Joliet West’s Makayla Chism blocks a shot by Joliet Catholic’s Camryn Kinsella in the 2023 WJOL Girls Basketball Tournament on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Joliet (Gary Middendorf - gmiddendorf@shawmedia.com/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.