social/@andremchang
- website: https://andremchang.github.io
- bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/andremchang.github.io
- pgp: https://gist.github.com/andremchang/54535c2307151338da4793972f317503
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andremchang
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andre.m.chang/
- twitter: https://x.com/AndreMChang
- github: https://github.com/andremchang