Plainfield North’s Gabriella Mattio works around Joliet West’s Sophia Podmolik on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Joliet. (Gary Middendorf – gmiddendorf@shawmedia/Gary Middendorf)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumnus. Transitioned from animation to photography in 2010. Freelanced as a photojournalist from 2011 to 2021 before taking on the role as Photo Editor for the Herald-News in 2021.