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Newhouse Military Students Recognized by Department of Defense for Multimedia Work

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin
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Two students in the Newhouse School’s military visual journalism program have received top honors from the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Visual Information Awards program.

Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston

Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston was selected as the 2015 Military Photographer of the Year. Holston, a native of San Antonio with 10 years of experience in photojournalism, also won first place in the news, combat documentation (training) and multimedia categories, and three honorable mentions in various other categories. A collection of Holston’s winning photos is available on Flickr.

“Kenny brings exuberance and clarity of purpose to whatever he does, with a good dose of humility in the effort,” says Mike Davis, Alexia Tsairis Chair for Documentary Photography and professor of practice in multimedia photography and design, who has taught Holston. “His approach to image making was strong when he arrived at Syracuse and has grown substantially during his time here so I’m sure his career going forward will reap continued rewards.”

Marine Sgt. Matthew Callahan was selected as the 2015 Military Videographer of the Year. His winning pieces included “Marines and their Dogs” and “Jungle Warfare Training Center.” Callahan also won first place and an honorable mention in the documentary category, first place in the video feature category and third place in the field production category. In addition, he placed first in the illustrative photography category of Military Photographer of the Year competition for a single image in his photo essay entitled “Galactic Warfighters.” He also received two honorable mentions in the combat documentation (training) category and an honorable mention in the portrait category for Military Photographer of the Year. Callahan’s portfolio is available online. He hails from Pembroke, Mass.

Sgt. Matthew Callahan

Sgt. Matthew Callahan

“I have been to the annual military videographers competition a number of times, so I know how stiff the competition is,” says Dona Hayes, associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism and one of Callahan’s professors. “The visuals, sound and storytelling are excellent. It’s wonderful to have Matt win while he’s a student here at Newhouse so we can celebrate with him.”

The Department of Defense Military Photographer/Videographer of the Year program is designed to recognize, reward and promote excellence among military photojournalists for their achievements in furthering the objectives of military photojournalism as a command information and documentation medium.

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