Photojournalism
Selected work
Musical rehearsal
Various social media photos
Increasing photo presence
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James came up to me this year with the determination to push our photos to the forefront of our publication. I was excited to hear this as the photo manager, and this year I’m happy to say we have succeeded in that goal. With James’s hardworking, open-minded, and creative perspective on projects, he’s helped me and many others do what we do best, create.
— Edith LeBlanc, Arlingtonian Photography Manager
Historically, Arlingtonian issues have been very graphics heavy, featuring plenty of drawings far fewer photos. As Editor in Chief, I have made it a priority to include more photojournalism in our issues.
To achieve this goal, I would need first need to get more staff. Last year, I set out to recruit additional photographers, designing a poster that would be printed and distributed to the photography classes. The recruitment effort must have been successful, as we gained seven photographers.
From there, I selected a photography manager who would be responsible for assigning photos to the different photographers, and serving as a liaison between the writers and the photographers, most of whom were not enrolled in the Arlingtonian class.
Working with the photography manager, I have increased the presence of photography in our issues, including by bringing back editorial photos rather than using exclusively graphics for editorials.
^ Editorial photo by Photography Manager Edith LeBlanc
^ Photographer recruitment flyer I created last year
Caption writing
I also engage in photojournalism through captionwriting. As Editor in Chief, I end up writing the vast majority of the captions in a given issue. When writing captions, I strive to draw the reader in before explaining what the photo is as cleanly and concisely as possible. You can see some of my captions on the right.
