Katie Pederson and Jefferson Rinck, center, perform on a porch of a home on the 600 block of Western Avenue at the annual Porch and Park Music Fest in the Upper Bluff Historic District in Joliet, Aug. 19, 2023. (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.
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