WKUPJ Senior Allie Schallert looks at the paths one chooses and the influence family has over those choices.
Karen Davis was recognized from a young age for her artistic talent and was frequently encouraged to pursue it professionally. But without parents that properly encouraged her skills growing up she struggled to find her direction as an artist into adulthood.
To view the entire project: http://advancedshortform.tilda.ws/comingalive
From the moment the world learned of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the evening of September 8, 2022, to the funeral held at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022, could be described as a fever dream. The city of London was still simmering with activity as it always has, but a blanket of calm and quiet sadness cloaked the streets. Citizens dressed in black and adorned in medals representing their service waited in the queue zig-zagging along the banks of the Thames to see the casket of their queen and to pay their respects to the monarch who dedicated 70 years of her life to her people.
WKUPJ student Gabi Broekema, who was studying a semester in Denmark, took the opportunity to hop over to London to document this historic event.
Scenes from across London, England, of people mourning of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and looking forward to a new era with the recently appointed King Charles III.
Julia Finder poses for a portrait after waiting nearly 8 hours in the que to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II’s casket as she laid in-state at Westminster Abbey on Friday, September 16, 2022. “It’s my queen,” Finder says. “I would have even waited 12, 15 hours.”
A mourner pauses on her trek to lay flowers at the Green Park floral tribute for Queen Elizabeth II and waits for a glimpse of the recently crowned King Charles III on Friday, September 16, 2022. The King and his siblings were to stand vigil at Westminster Abbey over their mother.
The crowd outside of Buckingham Palace gets pushed back by security to make way for the recently crowned King Charles III as he headed to stand vigil over his mother, Queen Elizabeth II as she laid in-state at Westminster Abbey on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parents and guardians keep a steel grip on their children’s coat collars while pushing forward against the wall of spectators in hopes of helping them catch their first glimpse of the new head of the monarch.
The crowd cheers and waves as the King Charles III rolls by in full military uniform to stand vigil with his siblings over his mother’s casket as it laid in state on Friday, September 16, 2022.
Come meet with other students to take headshots, look over resumes and portfolios, and learn tips to get you ready for Career Day! It will be a relaxed night of support and inspiration for everyone that attends.
Scenes from the 2022 Career Day at Western Kentucky University
What: WKU Photojournalism Career Day
When: Friday, Feb. 24, 9 a.m. until mid to late afternoon
Roundtable discussion – 12:30-1:30, Room 127
Where: PJ lab area
WKU PJ Career Day is a unique opportunity for WKU School of Media students (including minors) to have interaction and discussion with members of the photojournalism industry. This is a chance for freshman to seniors to meet with several professionals throughout the day to show your work and begin the all-important process of making contacts for future internships, jobs and freelance opportunities. Though it is not the main purpose of this event, participation has led to many internships and other employment opportunities over the years. More important than this, it is an opportunity to make several connections within the profession students have chosen to pursue, as well as practice interacting with these professionals.
We have a great group of approximately 15 reviewers coming in from as far as San Antonio and Chicago to right here in Kentucky. This isn’t just about showing your work, it is about having the opportunity to meet and interact with significant people working within the profession.
Here is who is scheduled to appear:
WKU Photojournalism senior Gabi Broekema during her 6-month winter internship for Mlive tells the story of a Kalamazoo artist whose durational painting project documents mass shootings as they happen across the United States.
Mass shootings inspired Pitts to take on the large-scale project. Keith Pitts launched his endeavor to create small paintings he calls “markers” — one for each mass shooting that occurs in the United States through the entirety of 2022.
Click here to view the interactive project.
Kennedy Gott’s WKU Photojournalism capstone project, examines a family as they tackle the challenges of sourcing their own food in a more healthy manner.
Ellen Aldridge practices modern homesteading by growing and raising her own food on their family’s land at their home in Bowling Green, KY. The Aldridge family is living an old-school and natural lifestyle while many in society struggle with the conveniences of a fast-paced life that results in unhealthy eating.
Click here to view the interactive project.
THURSDAY! January 19 at 7:30 PM
JRH Room 127
All Majors and minors should attend our semester meeting where we will go over so many details of this amazing upcoming semester. There is a lot going on – be present, be engaged. It is your future!
Come and see images that have defined the sports world for the past three decades as photographer Simon Bruty presents work at Jody Richards Hall Auditorium Wednesday, January 25 at 7:30 PM in his event sponsored by Canon USA. We request that you register for this FREE event here.
During his career, Simon has traveled extensively to work on large sporting events such as World Cup Soccer, Super Bowls, and the Olympics. His feature stories are as diverse as golfers in Greenland, soccer in Zambia, and badminton in Indonesia. Somewhere along the way Simon learned how to make people sit still and has created portraits of some of today’s most memorable athletes.
His editorial and commercial clients include the International Olympic Committee, Sports Illustrated, the All England Lawn and Tennis Club, ESPN, and Canon. He received a Lucie Award in 2016 for Achievement in Sports Photography. He has also received awards from the World Press Foundation, Pictures of the Year, and the International Olympic Committee. The London Observer chose one of Simon’s photographs to be included in their list of the World’s 50 Greatest Sports Photographs.
The School of Media is proud to announce the opening of the latest exhibition A Community Devoted at the Gallery in Jody Richards Hall.
The storied Mountain Workshops, run by the WKU Photojournalism program, completed its 47th year of documenting communities across the Commonwealth this past October and the participants, faculty and staff invite you to take a few moments of your time to explore the people and places that make up Grayson County. It is said, everyone has a story to tell, there are 47 of them waiting for you to see.
JRH Gallery Through February 17
A Community Devoted: Leitchfield, Grayson CountyNestled between Rough River and Nolin lakes, Grayson County is one of Kentucky’s overlooked gems. More than 24,000 people call it home. Many have generations-old ties to Leitchfield and the farmland around communities such as Caneyville, Clarkson, Big Clifty and Short Creek. But newcomers are welcome, too. Many have pulled off the Western Kentucky Parkway and never looked back.
In 2022, during one week in October, 53 visual journalists from across the country and around the globe traveled to this small town to document the people and places that make-up this rural community just north of Mammoth Cave National Park. A small army of editors, producers and staff, many connected with Western Kentucky University’s School of Media, welcomed them and assisted in honing their craft. This gallery is a representation of the work produced during that week.
As Grayson County High School’s first female principal, Lacy Cox works to build a welcoming community like she knew when she was a student there. But she finds herself pulled in two directions.
Story by Anna Leachman, a Senior WKU Photojournalism major