SIU’s Bittle Wins Nikon’s $10,000 Adams Scholarship
Southern Illinois University photojournalism student Max Bittle has won Nikon’s $10,000 prize money in this year’s Barnstorm: Eddie Adams Workshop. His winning work included these photographs of a fireman and baseball players:
Bittle bested 99 other students in the workshop which is now in its 19th year. The workshop brings together 100 select students of photography to be mentored by big name photojournalists from such institutions as Time, National Geographic, Parade, The New York Times, People, Sports Illustrated, Reuters, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, The Washington Post and others.
During the four-day workshop the students were exposed to various aspects of photography including photojournalism, fine art photography, studio portraiture, underwater work, long-term projects, and conflict photography. The highlight of the workshop was the “11:30 Club� during which students participated in one-on-one meetings with editors to discuss and evaluate their photos. They were asked to submit a portfolio of their own photographs to be judged by a panel of experts.
Bittle’s $10,000 prize will be spent to further his education in the art of photography. The other winners were Debra Gulbas who got a one-week internship at the White House and Sonya Hebert who won a 12-week internship at the Dallas Morning News.
Nikon USA is a leading sponsor of the annual Barnstorm: Eddie Adams Workshop. (chrismalinao)
[Visit: Eddie Adams Workshop]
