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...

  The view from the top of the trail at Chip Ross Park, Corvallis, taken Feburary 23rd, 2024. Corvallis is known for having lush, green landscapes and it has several hiking trails throughout the town to explore these views. Chip Ross has several benches near the top, where hikers can take in the view of Corvallis and the OSU campus. Starley and De Smith sitting on their front porch together, Feburary 23rd, 2024. They have lived in Corvallis since 1959. De was a middle school teacher for 31 years, teaching at Highland View School. Starley was a part time nurse, until she decided to stay home with her children. "I hated leaving my kids" Starley said as the reason why she chose to stay at home. They are both retired and living at home with their cat Lily. Abby Carleski sends a serve over to the other side of the court in a casual volleyball game, Feburary 22nd, 2024. A bunch of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meet every Thursday to enjoy casual volleyb...

Wooden bench, covered in moss and plants, outside on the LBCC Albany Campus on a rainy Thursday afternoon.  Students sit in the Courtyard Cafe enjoying a conversation at 1pm, Friday the 16th, February, 2024. The cafe serves students from 8am to 2pm on Fridays, and 8am to 3pm other week days. The cafe is usually quite busy, especially during lunch hours, but during this time students get to enjoy the calm atmosphere.  Two LBCC staff walk down the empty walkway in the LBCC Albany campus courtyard on February 17th, 2024. The wet, cold winter weather keeps most students away from the courtyard, causing it to be empty even during class times. After 2pm, the Albany campus loses a lot of activity with students finishing up classes and leaving.   

  William Eugene Smith By: Jacob Smith      William Eugene Smith was born on December 30th, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas. William had a talent for photography that was apparent when he was young, causing him to be hired by his local newspaper. When it was time for college, he went to Notre Dame where a photography degree was specifically created for him. However, he only stayed for one semester before moving to New York to work for Life and do other freelance work for companies such as The New York Times, American, and others. His early career with Life had him taking photos as a war correspondent during World War 2. He was renowned for the emotion and truth he displayed in his images. He was well known for always being able to capture strong emotional stories in his photos, mostly due to his immense dedication to the craft.      His time photographing World War 2 was cut short by an injury caused by a grenade explosion which caused him to go through 2 year...

Dani Sally, 23 years old, poses with her softball equipment in the Crescent Valley softball field dugout on February 5th, 2024. Dani is a softball coach at CV and has coached for five years total, three of them being at the high school level. She has been playing softball for 16 years and still participates in tournaments in her spare time. When asked why she wanted to become a coach, she said "softball made me who I am today. It taught me how to manage a schedule, self motivate, and self advocate. I want to give those lessons back to help shape other student athletes". Dani's favorite thing about coaching softball is watching athletes grow not only as athletes but as people at well. Outside of coaching, Dani regularly plays softball as well as participating in league bowling. She is working on her masters in accounting and currently works as a med tech in a county jail.

  Faith Estell, a clerk at the LBCC Albany Campus Bookstore, checks out an item, on February 2, 2024. She has been working there since fall term, and enjoys the supportive community, her coworkers, and the laidback atmosphere. In her spare time, she enjoys doing digital art, playing party games with friends, and doing psychology research. Caleb Hart (Front) and Charles Christensen (Back), employees at Highland Bowl in Corvallis, works to prepare several orders for hungry customers, on January 31, 2024. Caleb has worked at Highland Bowl for a couple years, and his favorite thing about the job is his coworkers. In his spare time, Caleb takes flying lessons as a pilot, refs high school wrestling, and enjoys watching professional football.

National League bowlers at Highland Bowl put their bowling balls in the ball return in preparation for three games of bowling. Highland Bowl, located at 2123 NW 9th St, Corvallis, hosts several different leagues six days of the week. Jan 24, 2024 Zac Noble (left) does his approach as he prepares to throw a ball down the lane. He started bowling with his family and friends, and once he started in leagues he was hooked, now bowling in three different leagues. Jan 24. 2024 Kolden Stauber two hand throws a ball down the lane during a practice game. He is always in a league year round and has bowled seriously for about 3 years. He started with his family and as he got more into it he started to seriously work towards improving his scores. Jan 24, 2024

  Ice and snow outside my house covering a forest.  Jan 16, 2024 My dog Rufio, looking at the camera like it is a treat Jan 16, 2024 LBCC Veterans Center sign outside new location on LBCC campus Jan 9th, 2024

      I am Jacob Smith. This is my second year and my major is an AAOT transfer with a focus on psychology. Psychology has always interested me, learning how and why people behave in certain ways. I want to turn this degree into something that allows me to help people, with the goal being to become a therapist. Another big part of my life involves soccer, as I have played the sport since I was 5 years old. I also have become very invested in the professional leagues, consistently ruining my sleep schedule so I can get up early to watch Tottenham play.     One reason I took this class because both photography and journalism sounded interesting to me. Most of my classes so far were required courses, so I decided to take this semester as an opportunity to explore other options and see what appealed to me. I am a bit more interested in the photography aspect of this course, having taken a photography class back in high school. I enjoyed going out and searching for p...