A multimedia story or essay that reflects the human experience and may include videos, photos, text, and audio
First Place: Sophie Proe
Until My Heart Finds A Home
https://www.sophieproe.com/capstone-layout
Debbie sits on her bed on Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, N.Y., looking out the window of her bedroom on Oct. 2, 2023.
Debbie Doneburg, 70, has struggled with addiction most of her life. For the past 12 years, her house has been a sanctuary for sex workers and people struggling with drug use and sex trafficking. Her deepest desire is for a place to call home.
Second Place: Kayla Bartkowski
Disappearing Browns
https://www.kaylabartkowski.com/disappearing-browns
Fly fisherman Aaron DeRuyter releases a brown trout at Irondequoit Creek on April 30, 2023, in Irondequoit, N.Y. DeRuyter has been spin fishing, which is the most well-known type of fishing, since he was a child, but switched to fly fishing as he grew older and fell in love with it. “It’s an art,” he says. “I think it’s an art.”
Third Place: Caroline Sherman
Pursuit of the Puck
https://www.carosphoto.com/pursuit-of-the-puck
Password: C@pst0n32024
Kayla Suders looks out the front car window, holding a pink rubber duck that her brother won her at the ice rink’s arcade during her hockey game on Jan. 15, 2024 in Penfield, N.Y. Kayla Suders travels home to Penfield from the 2024 CCM MLK Girls Boston Tournament.
High school athlete Kayla Suders plays on three ice hockey teams to better her chances of competing at the sport’s highest level in the future. While facing challenges, she contemplates her decision to stay with each team and questions how it will impact her athletic career.
How do you define an identity? True Wisdom explores my search inward to discover my racial identity as a fourth generation descendent of a Chinese immigrant.
Last Updated: April 25, 2024 by joshmeltzer
2024 Multimedia Storytelling
A multimedia story or essay that reflects the human experience and may include videos, photos, text, and audio
First Place: Sophie Proe
Until My Heart Finds A Home
https://www.sophieproe.com/capstone-layoutDebbie Doneburg, 70, has struggled with addiction most of her life. For the past 12 years, her house has been a sanctuary for sex workers and people struggling with drug use and sex trafficking. Her deepest desire is for a place to call home.
Second Place: Kayla Bartkowski
Disappearing Browns
https://www.kaylabartkowski.com/disappearing-brownsThird Place: Caroline Sherman
Pursuit of the Puck
https://www.carosphoto.com/pursuit-of-the-puckPassword: C@pst0n32024
High school athlete Kayla Suders plays on three ice hockey teams to better her chances of competing at the sport’s highest level in the future. While facing challenges, she contemplates her decision to stay with each team and questions how it will impact her athletic career.
Honorable Mention: Quinn Freidenburg
Invisible Wall
https://www.qphoto.media/invisible-wallHonorable Mention: Rose Chin
True Wisdom
True Wisdom – Rose Chin from RIT Photo on Vimeo.
How do you define an identity? True Wisdom explores my search inward to discover my racial identity as a fourth generation descendent of a Chinese immigrant.
Category: 2024 What We Do, What We Do Tags: caroline sherman, Kayla Bartkowski, Quinn Freidenburg, Rose Chin, Sophie Proe