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Visual Journalism

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Ebony S. Cox 

Cox graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism from Western Kentucky University. 

Cox worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today Network-Wisconsin as a visual journalist for a little over three years. She photographed Game 6 of the NBA Finals in 2021 and Milwaukee Brewers MLB games. She has experience covering exciting events like Summerfest, a music festival; tragedies like vigils, shootings and homicides and a wide range of political assignments. During Cox's time in Milwaukee, her love for capturing the essence of food menu items brought her a lot of joy, so much so that she became the go-to person for food photography and highlighting Milwaukee's great cuisine. 

Cox's five year journey in Wisconsin began in 2019 at the Green Bay Press-Gazette and USA Today Network-Wisconsin where she produced a year-long portrait and multimedia project on women who work in predominantly male fields.  She also produced several short and long-term projects on top of day-to-day photo and video assignments. 

Cox interned at the following newspapers:  

Gainesville Sun in her small home town. This was her first time working at a professional newspaper where she photographed community events, adhered to strict deadlines and had her photographs published in newspapers and online.

Lexington Herald-Leader where she took on similar tasks as she did at the Gainesville Sun, and photographed many horse-related activities including the Kentucky Derby. 

Indianapolis Star where she adapted to being in a big city. She photographed the Indianapolis 500, and was forced to shoot photo and video on every assignment which she is so thankful for!  It made life so much easier as a full-time employee.

When Cox was 8-years-old she was diagnosed with a condition called Strabismus, which prevented both eyes from focusing on an object at the same time resulting in her being cross-eyed. After years of exercises and hard work, Cox triumphed over this disorder. She fell in love with photography and is excited that her biggest frustration as a child, her eyes, are now used to tell her point-of-view to the world.

Cox's sports, singles, news, portraiture and video work can be viewed below (food has a different tab of its own).

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