• Skip to main content
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer

Career Day is Friday, February 20! See you all there.

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY VJ&P

BECOME A PART OF OUR PROUD TRADITION

  • Home
  • About
    • What we do
    • Our courses
    • Our Faculty
    • Contact
  • Industry Engagement
    • Beyond Graduation
    • Awards and Recognition
    • The Mountain Workshops
    • Our graduates
    • Student internships
    • Our guests
    • NPPA Student Chapter
  • Scholarships
    • Program Awards
    • Recipients
  • Equipment
  • STUDENT WORK

Through Our Eyes – 10/17/17

October 23, 2017

Best of the best:

Laura Webb waves goodbye to her foster son Dawson as he goes to school. Unknown to Dawson, his mother and father would soon leave for a court appointment regarding the adoption of him and his brother. After three years of foster care, the court system changed the goal of the boys’ case to adoption and decided to begin the process of terminating parental rights.|Morgan Hornsby

Honorable mention:

WKU tight end Mik’Quan Deane (85) catches a pass for a touch down at the WKU Homecoming football game on Saturday October 14, 2017 at LT Smith Stadium. WKU won 45 to 14.|Silas Walker

Other work:

A fight breaks out between patrons and is quickly pushed out into the parking lot during Yo Gotti’s performance at a concert on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Sloan Convention Center. |Silas Walker
Saxton lights one of many kerosene lamps for light in his home as the sun sets. | Kelsea Hobbs
Dawson waits for the bus while his foster mother Laura Webb dries her hair in preparation for their upcoming court appointment. Unknown to Dawson, his mother and father would soon leave for court to receive a hearing on the status of the adoption of him and his brother. After three years of foster care, the court system changed the goal of the boys’ case to adoption and decided to begin the process of terminating parental rights.|Morgan Hornsby
Paige Henderson dances with her friend Melody Dickerson in Henderson’s dorm room. The two are both on the Major Redz majorette-style dance team. Since meeting at tryouts, they spend most days practicing routines or creating new choreography homework for the Major Redz. “Most days, we dance, Henderson said. Everywhere, sometimes in the Chick-Fil-A line.” | Morgan Hornsby
Wide Receiver Cameron Echols-Luper #23 of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers gives high fives to young fans after his game against Charlotte at L.T. Smith Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.|Shaban Athuman
Quarterback Brooks Barden #12 of the Charlotte 49ers is tacked by Defensive Back Drell Greene #9 of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at L.T. Smith Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. |Shaban Athuman
A member of the WKU Athletic staff holds a smoke canister before as the Hilltoppers are introduced on the field to play against Charlotte at L.T. Smith Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. |Shaban Athuman
Frank Phelps outside his mechanic shop in Bowling Green, Ky. Phelps and Son was once run by himself and his father, Andrew, but he has since taken over, often working 12-hour days. | Gabe Scarlett
Category: Class Work, NPPA, Student Work, Through Our Eyes, Web NarrativesTag: nppa, photojournalism, photojournalism projects class, pj, STUDENT WORK, student works, swimming, though our eyes, THROUGH OUR EYES, THROUGH OUR EYES \ TAGGED: NPPA, THROUGH OUR EYES \ TAGGED: PHOTO, visula journalists, WEB NARRATIVES \ TAGGED: NPPA, western kentucky univeristy, western kentucky university photojournalism, WKU, wkupj
Previous Post:Through Our Eyes – 10/10/17
Next Post:Through Our Eyes – 11/7/17

about wkuvjp

Western Kentucky University Visual Journalism and Photography, a leading nationally ranked program, is not only about visual storytelling based in still and moving image acquisition, but it is also about instilling passion, inspiration, dedication and love for what you do.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

MOUNTAIN WORKSHOPS

Since 1976, the Mountain Workshops has been gathering stories of our shared history. This unprecedented visual collection of a rich past reveals the everyday life of the people and places that make our Commonwealth unique and truly, one-of-a-kind.

We believe in the power of human connection through storytelling, and we create and preserve a valuable cultural archive of Kentucky life.

CLICK

What We Do

Our Courses

Our Faculty

Scholarships

Graduates

APPLY

Copyright © 2026 · WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY VJ&P · All Rights Reserved