Jacob's Photo Journalism Blog

  Highland Bowl, located at 2123 NW 9th St, Corvallis, was first opened on May 29, 1959. The current owner is Scott Yarrow, who has been with Highland for several years. Highland has been a staple of Corvallis, with some regulars bowling at Highland for as long as it has been in business. Highland Bowl has 20 lanes for bowling, a kitchen, bar and lounge, and a small arcade. It also hosts bowling leagues six out of the seven days of the week, some days holding multiple leagues per day. While its main crowd consists of the league bowlers who come in at the same times every week, Highland also is frequented by several families and college students looking for a fun time. Highland Bowl, located at 2123 NW 9th St, Corvallis, on a busy Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday nights are when the Nationals league bowls, so 10 of the 20 lanes are taken up for the league. A packed parking lot is a common sight on a league night. A lone pair of Highland's bowling shoes sit on the counter, with the Tu...

     Lynsey Addario’s “It’s What I Do” is a very compelling and gripping life story. It details the struggles of not only photojournalism, but of a woman in the industry and as a woman in the world.      One of the lines in Lynsey Addario’s book that stands out the most to me is when she's told to move seats on her flight to Turkey. The book states “... a male Afghan flight attendant came over and stirred me from my solitude: “‘Madam. You Cannot sit here. This is an exit row.’ ‘So?’ ‘Women cannot sit by the exit door. If there is a flight emergency, a woman wouldn’t be capable of opening the exit door.’ I got up, and as I moved to my new seat I watched the attendant usher over a frail old man with a white beard, hunched with osteoporosis, to sit by the exit door.” This quote stood out to me because it is a moment where Lynsey is really down and exhausted due to the battle she just went through on the front lines, watching soldiers she knew personally die. S...