Rural reporting award
I am pleased to share that an article of mine on rural homelessness was recognized in the 2018 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards. The story, titled “No shelter from the cold,” which I wrote while at the Athabasca Advocate, was given Read more …
No shelter from the cold
The dim florescent lights flicker faintly above the woman, battered and worn by a series of unfortunate events that led her to this small house on a frigid November night. Snoring softly rises and falls from behind the room divider, Read more …
Party culture does not cause rape
Here, an opinion piece I wrote for last weeks edition of the Whitecourt Star about rape and party culture. Many of these opinions on this specific topic have been expressed time and time again, but everybody can express uniquely shaped Read more …
Far Out: A Life On The Road
If you’ve been following my work then you’ll know that I completed a photo story on an intentional community/ecovillage last semester. Here is a pretty cool story I wrote following an interview with a very ‘far out’ member in that community Read more …
Carol Too Gay
Carol, a love story between two women set in the ‘50s, possesses all of the key ingredients for an award-winning film: critically acclaimed actresses such as Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, a wildly passionate and heartbreaking love story, raving reviews Read more …
First Of The Last
So begins my very last semester as a photojournalism student. All at once it is both terrifying and exciting. We began the week with a few routine classes, and then BAM! Wednesday came, and it was a whole new kind Read more …
When “Me” Became “We”
The title for this blog post may initially raise concerns about me being pregnant, but not to worry reader; that is not what this blog post is about. This one is about intentional community, more specifically, intentional community in an Read more …