2010 Scholarship Winners

NPPF Still & Multimedia Scholarship Scholarship

Dan Krauss

Dan Krauss is a senior majoring in Visual Communication at Ohio University.

Recent experience includes:
Internships with The Evansville Courier & Press (Summer 2009)

The Jasper Herald (Winter/Spring 2010), The Orange County Register (Summer 2010).

 

 

Awards: Domestic Picture Story in CPOY (Award of Excellence 2008, Gold 2009)

Sportsshooter.com Week's Work (1st Place August 2009)

Hearst Photojournalism Awards (4th in Portrait/Personality, Personal Vision)

Eddie Adams Barnstorm Workshop 2009 (Awarded assignment with Sports Illustrated)

Ohio Today Regional Photo Contest 2009 (2nd)

Resident Bob Deweese,left, is rushed out of the approaching smoke's way by his caretaker, Don Grisby, middle, and other apartment resident, Eddie Mencer, right. An apartment complex on Fulton Ave. in Evansville, IN caught fire on June 25, 2009 due to faulty wiring in the ceiling. All of the residents were removed safely from the building and displaced by the local American Red Cross.

Goals

"I want to raise awareness of social issues and promote cultural understanding. I know I will never change the world, but will hopefully make a difference in some people's lives. Photography is my way of communicating and trying to do something worthwhile and meaningful in the world. I have a passion for documentary work anywhere in the world I feel drawn to and hope to simply make enough money to survive."