Visual Journalism
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Athens’ Fencing Community Finds Unlikely Home
Inside the mostly abandoned and dimly lit Georgia Square Mall, a storefront stands out with the word “Fencing” brightly emblazoned across its entrance. Students inside spar with one another as their coach, Allen Schneider, looks on. Schneider serves as the coach, marketer and manager of Athens Fencing Club, which he…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Early Morning of Election Day 2026 in Athens
The polls opened at 7 a.m. this morning in Athens for Election Day 2026. The photojournalism students were there at 6:15 a.m. It was dark. Street lights lit poll workers placing “Vote Here” signs around the Athens-Clarke County Library and Clarke Central High School, which turned into polling stations for…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sights, Lights of Madison County Fair
Fall in Georgia means it’s county fair time — an evening out for families with rides, games and livestock competitions. The Madison Country Agricultural Fair has been running for 78 years out in Comer, Georgia, and is organized by the Comer Lions Club. It’s just $5 to get in to…
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Momentos of Home
Students in the advanced photojournalism course captured two photos — a portrait of a first-year student at the University of Georgia and one object that student brought from home. These freshmen were also asked what they hoped to accomplish in their first year in Athens. See and read their stories…
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Photo Gallery: Scenes from South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered for South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The parade started in at Andrew Square and moved through South Boston, featuring marching bands, Irish themed floats and local community groups parading through the streets. Emily Laycock, a journalism major in…
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How a Queer Kickball League is Creating a Safe Space in Athens
Robbie Haynes, 32, moved to Athens last July from Orlando, Florida, after his partner, Tyler Goehring, 31, accepted a position as an assistant professor of string music at the University of Georgia. To his surprise, he found that the city did not have any explicitly queer-labeled spaces. Athens, despite its…
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A Woman in a Man’s World: Continuing a Gunsmithing Business in Eatonton
At Colonial Armament in Eatonton, patrons don’t just browse. They stay and learn from Amanda Taylor, who considers many of them family. After three years of working in the Eatonton gun shop, she is firmly rooted in the community she now calls home. Amanda Taylor moved to Eatonton, Georgia, and…
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More Than a House, It’s Their Story: The Rossesters and Their Historic Home
This story follows an elderly couple in Eatonton, Georgia, and the home they’ve spent years building a life in together. What started as a simple photo assignment turned into something much more personal as I spent time with them, listening to their stories and seeing how much history lives within…
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Caribbean Culture in the Classic City: Students, Residents Reflect on Their Experiences in Athens
Even though it’s hundreds of miles away physically, Caribbean culture can be found in the Classic City. Caribbean students at the University of Georgia make up a small population of the majority white student body. Despite this, residents and students get creative to find Caribbean culture in Athens. The Caribbean…
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Finding Home Onstage: Putnam County Middle School Presents ‘Dare to Dream Jr.’
Twenty-nine students. One theater teacher. Six months. Over 126 hours of rehearsals. A bit of extra help from the art teacher, the chorus teacher, a math teacher and front office support staff. That’s what it took for Putnam County Middle School to present three nights of the Disney musical revue…