Documenting a Mennonite family by Emilee Arnold
Junior Visual Journalism & Photography major Emilee Arnold gained access to a family of seven children growing up in a Mennonite community in rural Western Kentucky. Olivia Beachy, 8, salutes …
Student work
Aging in America by Brett Phelps
Junior Visual Journalism & Photography major Brett Phelps has spent the past year documenting 87-year-old Billy Salsman as she struggles to live on her own as a childless widow. Her …
The Road Home by Rhiannon Johnston
Rhiannon Johnstone, a junior in the Photojournalism & Documentary program at Western Kentucky University tells a story of the life of a long-haul trucker, Bobby Coffey-Loy. Bobby juggles driving 8,000 …
Losing Cherokee by Sean McInnis
Western Kentucky University\’s Photojournalism & Documentary Sean McInnis, a junior, explored the culture and language of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tucked away in the Great Smokey Mountains. While …
Spring 2024 Majors Meeting
Are you interested in pursuing photography or visual journalism and documentary as a career? Are you curious what that might mean? Please come to our spring semester majors meeting Tuesday, …
Mountain Workshops Gallery on Paris and Bourbon County Opens
The Visual Journalism & Photography program in WKU’s School of Media & Communication announces the opening of an exhibition in Jody Richards Hall gallery featuring more than 60 images and short-form documentaries of the …
Poetic Journey – Advanced Short Form Documentary
In an assignment in the Advanced Short Form Documentary class taught by Tim Broekema, students where given the challenge of creating a video in the idea of Poetic Documentaries, a …
Emilee Arnold
Emilee Arnold\’s first internships last summer had her covering five eastern Kentucky and West Virginia counties, while working for the Appalachian Newspapers, Inc. A Bowling Green, KY native Emilee is …
Eli Randolph
WKU junior Eli Randolph discovered one of the best things about photojournalism this past year. Having consistent class assignments pushing him into the community, Eli discovered the photojournalism joy of …
‘My Soul Aches’: Ukraine’s Mortal Courage
School of Media & Communication Gallery | Jody Richards Hall, WKU M-W 9:00 am – 9:00 pm | TH – F 9:00 am – 4:00 pm* The School of Media …
\’My Soul Aches\’: Ukraine\’s Mortal Courage
School of Media & Communication Gallery | Jody Richards Hall, WKU M-W 9:00 am – 9:00 pm | TH – F 9:00 am – 4:00 pm* The School of Media …
2023 Capstone Projects
What happens when your freshman year of college everything shuts down for a pandemic and your a Photojournalism Major? Learn to adapt. Our graduating senior class had to learn how …
Scott Strazzante to present his mobile media photography
Tuesday, March 21 Reception at 4:00 | School of Media gallery | refreshments will be served Lecture at 7:00 | Jody Richards Hall auditorium Shooting From the Hip, an iPhone …
Scott Strazzante to present his mobile media photography
Tuesday, March 21 Reception at 4:00 | School of Media gallery | refreshments will be served Lecture at 7:00 | Jody Richards Hall auditorium Shooting From the Hip, an iPhone …
A Life for Them
WKUPJ Sophmore Rhiannon Johnston examines the challenges faced by a refugee when you no longer have a family to watch over you. After fleeing from the Bosnian War nearly 28 …
The Life After, By Arthur H. Trickett-Wile
WKUPJ junior, Arthur H. Trickett-Wile looks at the challenges one faces while being a force to challenge students on a daily basis. Dr. Craig T. Cobane built the Western Kentucky …
Coming Alive By Allie Schallert
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 …
Carry On
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, …
Career Day Prep
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 …
Career Day Prep
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 …
Career Day 2023 at WKUPJ
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 …
Career Day 2023 at WKUPJ
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 …
Painting by Number by Gabi Broekema
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 …
Nourishing the Soul by Kennedy Gott
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 …