Pulitzer Prize awarded Kentucky-based photojournalist focused on emerging issues & breaking news. Proud Afralachian.

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18 Aug 2025
Mason County, Kentucky officials encouraged residents to sell their land for a large development project - but refused to say what the project was. It turned out to be a data center. courier-journal.com/story/ne…
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New: American whiskey braces for another Trump trade war. The spirits industry supply chain faces a squeeze if tariffs raise import costs and retaliation closes off export markets. Dispatch from Kentucky w/ ⁦@jonpcherrynytimes.com/2025/04/08/busin… via @NYTimes
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The Arthur Street Hotel in Louisville hosts guests without requiring mental health or substance use treatment. Two years in, they've gotten 200 people into permanent housing. @byrobertor and @jonpcherry take you inside. lpm.org/hotel
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A month after the SCOTUS Grants Pass decision, I followed an outreach worker around Kentucky homeless encampments as they were being cleared — and the photos in this story by @jonpcherry are just stunning. nytimes.com/2024/11/05/busin…
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Every summer, hundreds of college-age musicians spend countless hours — and their own money — pursuing a single goal: the @DCI world championship. The latest on the @Bluecoats’ big win by @chrisjalmeida and @jonpcherry for @nytimes. nytimes.com/2024/08/21/style…
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Beautiful photos of @AndyBeshearKY by @jonpcherry. You captured his essence beautifully, Jon. instagram.com/p/C-QPhOCRNse/…
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28 Jul 2024
This is a close up pic of trump's ear taken yesterday at the bitcoin. Presented without comment. Photo by @jonpcherry
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With news surrounding President @JoeBiden dropping out of the race for reelection, I had the opportunity to speak to some Missouri voters for @npr. Check out the @stlpublicradio story along with @jrosenbaum, @AbbyLlorico and @Will_Bauer_: bit.ly/stl-biden-drops-race
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A supporter wearing Trump 2024 shoes erects flags on his truck, which also includes a depiction of U.S. President Joe Biden bound in rope, before a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in Wildwood, New Jersey. Photo by @jimurquhartpixs
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A timelapse this morning from Black Mountain — the highest point in Kentucky. @heraldleader
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Men watch for U.S. authorities while shearing an opening through a razor wire-laden fence for a group of migrants from South and Central America to enter into the United States from along the bank of the Rio Grande River, in El Paso, Texas. Photo by @orr_photo
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Migrants try to cross concertina wire at the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas. Photo by Justin Hamel
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"These are completely avoidable deaths,” said @Christy_E_Lopez, a Georgetown law professor. “Police are killing too many people in pursuits for reasons that are entirely unnecessary.” Our national investigation. ⬇️ sfchronicle.com/projects/202… With @susieneilson. Video editing: @GuyWathen. Visuals: @stephenlamphoto @jonpcherry Liz Sanders Brittany Greeson. Editing: @lisagartner @marxjesse @dkopf @demianbulwa @garciaruize. Visuals editing: @PhotoFruge. Video production: @Dgascon. Icons: John Blanchard. Design: @daniellemparks. Design and development: @alexkfong & @SophieDAmato2. Additional development: @danrindl & @janiehaseman. Data visualization: @namisumida Copy editing: Michael Mayer.
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What does Kentucky's only national park, the world's longest cave, extinct shark fossils, endangered bats, climate disasters, & state politics all have in common? With the help of @BitterSouth & @jonpcherry, I tried to sum it up here: bittersoutherner.com/feature…
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Police booking mugshots of former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted with him in Georgia. Fulton County Sheriff's Office/Handout
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Last fall @jonpcherry & I went hunting for shark fossils in Mammoth Cave, a passageway into thinking about climate change, disasters, state politics, exploration, and how to make it all make sense. Thrilled to be in this issue w/ so many writers, artists, & musicians I admire
Issue No. 6 is here headlining @JasonIsbell and @MissMargoPrice !!! There’s poetry from Clint Smith, J. Drew Lanham & Silas House stories about Mammoth Cave in KY, chefs on boats in LA, lightning bugs in SC, and kudzu, well, all over the damn place : bsgeneralstore.com/products/…
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A person holds a sign as spectators gather in the gallery of the House Chamber during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, at the Tennessee State Capitol, in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by @orr_photo
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Oceana R. Gilliam climbs stairs at the Tennessee State Capitol while wearing the state flag ahead of a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by @orr_photo
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