Through Our Eyes – Week 9

Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.

Alyssa Pointer

Alyssa Pointer

Landon Lovett, a sister of the AOPi sorority at Western Kentucky University passed away after being hit by a drunk driver on Memorial Day. Her sisters and friends at Western Kentucky University came together on November 28 to send lanterns to the sky with written prayers and memories of Landon written on them.

Sammy Jo Hester

Victoria Frascino models a mustache ring purchased from 25 de Marco in Sao Paulo, Brazil for $15. The shirt ($20) and pants ($24) are from Forever 21 and the shoes ($170) are from Arezzo.

Kreable Young

Liberian refugee Shirley Bargblor takes a break from bagging leaves with her granddaughter’s Kwametee, 3, and Kwamena, 5, to speak on the phone with a friend. Shirley and her husband Eurodger live with four of their six children as well as two grandchildren in a four bedroom apartment; property of the Public Housing Authority in Bowling Green, Ky. Through different funds and charities, the Bargblor’s pay nothing to rent the apartment. “It is a gift from God,” Shirley said. Both Shirley and Eurodger attend WKU part-time and are on track to receive their business degrees.

Luke Franke

Through Our Eyes – Week 8

Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.

Twinkle

“It’s not that we are better than the universe, we are part of the universe. We are in the universe and the universe is in us.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

On a clear night, outside the city limits, looking up at the night sky, an endless speckle of lights that resemble diamonds, glisten as we watch. “Twinkle” is a video portrait series that takes the tune we grew up singing and shows the curiosity of children as we were before.

**video/time-lapse/production by Justin Philalack

 

Adam Wolffbrandt

Bria Granville

Ian Maule

Alix Mattingly

Colin Perschbacher

Adam Wolffbrandt

The Clip Contest results are in!

After a few weeks of growing anticipation the results have finally all come in.

So many, many thanks to Mike Zajakowski, Maggie Walker, Meg Theno and Erin Mystkowski of The Chicago Tribune, Rick Loomis and Liz O. Baylen of The L.A. Times, David Weatherwax of The Jasper Herald and Mike Davis and his graduate class at Syracuse University!

Without further ado, the winners!

1st Place – Adam Wolffbrandt – with 5 photos voted into the finals.

2nd Place – Austin Anthony – with 4

3rd Place is a tie between Morgan Walker

and Ian Maule

4th Place is a 5-way tie between Brittany Sowacke

Sam Oldenburg

Bria Granville

Christian Randolph

and Josh Mauser

To see the full results from each individual paper, come on in to the PJ Lounge. Comments are up as well!

Western Wins 8 in Cpoy

Congratulations to all the CPOY winners from Western this year!

Jeff Brown – Award of Excellence – Spot News

Austin Anthony – Award of Excellence – General News

Brittany Sowacke – Award of Excellence – Sports Action

Jabin Botsford – Gold – Portfolio and Bronze – Domestic Picture Story

Zack Conkle – Gold – Multimedia and Award of Excellence – Solo Multimedia

Alyssa Orr – Award of Excellence – Multimedia

To view all winning images, please click here.

Through Our Eyes – Week 7

Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to

Jabin Bostford

Adaira, 7, left and Elvin Menjivar, 6, tackle and try to regain control of the football from Byran Villatoro, 6, right, during a game of football during a warm afternoon in Bowling Green, Kentucky on November 11, 2012.

Justin Philalack

Alyssa Pointer

Danny Guy

Mike Rivera

The Western Kentucky University men’s swim team shows their support for the WKU Lady Hilltoppers Volleyball team on Senior Night on November 9, 2012 at E.A Diddle Arena. The Lady Toppers won in three sets.

Brandon Carter

Adel Valle, 10, left, and Memo Garcia, middle, both of Bowling Green, paint the fence of The Light of the World Church Sunday, Nov. 13, 2012, in preparation for the church’s opening in two weeks. The church, located at the corner of West 12th Avenue and Clay Street, has been under construction for over a year.

Austin Anthony

Through Our Eyes – Week 6

Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Brittany Sowacke

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Adam Wolffbrandt

                                                                                                                                                                        Morgan Walker

                                                                                                                                                                                                         Morgan Walker

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Danny Guy

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Mike Rivera

Through Our Eyes – Week 5

Looking to the drum major for timing, sophomore Christian Duncan, prepares to perform “An Element of Disctintion,” The Elizabethtown High School Marching Band semifinal show. The band performed at Allen County Scottsville High School at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2012.

Brittany Sowacke

Alix Mattingly

Six-year-old Trevor Thomas of Morganfield practices roping outside the L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center at the WKU Farm during a rodeo put on by the Kentucky High School Rodeo Association Oct. 28. Thomas’s father was working at the rodeo.

Sam Oldenburg

Alix Mattingly

Ian Maule


Through Our Eyes – Week 4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Morgan Walker

                                                                                                                                                                                 Adam Wolffbrandt

Newly crowned Western Kentucky University Homecoming Queen Amy Winkler laughs as her escort, Madisonville junior Michael Frederick, attempts to fix her crown. Winkler, a senior from Murray, was sponsored by Alpha Delta Pi, Omega Psi Phi and Alpha Tau Omega.

Brandon Carter

Niagra Lake, a once bustling camp and party ground in Niagra Lake, now rusts on empty acres of Jackie Leeg’s property.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Brittany Sowacke

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Danny Guy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Dorothy Edwards

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Danny Guy

The End of the 37th Year

The week of madness is finally over! Besides being able to get a full nights sleep, it means we get to view all the great projects that were produced this week! Take a look at mountainworkshops.org for great photos and videos!

Congrats to all who participated                                                                                                                                                                                 Photographers: Jabin Botsford, Peyton Hobson, Jacob Hill, Jon Hernandez, Brittany Sowacke, Dorothy Edwards, Danny Guy, Katie McLean, Connor Choate, Ian Maule, Sammy Jo Hester, Cooper Burton, Jerry Habraken and Abby O’Bryan

Videographers: Austin Anthony and Megan Tan

Photo Editors: Katie Meek, Emily Free, Jeff Brown, Eric Shea and Naomi Driessnack

Labbies: Abby O’Bryan, Bria Granville, Eric Shea, Sam Oldenburg, Justin Philalack, Mike Rivera, Elizabeth Bielman, Alix Mattingly, Earnest Atkinson, Ty Cobb, Sarah Keene, Kreable Young, Luke Franke, Morgan Kidwell, Jerry Englehart, Matt Lunsford, Daniel Vorlet, Josh Lindsey, Tiffani Walton, Leanora Benkato, Seth Fischer, Adri Funke, Rachel Tankersley, Brittany Greeson, Michael Noble, Lauren Boone, Cassidy Johnson

Through Our Eyes – Week 3

This week, in honor of Mountain Workshops, we had three guest judges. Thank you so much to Patty Reksten, Justin Fowler and Rodney Curtis!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Morgan Walker

                                                                                                                                                                        Brittany Sowacke

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Josh Mauser

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Josh Mauser

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Brittany Sowacke