Photojournalism
Photojournalism is how I initially got my foot in the door by contributing to a school publication. I volunteered to take photos of many cross-country meets saving the sport's yearbook spread in my freshmen year. That was the first time I picked up a DSLR camera and since I've spent a ton of time behind the lens. I even ended up buying my own DSLR camera in the fall of 2020 to experiment with photography on my own.
Since then I've photographed a variety of events for both The Orator Newspaper and Crusader Yearbook.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona holds Oogway, the Urban Agriculture Academy's turtle, during his visit to the school on Feb 8, 2023. The Secretary visited Omaha Bryan High School to see career and technical education (CTE) in action following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address.
Waiting in line, North Carolina residents Hailie Biggi and Garrett Baugher try to figure out how to get back home after visiting relatives for Christmas. Nearly all Southwest flights out of Omaha's Eppley Airfield were canceled or delayed on Dec 27, 2022 "Even if they have a flight for us, we don't know if we want to take it because everyone's bags are getting lost," Baugher said. "So, I don't know what we're going to do."
ALL TOGETHER Warming for their race at districts on Oct. 17 2019, Maximiliano Velazco Cortes (9), Kevin Roldan (11), Francisco Bautista (9), Francisco Barajas-Castro (9) and Uriel Flores-Rojas (10) run sprints as a team. They placed 8th at the A-2 Districts Championships meet on the Walnut Creek course.
Class of 2022 Valedictorian Layna Blankenship leads the graduates out of Baxter Arena after their graduation ceremony.
Living the dream, Lizzie Medrano (12) celebrates winning 2nd place in the dance category of the MLK Living a Dream Contest hosted by the City of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department.
Dozens of bags sit unclaimed at Southwest's baggage claim carousel at Eppley Airfield. As thousands of flights were canceled nationwide, the airline attempted to send as many bags as possible to their final destination many of which were sent separately from their passengers. Some arriving passengers were able to get a hold of their bags after their arrival while others arrived before their bags. Southwest employees told passengers whose bags were not at the airport to wait in line at the check-in counter to figure out where their bags were.
Warming up, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's esports team prepares for their Valorant tournament game against el Yeet, another esports team, at the Mid America Gaming Expo on Nov. 21, 2021. UNL won the tournament overall beating eL YeeT 13-6 in the final match.
PASSING THE COMPETITON Feeling determined, Isabel Stewart (12) pushes to overtake another runner from Gretna towards the end of her race. Pacing herself made it easy for her to get past others in the last stretch of the race. "The cheers of the crowd really motivated to push through and get ahead," she said. Steward finished in 32nd place with a time of 23:03 at the Metro XC meet.
Speaking to a prospective student, principal Dr. Rony Ortega answers questions about the school at the OPS 8th Grade High School Showcase in the Scott Conference Center.
SLAM DUNK Jumping up for a dunk Rylan Rodriguez (11) scores another two points against Omaha Northwest on Feb. 14, 2023. The Bears beat the Huskies 82-62.
Capturing the moment, I get a close up shot of a game of musical hula hoops during a pep rally Aug. 26, 2022. (Photo by Lacey A...)