Previous Fellows
2009-2010 GVS/VisCom Photojournalism Fellow
Christina Baird served as the 2009- 2010 Photojournalism Fellow for The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Affairs at Ohio University. Under the direction of Merry Foresta, Director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative she produced multimedia stories that highlighted the Voinovich School’s dedication to the region.
A native of Athens, Ohio Christina earned a BS in Photojournalism in 2006. After graduation she and her husband lived in California and Beijing, China before moving to Pittsburgh where she worked as a newspaper photographer. Christina returned to Ohio University to study interactive multimedia and is currently working on her master’s from the School of Visual Communication.
2008-2009 GVS/VisCom Photojournalism Fellow
Kevin Riddell served as the Inaugural GVS/VisCom Photojournalism Fellow at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. Under the direction of Merry Foresta, Director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative she produced multimedia stories that highlighted the Voinovich School’s dedication to the region.
A part time commercial photographer in the late ninety's, Kevin later became a full time documentary photojournalist. Kevin works with the Athens Photographic Project to teach people suffering from mental health issues how to express themselves through photography. Kevin, a father of three, freelances for the Associated Press and New York Times. After completing his master’s degree in photography in 2009 he now serves as the University Photographer for Ohio University.
