Madeline Emerson

I enrolled into photojournalism my freshman year and thought I knew a lot, but boy was I wrong. My freshman year when we went to Washington, D.C. for the fall journalism convention I was the only photographer that didn’t place from Pittsburg. I was discouraged, but quickly got over it and decided to improve and work harder. Through these years I have been awarded at least 25 awards in regards to photojournalism and I have been published. Now, I don’t do it for the awards, I do it because I simply love it. I wouldn’t have had such a passion for photography if I wouldn’t have joined photojournalism. Not only did I grow as a photographer, but this class has helped me grow to be a better listener, worker, and a better person. Student publications has been quite the journey through these past four years. Photojournalism changed my life in amazing ways. Smith has taken me across the country several times and I will never forget the memories we made. I am forever grateful to have been a part of this program for four years.

Madeline Emerson has been on photojournalism staff for four years.