This is my final project for Multimedia class. I followed around a friend of mine, Clarice, who is diagnosed with Cistic Fibrosis (CF). In the video she helps explain what CF is and also talks about the hardships she has gone through. Through all of this I still consider Clarice to be one of the happiest and most upbeat people I have ever met. Thank you to Clarice for letting me follow her and thanks for watching!
Luke Franke Photography
I am currently a freshman at Western Kentucky University majoring in Photojournalism. Just thought I would start a blog to get my photos out there. Any feedback is much appreciated.
Photojournalist: Rick Loomis
Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Rick Loomis has worked for the Los Angeles Times since 1994.
Born in North Carolina and raised in South Florida, Loomis became interested in photojournalism through a high school internship at the Palm Beach Post. After a two-year stint working in the Post photo lab he left to pursue a degree at Western Kentucky University. While in college, Rick twice placed in the top ten in the William Randolph Hearst Journalism Awards. Loomis had college internships with The Fort Wayne (IN) News-Sentinel, Colorado Springs Gazette, Seattle Times and Syracuse Newspapers. Loomis holds a BA in Photojournalism with a minor in Latin American studies.
Photojournalist: Carolyn Cole
Currently a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times, Cole graduated from The University of Texas in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in photojournalism. She began her career in 1986 as a staff photographer with the El Paso Herald-Post. She then moved to the San Francisco Examiner for two years, before spending another two years as a freelance photographer in Mexico City, working with newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Detroit Free Press, and Business Week.
Photojournalist: James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied art history and political science.
In 1980 he moved to New York to begin a career as a freelance magazine photographer. His first foreign assignment was to cover civil strife in Northern Ireland in 1981 during the IRA hunger strike.
Since then, Nachtwey has devoted himself to documenting wars, conflicts, and critical social issues.
Nachtwey has been a contract photographer with Time magazine since 1984. In 2001, he became one of the founding members of the photo agency VII. He has had solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, Rome, and around the world.
He has received numerous honors such as the Common Wealth Award, Martin Luther King Award, Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award, Henry Luce Award, Robert Capa Gold Medal (five times), the World Press Photo Award (twice), Magazine Photographer of the Year (seven times), and many many more awards.
View Portfolio at Jame’s website: www.jamesnachtwey.com
This is my American Dream story on Kevin Burt and his family. I have been following him, his wife, and four daughters around for almost all of the 2nd semester. The story is about Mr. Burt’s passion for his family, his faith, and nature. Talking with Mr. Burt was always very interesting and I would almost always come away with something I never had known. He lives 25 minutes out on the outskirts of Bowling Green, KY. His four daughters, Anna, Alethia, Naomi, and Sophia are allhomeschooled and love every second of it. They have no TV or internet and are an incredibly close knit family, spending every second of every day with each other. Mr. Burt wants to eventually become completely self-sustainable on his farm in about ten years. It was so much fun to get an inside glimpse of the Burt family and see how wonderful life can be without distractions and the outdoors.
Thanks for watching.
1American Dream Story…still in progress
David Bean’s Photography Studio—Nashville, TN—January 22nd, 2012
Took these pictures using his very nice lighting during a workshop. Went there with a fellow PJ/friend, Colin Perschbacher.
This is a 50th anniversary book I made over for my grandparents over Winter Break. Nothin special but I know they’ll love it. If the link doesn’t work click underneath and then hit preview.
This is my first time doing any kind of photo story at all. It was my final for my Intro to Photojournalism class at Western Kentucky University. This is an abbreviated version, Tumblr doesn’t let you post more than 10 photos at a time. But ya, I was extremely nervous and I hope to improve immensely in my next 4 years at WKU. Mrs. Burt is an amazing lady who had no problem giving me rides and inviting me into her home. Overall, I had a really great time shooting this story however incomplete or complete you might think it is. Any helpful criticism is much appreciated. Always can get better!
Dominic Lalli (Sax) and Jeremy Salken (drums) form the electronic group Big Gigantic. I went to this concert at Headliner’s Music Hall in Louisville, KY. They are so loud and I really dig their sound. Gotta love that sax!
This was for a light assignment in my intro class. Just in case your wondering the last three are of a dude spinning glow sticks at a Big Gigantic concert at Headliners in Louisville, KY
