Students played an important roll in Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. Students, residents, paid employees and volunteers alike bonded together to show support for their candidate. Obama’s campaign harnessed the youth vote in a way that had never been done before. According to College News:
The youth, a notoriously unpredictable constituency in voter turnout, dashed to the polls in historically high numbers. And they leaned toward Obama overwhelmingly, by a ratio of greater than two-to-one, according to exit polls.”
My independent study for my final quarter at Ohio University focused on Barack Obama’s student-led campaign in Athens, Ohio. I met many committed and tallented individuals along the way. Enjoy.
So it’s finals week. Breaking from studying for my (last ever) finals and editing my independent study, I’m bringing you a video produced last spring quarter here at OU for a video class. This was a collaboration with another photojournalism student, Simon Brubaker. The edit from my independent study covering the election is coming soon. [...]
Judging started Monday for the 63rd annual College Photographer of the Year Competition. Judging for the largest college photography competition runs Monday through Saturday. Judges include Melissa Farlow (National Geographic Magazine), Travis Fox (Washingtonpost.com), Tammy Lechner (Freelance), and Steve Rice (Minneapolis Star Tribune). If you want to get inspired and see what today’s college students [...]
Let me tell you about my crazy election day.
So, being a media photographer, I naturally was going to be photographing this historic election. Anticipating the madness of the day, I went to the Athens County Board of Elections on November 3 to check on the guidelines on photographing inside the polling places. There, I was [...]
Welcome to my live coverage of Election Day in Ohio. This live gallery will be updated frequently throughout the day tomorrow (November 4) with fresh images from the 2008 Presidential Election in Ohio. In Ohio, polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Feel free to embed this gallery in your blog or [...]
Matthew Maxwell Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy, visited Athens Thursday, October 30, 2008 to campaign for Obama. Kennedy spent his time with the student members of Campaign for Change. Said Kennedy, “You guys are smiling and having fun…I’ve never seen energy like this on a campus before.”
With 5 days left, we’re getting down to the wire ladies and gents. More from my independent study:
Suzi Hawk, Communications Chair and second top-caller for Ohio University’s College Republicans, makes calls on behalf of the McCain/Palin campaign, Wednesday October 22, 2008.
Ken Chapman, Regional Field Director for Campaign for Change, watches Senator Barack Obama’s 30-minute TV [...]
Surrounded by Secret Service agents, Senator Joe Biden poses with Rachel Kleinman and Nicole Smith, of Athens, October 15, 2008. Vice-Presidential hopeful Biden appeared alongside Ohio Governor Ted Strickland to campaign on behalf of Obama.
Both the McCain and Obama campaigns are charging the media for election night coverage.
According to ChicagoBusiness.com:
“A memo sent to news organizations on Tuesday by the Obama campaign says credentials will cost $715 to $1,815, depending on whether electrical and phone lines are needed and whether an indoor or outdoor seat is requested for the event, [...]
I photographed people watching the last Presidential debate last week for my independent study. Here’s my favorite catch from the night.
An Obama supporter stands in the doorway during the final Presidential debate at the Campaign for Change student headquarters on Court Street in Athens, Ohio, October 15, 2008.
