Anthony Bolante

About

Anthony Bolante of The Image Arsenal is an award-winning, multimedia visual journalist and editor with more than 25 years of professional experience specializing in editorial photography, sports photojournalism and adventure documentation. Born in Honolulu and now based in Seattle, Anthony has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Hawaii and a Master of Military Arts and Science degree in Strategic Studies from the resident U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Anthony’s work experience includes having worked as a staff or contract photojournalist at numerous international wire services, picture agencies and newspapers. As of August 2011, he is the staff photojournalist at the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) in Seattle. Anthony has won numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) including the 2010 Kenneth P. McLaughlin Award of Merit. But more recently, Anthony received First Place in 2012 Portrait Photojournalism and First Place in 2013 Health Reporting (Photo Essay) from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Corporate clients have included the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Organizing Committee (VANOC), Microsoft Corporation, Starbucks Corporation, Alder BioPharmecuticals (Seattle), F5 Networks (Seattle), World Communications and Television (New York), Edelman Communications (Seattle), Waggener-Edstrom P.R (Seattle), and Nyhus Communications (Seattle). Also, Anthony continues to maintain a dual-life as a recently retired, 30-year career U.S. Army National Guard Colonel and Senior Army Aviator/Helicopter Pilot who has served multiple year-long tours of duty in Afghanistan and the Middle East. He is also currently serving as the President of the Mount Rainier Chapter (US Pacific Northwest region) of the Army Aviation Association of America.