The students, faculty and staff of ACP say ‘thank you’ to everyone in the area for sharing your lives with us this week of documentary photojournalism. We hope we’ve met our goal of telling truthful, fair and accurate stories about you and your community.
ACP founder and WKU PJ grad Chad Stevens takes questions from workshop participants in the early morning hours of Friday, March 13, 2009 in Whitesburg, Ky. Stevens presented a 20-minute documentary film on the struggles surrounding the coal mining practice of mountain top removal in Appalachia. Photo @2009 by Dijana Muminovic
WKU student Dijana Muminovic rests at ACP headquarters on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Workshop hours often start before dawn and finish very late. Everyone catches sleep whenever and where ever they can. Photo @2009 by Betsy Wilson.
Photo coach Brian Wagner and labbie Betsy Wilson screen print shirts on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Wagner, along with Brett Marshall designed the custom artwork workshoppers. In past workshops the shirts have become an exclusive and cherished keepsake. A reminder of the people who have shared their stories with ACP, of journalistic lessons learned, and bonds of friendship created or strengthened during this memorable workshop, in this very memorable place, Letcher County, Ky. Photo @ 2009 by Tanner Curtis.
Gathering images with impact requires that the photojournalist find the best vantage point. Sometimes getting to that point means taking risks. With the assistance of Ben Severance, John Crouch, left, works to free his car from the muddy mess in Isom, Ky., on Thursday, March 12, 2009 before ever getting to that point. Photo @2009 by Dijana Muminovic.
Workshoppers experience a broad range of recently-completed editorial, commercial and industrial images by Jim and Carla Winn on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. The couple discussed the importance, to the modern photojournalist, of mastering business and marketing skills. They also shared the special challenges of developing their photo careers as a married couple. Photos @2009 by Betsy Wilson (bottom) and Sara Holcombe.
At the local Dairy Queen, ACP photographer Rebecca Barnett, left, listens to Jimmy McIntosh, one of the subjects of her workshop picture story on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in Whitesburg, Ky. Photo @2009 by Ben Severance.
ACP photo coach Brian Wagner, left, discusses photo story strategy with photojournalist Elio Pajares on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at ACP headquarters. Photo @2009 by Liz Frantz.
