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BY DAVID WALKER
EMERGING TALENT
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HOW A COLLEGE KID
GOT A SPREAD IN
the New Yorker
Luke Sharrett put his studies at Western Kentucky
University on hold after The New York Times recruited
him to shoot on contract for its Washington, DC, bureau through the
2012 presidential election campaign. By Holly Stuart Hughes
Online News Digest
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An Article in the June 18 issue of The New yorker About whAt President obAmA might AccomPlish
if elected to a second term appears with a striking, double-page photo of the president standing alone and
looking thoughtful. the photo was shot during the g8 summit in may by luke sharrett, who has put his stud-
ies at western Kentucky university on hold to shoot on contract for The New york Times.
sharrett had been an intern at The Times when editors noticed his talent. “he’s one of those kids who
could go straight to the pros,” says Times photographer doug mills, who has mentored sharrett at the paper’s
washington bureau.
sharrett has shot a variety of assignments for The Times, from the Kentucky derby to dc news to congress.
but most of his assignments are for political coverage. mills says sharrett has the talent and work ethic to
© CouR TEsy oF NAN Go LDIN
Nan Goldin joins the prestigious company of
past MacDowell Medal winners.
Nan Goldin Awarded the
Edward MacDowell Medal
The MacDowell Colony, the non-profit artist
residency program in New Hampshire,
has named Nan Goldin as the 2012 Edward
MacDowell Medal recipient. The annual
award is for “an individual artist who has
made outstanding contribution to his/her
field.” Past winners include Robert Frank,
Edward Hopper, Joan Didion, Thornton Wilder
and I.M. Pei. http://bit.ly/LsQGMp
Mannie Garcia Files $500,000
Lawsuit for Unlawful Arrest
The veteran news photographer says his civil
rights were violated by several Montgomery
County, Maryland, police officers who
arrested him for taking pictures of them in
June 2011 as they carried out their duties in
public. A judge cleared Garcia last December
of all charges stemming from his arrest a
year ago. http://bit.ly/Mu0mZ4
© LukE sHARRE T T/the ne W york times
President Obama waits to greet G8 leaders in front of Laurel Lodge at Camp David in May. The New York Times contract
photographer Luke Sharrett covered the summit, and this photo was later run in The New Yorker.
Andrea Bruce Wins Getty Images &
Chris Hondros Fund Award
The former Washington Post staff
photographer, now an Afghanistan-based
freelancer, has been selected as the first
recipient of the Getty Images & Chris
Hondros Fund Award, organizers announced
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