2026 IHSPA
Portfolio
2026 Second Place Videographer of the Year
This spring, this portfolio placed second in the state of Iowa for IHSPA Videographer of the Year. The submissions include both long-form and short-form videos that cover school and local news using the school's video equipment, various editing software, and self-made graphics.
I was inspired to cover Iowa City's Farmer's Market after going there a couple times over the summer and seeing the community connect over local businesses and fresh food, whether it is produce or innovative snacks. I filmed, interviewed, edited, and wrote the story myself. After publishing, it won a Best of SNO award.
Taking inspiration from short-form videos I'd seen, I wanted to place a hot mic and a camera in the hallway with a question that anyone from our student body could answer to be featured. After settling on the Valentine's Day-themed question "What is something or someone you love?" photographer Emily Rabe and I filmed a video that I then edited and posted on the wsspaper Instagram.
When the Student Government presidential candidates were announced, I noticed a lack of transparency about the process of the election and the candidates' campaigns. To bring some clarity to both, I filmed a light-hearted debate with a majority of the candidates with Video Editor Sophie Bergman, and then I edited the video to publish before the election. With the help of the previous Copy Editor, Vera Tanas, we also published live updates about the election and its results.