Student's photos leave their mark at Linger Longer
Samantha House
Issue date: 10/23/09 Section: Features
Talbot Eckweiler values a good story, and as a photographer and a writer, she appreciates a variety of mediums.
For the entire month of November, the Linger Longer Café in Allegany will host a gallery featuring 14 of Eckweiler's photographs, giving her the chance to speak volumes through images.
"One of the reasons I like photography is words can be obscure, but with a photo, everything is in front of you," she said.
Carole McNall, an assistant professor of journalism, encouraged Eckweiler to display her work in the public and was delighted to see her follow through.
"I've loved Talbot's photos ever since I first started seeing them, and it's a pleasure to see that others will also get the chance to see how talented she is," wrote McNall in an e-mail. "I think she's a very talented photographer with a rare eye and enough patience to get the photo she visualizes."
Eckweiler, a junior journalism and mass communication major, enjoys writing but has taken to photojournalism as of late.
"It always comes back to the old cliché," she said. "A picture's worth a thousand words, and I guess I'm just lazy."
However, one look at her history as a photographer proves she's far from lethargic.
Eckweiler said her fascination with cameras began in high school. In the two film courses she completed, she used black and white film and learned how to utilize a dark room. In her senior year, she took pictures for the comedy magazine she was the editor-in-chief of.
During her second semester at Bonaventure, Eckweiler said she started taking pictures for The Bona Venture, a contribution she continues to make.
Although she covered news events at first, sports photography captured her interest.
"I enjoyed the basketball games and still do," Eckweiler said.
As she continued covering sporting events for The Bona Venture, her portfolio blossomed.
In Eckweiler's time at Bonaventure, her photos were published in The Laurel, the campus' literary magazine, the first-year newsletter, The Olean Times Herald, a local newspaper, and The Communicator, a once-a-semester publication from the journalism school, along with www.Scholarsandrogues.com, a blog.
For the entire month of November, the Linger Longer Café in Allegany will host a gallery featuring 14 of Eckweiler's photographs, giving her the chance to speak volumes through images.
"One of the reasons I like photography is words can be obscure, but with a photo, everything is in front of you," she said.
Carole McNall, an assistant professor of journalism, encouraged Eckweiler to display her work in the public and was delighted to see her follow through.
"I've loved Talbot's photos ever since I first started seeing them, and it's a pleasure to see that others will also get the chance to see how talented she is," wrote McNall in an e-mail. "I think she's a very talented photographer with a rare eye and enough patience to get the photo she visualizes."
Eckweiler, a junior journalism and mass communication major, enjoys writing but has taken to photojournalism as of late.
"It always comes back to the old cliché," she said. "A picture's worth a thousand words, and I guess I'm just lazy."
However, one look at her history as a photographer proves she's far from lethargic.
Eckweiler said her fascination with cameras began in high school. In the two film courses she completed, she used black and white film and learned how to utilize a dark room. In her senior year, she took pictures for the comedy magazine she was the editor-in-chief of.
During her second semester at Bonaventure, Eckweiler said she started taking pictures for The Bona Venture, a contribution she continues to make.
Although she covered news events at first, sports photography captured her interest.
"I enjoyed the basketball games and still do," Eckweiler said.
As she continued covering sporting events for The Bona Venture, her portfolio blossomed.
In Eckweiler's time at Bonaventure, her photos were published in The Laurel, the campus' literary magazine, the first-year newsletter, The Olean Times Herald, a local newspaper, and The Communicator, a once-a-semester publication from the journalism school, along with www.Scholarsandrogues.com, a blog.
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