Charlie Stapleton
West Lafayette, IN // Arlington Heights, IL
Phone: (224) 567-2503 // Email: charliestapletonphotography@gmail.com

Education

Photo & Video Editor

The Purdue Exponent

August 2025 -- Present

Lead and organize the photo & video desk comprised of over 20 staff photographers. Schedule and assign staff photographers to news assignments. Edit and publish staff photographers' work. Photograph NCAA D1 sports: Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Football, Men's and Women's Basketball, Golf, and Soccer.

Staff Photographer

The Purdue Exponent

August 2024 — August 2025

Photographed Purdue University campus and West Lafayette, IN related news for The Purdue Exponent, the independent student newspaper at Purdue University. Photographed Purdue Baseball's 2025 season.

2025 BFA, Studio Art and Technology, Purdue University
2023 AA, Photography, William Rainey Harper College

Employment

DAP Lab Technician

Purdue University

August 2025 — Present

Daily setup and tear down of darkroom chemicals and materials at the Purdue University Department of Photography, and assist students with digital and analog photography projects.

Exhibition Record

2025
Untitled: 2025 ISA & SAT Studio Art Senior Exhibition
Nursing Center for Family Health Student Art Exhibition
2024
Click Photography Club Juried Show
2021
Putney Student Travel National Geographic Photography Workshop Gallery

Awards

2025
Purdue Exponent Spring 2025 Best Sports Photo
Purdue Naturalist 1st Place Nature Photography Competition