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Three students place in national photojournalism competition

Mira Reddy, Reporter
February 22, 2024
Elspeth LaCroix-Birdthistle
At the Association of Texas Photography Instructors competition, three photojournalism students placed with two receiving honorable mentions and one placing third.

Three U-High students placed in the national Association of Texas Photography Instructors competition. 

Ryan Burke-Stevenson was awarded the first honorable mention for the photo category of advertising, with Daniel Baeza and Olin Nafziger both receiving an honorable mention. Olin also received third place for the photo category of still life.

Daniel was awarded honorable mention for the photo category of sports action, and Olin was awarded the honorable mention for the photo category of sports reaction.

Olin was awarded third place for the still life photo category, for a photo of “an egg looking up at a screen of an egg getting cracked,” Olin said.

Olin was happy with the experience of the contest.

“I’ve never won an award for my photography before, and it was really cool to win that award and feel good about my photography,” he said.

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Mira Reddy
Mira Reddy, Reporter
Mira Reddy is a member of the Class of 2027. She took her first journalism class in the 2022-23 school year when she was a ninth grader. She is also on the soccer team and enjoys reading in her spare time.
Elspeth LaCroix-Birdthistle
Elspeth LaCroix-Birdthistle, Photographer
Elspeth LaCroix-Birdthistle is a beginning photojournalist and a member of the Class of 2026. Elspeth's favorite part of photojournalism is taking photos of school events and being a part of the behind-the-scenes of the Midway and other school-related activities. Outside of school, Elspeth enjoys reading and dancing. She is also a member of the varsity girls soccer team.