In May, San José State University photojournalism students James Tensuan and Kevin Johnson took first and second place in the 40th Annual News Photography and Video competition, sponsored by the Bay Area Press Photographers Association, in the student division for a photo portfolio. Tensuan is working as a photography intern at the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, according to Professor Michael Cheers, and Johnson works part time at the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper.
In an article from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the president of the San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association said there have been strong photojournalist student competitors coming out of SJSU in recent years. The School of Journalism and Mass Communications is part of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts at SJSU.
To read the full article and see some of the 24 photos included in Johnson’s portfolio, visit http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/santacruz/ci_25789187/sentinel-photographer-takes-bay-area-award. To view more of Tensuan’s work, visit jamestensuan.wordpress.com
Earlier in the academic year Raphael Kluzniok took first place in the sports feature category of the College Photographer of the Year competition while Tensuan took second place in the same category. The competition administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism is one of the most prestigious international competitions in the world, according to Cheers.
The work of photojournalism students Tensuan, Kluznoik, and Johnson as well as Ramone Farrier, Randy Vazquez and Brandon Chew can be viewed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Library on the fifth floor in the Cultural Heritage Center as part of the “Emerging Talents” display through mid-August. In the fall, the work will be on display in Dwight Bentel Hall.
For more on the programs offered through the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, visit http://www.jmc.sjsu.edu/.