Photojournalism
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2026 Election
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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2026 Election
PHOTO GALLERY: Here’s What Early, In-Person Voting Looked Like in Athens-Clarke County
Advance voting numbers in Georgia toppled records compared to past midterm elections, with more than 2.4 million ballots cast in person, according to the Secretary of State’s election data hub website. Students in Reporting II captured the scene and voter activity around lunchtime — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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Rwanda
Photojournalism and a Fruit Stand: How a Group of Rwandan Women Provided Incredible Insight
By Evan Frilingos The first time I passed the fruit stand on the street over from the hotel, its colorful array of hanging bananas, piles of mangos and so-called cherry tomatoes, which were larger than apples, stood out in the night like a shining carnival in a rural American town.…
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Photography and Storytelling in Prague
Visual Travel Journalism in Prague 2026
Students from the 2026 Travel Journalism study abroad program in Prague focused on visual storytelling and produced daily photo content from the city and other locations. During the three-week program, they explored the Czech Republic during class activities and on their own, documenting everyday life, culture, history and more. This…
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Athens-Clarke County
ANNOTATED: Reflecting on Turning Point USA Photo Essay with Parker McCollum
Reporter Annotations are meant to get to the how and why behind Newsource’s reporting through in-depth conversations with the reporters themselves. Read the conversation below for how third-year journalism major Parker McCollum reported a photo essay titled, “Protesters Gather Outside Turning Point USA Event with JD Vance in Athens.” This…
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In-Depth
Visual Travel Journalism in Prague 2025
Students from the 2025 Travel Journalism study abroad program in Prague focused on visual storytelling and produced daily photo content from the city and other locations. Throughout their three weeks in the Czech Republic, they explored during class activities and on their own, documenting everyday life, culture, history and more.…
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Photojournalism at the Fair
Saturday at the 2024 Georgia National Fair
For the tenth time, students from the University of Georgia’s Advanced Photojournalism class spent a long day documenting the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia. With an early morning charge to show what the fair means and not what it looks like, students covered everything from livestock competitions to concerts.…
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In-Depth
Visual Travel Journalism in Prague 2024
Students from the 2024 Travel Journalism study abroad program in Prague focused on visual storytelling and produced daily photo content from the city and other locations. Throughout their 3.5 weeks in the Czech Republic, they explored during class activities and on their own, documenting everyday life, culture, history and more.…
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Athens-Clarke County
One Man’s Trash: Athens Junk Removal Service Gives Back to Community
The term “junk removal” leaves little to the imagination. Junk haulers clean out homes, businesses and commercial properties, loading up whatever items or materials the customer no longer has a use for, and take it all to the landfill. Most services throw everything in altogether, not sorting recyclables or…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: Melissa Lyttle on Believing in Your Work
Melissa Lyttle is an award-winning photojournalist who spent 15 years working at newspapers in Florida and now freelances with support from organizations like the Pulitzer Center and the International Women’s Media Foundation. She’s worked on stories in Mexico, Haiti, the Gaza Strip and more places. She joins The Lead to…