VISUAL JOURNALISM & PHOTOGRAPHY
Students in the photojournalism sequence spend the last semester of their major working on individual or small-team 16-week long projects. The results of their efforts can be seen at this computer monitor station.
2025 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
By Sean McInnis
We were just kids
Skateboarders Dray Moppins and Lathan terry meet after in social housing after difficult familial circumstances and set their sights on adulthood and the rest of their lives, reflecting on where they’ve been.
By Rhiannon Johnston
Even in the darkest places
Even in the Darkest Places explores the emotional and physical journey of Kelly Smallwood, a woman who turns to the fragile, ancient world of caves to navigate life after a cancer diagnosis, finding purpose and peace in the places most fear to go.
By Hydia Jackson
Through Her Guidance
“Through Her Guidance” is a reflection on Black womanhood shaped by the wisdom and strength shared between women.
By Emilee Arnold
Mothering the mother
In Hart County, Kentucky, midwife Amanda Poteet-Woolen works around the clock to deliver babies into the world. In her work, she finds herself acting as a mother not only to her three daughters but to the women in her care.
By Carol Coronado
Trading Freedoms
After contemplating leaving the United States after two decades, an undocumented immigrant prepares to say goodbye to cherished friends and home while seeking hope for the future.
By Jay Byrd
Still Standing
After years of pain and pushing through work on a bad knee, 57-year-old Patrick Wagner prepares for major surgery and a long road to recovery. This is a story about love, resilience, and the everyday strength it takes to keep going when life bends you.
By Madeline Powell and Eli Randolph
Running is ...
In the stories of all runners, there is something universal: the human desire to push forward, to overcome, to connect, to be alive – we find the why.
By Ian Pitchford
Chasing a Dream
21-year-old Lukas Wilson, like many young adults, works to afford basic necessities. But unlike most, he’s found refuge in a brotherhood of musicians chasing the same dream, to make music that matters.