John Dunham, a 1989 Western Kentucky University graduate, began his photojournalism career as graphics editor/photojournalist at the Thomasville Times, a small paper in North Carolina. He volunteered as clip chair for North Carolina Press Photographers Association. Dunham won several awards in NCPPA and North Carolina Press Association. After a brief stint there, Dunham, a Louisville native, joined the staff of the Evansville (Ind.) Press.He was promoted to chief photographer and became director of photography/graphics, a title he held until the paper closed in 1998. While at the Press, Dunham was an active member of the Indiana News Photographers Association as clip contest chairman and web editor in 1997. He won several photography awards from INPA, the Hoosier State Press Association and Indiana Association Press Managing Editors Photo Contest. After eight years in Indiana, Dunham joined the staff of the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer.While at the M&I, Dunham has won several photography awards in Kentucky News Photographers Association, Kentucky Press Association and Region 4 clip contest. He held the vice president's office with KNPA in 2003-'05.While at Western, Dunham interned at the Louisville (Ky.) Defender, Muskegon (Mich.) Chronicle, the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen-Patriot and the Palm Beach (Fla.) Post. He was the Student NPPA chapter president in '88 and '89. Dunham won WKU's Outstanding Photojournalism Senior award in 1989. He placed third overall in the Student Monthly Clip Contest also in '89. Dunham has been a senior staff member at the Mountain Workshops for his 19th year.

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