Shots from L.A. (Lauren Agee)

My journey into photojournalism

My name is Lauren Agee, and I'm a graduate of Franklin College with a Bachelor's in Multimedia Journalism. Since graduating in August 2025, I've been actively pursuing my passion for capturing the action and aiming to become a photojournalist. My internship experiences with The Pulliam Fellowship Marketing Team and The Statehouse File solidified my love for storytelling through every photo and video I take.

Ever since I took on the Internships doing photography and videography work, I learned that I loved capturing moments of memorable events. Whenever I go out and take pictures and videos of those memorable events and edit my work, I felt like I was giving back a gift through my work. Whenever someone would come up to me to ask, “could you send that to me?” I would feel a sense of euphoria and feel like I was fulfilling a sense of purpose. I felt like I was fulfilling the same sense of purpose working at The State House File, when I would spread the voices of others sharing their stories through the art of video, photography, reporting, writing and social media content.

I also have obtained experience working with the Newspaper industry through The Tribune at Seymour Indiana, where I have written numerous stories for them. Some of my favorite stories have been ones where I had the opportunity to write feature stories along with stories that helped animals find loving homes.