Calder Wong is the photo assistant news editor and is a member of the Class of 2027. His favorite part of photojournalism is taking photos with friends. Outside of photojournalism, Calder enjoys soccer, rock climbing and videography.
Awards:
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, photo gallery or slideshow (with Lila Coyne, Juliana Daugherty, Ari Novak, Lucy Shirrell, Caroline Skelly, Declan Smith, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Ellis Calleri, Delaney Connell, Noah Gunning, Bryce Kenny, Devyn Moubayed, Eli Raikhel, Simon Vaang), Gallery: Moments of Intensity
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, photo, news or feature, No Kings: Bike Hike (third image)
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, video story (with Caroline Skelly), Volleyball teams fundraise for breast cancer research
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Honorable mention, multimedia story package (with Declan Smith, Sohana Schneider, Ari Novak, Elspeth LaCroix-Birdthistle, Simon Vaang, Delaney Connell), Lab community participates in one of the largest ‘No Kings’ protests
2026 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, broadcast news story (with Ari Novak), superior
2025 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest, advanced documentary/street photography, honorable mention
2025 National Scholastic Press Association Digital Story of the Year, Photo Slideshow: First place (with Lila Coyne, Juliana Daugherty, Bryce Kenny, Ari Novak, Lucy Shirrell, Caroline Skelly, Declan Smith, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Ellis Calleri, Delaney Connell, Noah Gunning, Devyn Moubayed, Eli Raikhel and Simon Vaang), Moments of Intensity
2025 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, video story (with Ari Novak), Exchange students arrive from China; Lunar New Year performance amazes
2025 Texas Photographic Society International Student Competition, documentary/photojournalism, honorable mention
2024 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest, beginning documentary/street, honorable mention