Photography

Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit
JMC’s photojournalism program welcomed students, faculty and staff to its annual Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit on Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014. The exhibit, located in the third floor Franklin Exhibit Space, honors photojournalism students for their achievements from 2013 and 2014. This…
School of Media and Journalism
Kent State Exhibits “Coming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life”
Âé¶ąąű¶ł Libraries, in partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Department of Pan-African Studies, presents “Coming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life,” an exhibit of the photographs of Lafayette Tolliver. Tolliver is a Kent Stat…
College of Arts & Sciences
They Led the Way Exhibit Receives National History Award
A civil rights exhibit created by JMC Professor Ann Schierhorn and featuring photography by Director of Photojournalism David LaBelle has won a national Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. The exhibit They Led the Way chronicles the stories of eight students …
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Student Photographers and Instructors Take Top Honors at ONPA Contest
Âé¶ąąű¶ł's School of Journalism and Mass Communication student photojournalists and photojournalism instructors won 12 awards, including Best of Show, at the Ohio News Photographers Association’s (ONPA) 2012 annual contest, making 2012-2013 the most award-winning year for the school’s p…
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Sports Illustrated Photo Editor Focuses on Visceral Power of Photography
“For a photo to be effective, it has to be affective. A picture has to move you in some way. It must evoke a visceral reaction in the viewer – crying, laughing, thinking.” Internationally renowned photo editor Jim Colton, recently retired after a distinguished career at Sports Illustrated (SI), N…
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Photographer’s Forum Honors, Features Work of JMC Alumna
Another dream has been fulfilled for Brooke DiDonato. DiDonato, a 2012 alumna, was awarded fourth place in Photographer’s Forum magazine “2013 Best of College Photography” contest for “Exorcism,” one of the powerfully evocative photographs from “Dreamscape Diary,” her astounding one-year conceptual…
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Frédéric Brenner- Encounters With a World-Renowned Photographer
MONDAY, OCT. 29, 2012 7:00PM AT THE KIVA Lecture is free and open to the public followed by a dessert reception. For more information, contact Chaya Kessler, 330-672-8926 or ckessle7@kent.edu Contemporary French photographer Frédéric Brenner spent twenty-five years traveling th…
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First Annual CCI Film and Photography Gala to Benefit the ESL in Franklin Hall
The first annual College of Communication and Information (CCI) Film and Photography Gala invites Âé¶ąąű¶ł students to submit photography and short films for a juried competition to be held on Friday, March 30 at 5 p.m. in Franklin Hall. CCI, in conjunction with Kent State's U…
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