Photojournalism

These photos represent the culmination of my assignments throughout my Photojournalism class—My Final Digital Portfolio.

Useful Words Visual Assignment

Exclusion; Plant is inside excluded from nature.

Exclusion; Fire hydrant is excluded/out of place by being surrounded by grass.

Intimacy between the plant & the soil.

Intimacy between the leaves and the branches.

Creative Exposure Assignment

Construction progresses at Fort Valley State University as workers prepare the site for a new energy plant, a project aimed at enhancing the campus's infrastructure.

An enhanced view of construction efforts at Fort Valley State University, where crews are working to install a new energy plant to support future campus growth.

More construction progresses at Fort Valley State University in front of the Peabody Building, admin/faculty building, as workers prepare the site for a new project.

An enhanced view of construction in front of the Peabody Building at Fort Valley State University where the construction crew are working on a new project.

Photos from Your Photojournalist of Choice

Margaret Bourke-White.

Male prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp during liberation. This photo brought attention to the cruel treatment that the prisoners received. 1945.

Black flood victims line up to get food and clothing from a Red Cross relief station in front of an ironic billboard. The billboard is a white family and reads "There's no way like the American way." 1937.

Little girl in a squatter camp in Moroka, South Africa. This photo was featured in Life magazine and showcased the racial discrimination that people faced in South Africa. 1950

Beat Reporting Campus Photo Essay

Downtown Fort Valley.

Fort Valley's City Hall building.

City of Fort Valley Crest.

City of Fort Valley Founder Memorial, James A. Everett.

Photograph of Gary Lee (left), Mayor Jeffry Lundy (right), and city hall worker Mrs. Heather (center).

Talented 10th Assignment: Shirley Chisholm

Shirley St. Hill’s graduation photo from the Girls’ High School in Brooklyn, NY. 1942

Shirley Chisholm (center) at her wedding with her parents, Ruby (left) and Charles (right) St. Hill. 1949

Chisholm aiding Lewis Flagg Jr.’s campaign for Brooklyn’s first Black judge at the beginning of her political career. 1953

Chisholm being elected as the first Black woman in Congress, representing New York’s 12th District from 1969-1983. 1968

Shirley Chisholm speaking at a pro-abortion rally in Manhattan, NY. Chisholm was also made the honorary co-president of the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws. 1972

Shirley Chisholm’s poster for her Democratic party presidential campaign; Her slogan “Unbought and Unbossed.” She became the first Black woman to run for president. 1972

Chisholm (right) being nominated by Bill Clinton (left) to serve as the United States Ambassador to Jamaica during his time in the White House. 1993

Shirley Chisholm passed away on January 1, 2005, at the age of 80 from a stroke. This photograph is from her memorial service funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, NY. 2005