Ted McLaren, online photo editor and multimedia coordinator

After earning a B.A. in film and photography from the University of California, San Diego, an exhibit of journalistic images at the Museum of Photographic Arts inspired me to pursue a photojournalism career. Soon after, I left my native southern California to attend graduate school at the University of Missouri, Columbia. I worked at the Vero Beach Press Journal and the Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic before coming to St. Petersburg, where I started as an intern in the Times' Citrus County bureau in October 2003. I currently work as a photo editor at the Times, concentrating on the tampabay.com website.

Carrie Pratt, senior multimedia producer

I work as a senior multimedia producer and picture editor for tampabay.com and the Tampa Bay Times. I returned to the Times a year ago after spending a year in graduate school at Ohio University, where I studied multimedia storytelling, web design, and film. Prior to that, I worked as a staff photographer for the Times for almost ten years. As a staff photographer I covered a variety of large news and sports events all around the country. I first grew her love of all things visual as a sophomore at Western Kentucky University when I changed my major from fine art to photojournalism. In my free time, I can be found photographing a lot of weddings and portraits as well as designing websites for non-profits and small businesses. I also volunteer yearly for the Mountain Workshops and on other college photo projects. More of my work can be viewed at my editorial website and on my business website.  You can also follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/carriepratt. 

 Joe Walles, photo editor

Joe Walles is a picture editor at the Times.