Photo Journalism

For my second Hard News assignment I tagged along on a video shoot being done on campus for the General Education Department. The script of the video was created by a group of students and those same students acted in and produced the video. They will also be responsible for editing the video. It will be shown to incoming students and Freshman Orientation and throughout various buildings on campus. I tried to portray what the video is about: a group of Dixie students going camping and learning throughout the experience. 

Heros in Disguise 5K Fun Run

Coming up with an idea for the Illustration assignment was challenging because when theres an issue that bothers me I am really passionate about it and so I have found it hard to pick an issue and illustrate it through just a few photos. Initially I had thought I wanted to do something about domestic abuse victims and shooting one that is far from the stereotypical image of what this looks like. Due to lack of resources I transitioned away from that idea and that night attended a guest speaker in the Eccles Fine Arts Center. This is where I very unexpectedly found my topic for my Illustration. Jessica Cox was born without arms. More significantly, she is a certified scuba diver, holds two blackbelts in martial arts, and is the very first person to become a certified pilot without arms. I took this photo of her signing her book titled "Disarm Your Limits". Through my editing of the photo I wanted to illustrate and speak on behalf of the handicap community and portray them i...

For my feature I chose to take photos showcasing and telling the story of an Open Mic Night hosted by the Multicultural Inclusion Center on campus. The theme of the event was 90s-2000s R&B and I tried to portray that theme and purpose of the event through these photos.