About

I am a recent graduate from Ball State University where I majored in Journalism (Photographic Storytelling) and Media Design and Development (Informational Design and Prototyping), and minoring in Sports Studies. I am passionate about sports photography and capturing moments on and off the field.

Experience

• Current Position: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Seasonal Photographer (Penske Entertainment); Indianapolis, Indiana — May 2023

• Ball State Marketing and Communications Student University Photographer and Editor; Muncie, Indiana – August 2023-May 2025

  • Covered four MAC Championships

    • Gymnastics, Cross Country, Women’s Golf, Women’s Basketball

• Designer, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Indiana — August 2021-May 2025

• Photo & Visual Editor, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Indiana — May 2022-2023

  • Ball State vs. Tennessee Football - Sept. 1, 2022 in Knoxville, Tenn.

  • Ball State vs. Notre Dame Women’s Basketball - Nov. 20, 2022 in South Bend, Indiana

  • Ball State vs. Illinois State Men’s Basketball - Dec. 17, 2022 at the Indy Classic

  • 2023 MAC Basketball Tournament - March 8-10, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio

• Associate Photo Editor, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Indiana — January-May 2022

  • 2022 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Tournament - May 5-7 in Los Angeles, California

• Photographer, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Indiana — August 2021-May 2023

  • 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament - Dec. 3-4 in Louisville, Kentucky

• Photographer, Carmel Marching Band; Carmel, Ind. — 2020-2022

• Photographer, Carmel Pinnacle Yearbook; Carmel, Ind. — 2018-2021

Achievements

• Excellence in Photography - Ball State School of Journalism and Strategic Communication Louie Award, 2025

• 2024 First Place in single sports photograph for news publication ”Second-year Running Back Carson Steele Jumps Over Defensive Players,” - Awarded by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association

• 2024 First Place for Div I. Newspaper Informational Graphic “‘It was all started by a mouse’” - Awarded by Indiana Collegiate Press Association

• 2023 Third Place for Design of the Year Informational Graphic “16 Years of Eras (Taylor’s Version)” - Awarded by Associated Collegiate Press

• 2022 Second Place College Photographer of the Year - Awarded by Indiana News Photographers Association

• 2022 First Place Collegiate Sports Photo - Awarded by Indiana News Photographers Association

• 2022 First Place Collegiate Portrait/Personality Photo - Awarded by Indiana News Photographers Association

• Multimedia Journalist of the Year - Ball State Daily News, 2022

Education

• Ball State University; Muncie, Ind. — Studying Photographic Storytelling, Media Design and Development, and minoring in Sports Studies. Expected Graduation Date: May 2025

• Carmel High School; Carmel, Ind. — Academic Honors Diploma

Skills

• Photography/Photo Editing

• Photo Mechanic

• Adobe Creative Cloud

• Graphic, Print and Web Design

• Captioning

References

• University Photographer and Editor at Ball State University // Samantha Blankenship

• University Photographer and Editor at Ball State University // Bobby Ellis

• Manager of Photo Operations at Indianapolis Motor Speedway // Chris Owens

• Managing Editor at Free Press Indiana // Lisa Renze-Rhodes

• Assistant Professor of Journalism at Ball State University // Martin Smith-Rodden