Photojournalism Fellowship Project

Welcome to the GVS/Vis Com Photojournalism Fellowship Project. Through a collaboration between Ohio University’s Voinovich School and School of Visual Communications, a graduate student followed three Voinovich School projects over the course of the 2008-2009 academic year to create photo essays depicting the various project impacts on the organizations, communities and individuals of Appalachian Ohio. These three photo essays represent a small portion of our 150 projects annually, each representing a core area of the School, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness, Public Service and Leadership and Energy and the Environment. Our hopes are the images you find here will continue to enrich the project experience of our clients while providing a student the opportunity to put their classroom knowledge to work in a real world experience. We hope you enjoy your experience.

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08-09 GVS/VisCom Photojournalism Fellow

Kevin Riddell works as a photographer for The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Affairs at Ohio University. He is currently working with guidance from the Director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative, Merry Foresta, and the Director of Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, Terry Eiler, to produce multimedia stories that showcase the impact the Voinovich School is having in Appalachian Ohio Communities.  He is also working towards a master's degree in photography at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication.

A part time commercial photographer in the late ninety's, Kevin later became a full time documentary photojournalist. In addition to his work for the Voinovich School, Kevin also works with the Athens Photographic Project to teach people suffering from mental health issues how to express themselves through photography. Kevin, a father of three, also freelances for the Associated Press and New York Times.