Karen T. Borchers
Karen T. Borchers (born 1957) is an American photojournalist, for the San Jose Mercury News since 1982. She left the Mercury News in July of 2012. [1]
Borchers graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BS in Photojournalism, and from Ohio University with an MA Degree in Visual Communications. [2]
She worked at the West Palm Beach Post and the Dayton Journal Herald. Her work appeared in Harper's,[3] and McClatchy Newspapers.[4]
Awards
Numerous photojournalism Awards from 1980 to the present.....In 1984 she was Runner Up for the National Press Photographer's Association "World Understanding" Award in the national yearly contest. One of her strong areas is Spot News Photography,working her way around fast-paced news situations. She has a special gift of making feature photographs of daily life.
- 1999 Spot News Photo 1st, Peninsula Press Club [5]
- 2000 Newspaper Sports Action Photography Honorable, San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association [6]
- 2008 General News Photography 2nd, Peninsula Press Club [7]
References
- ↑ "Karen T. Borchers". Mercury News Photo. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Photographers". Mercury News Photo. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Harper's Magazine: November 1996". Harpers.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_April_26/ai_54463195/
- ↑ "SFBAPPA 26th Annual Awards". Sfbappa.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "TV and newspaper photography contest winners". Sfbappa.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.