Joe Zhao is an emerging photojournalist, and is currently a master's student majoring in Multimedia, Photography and Design at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She graduated from Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Art Photography program in May 2024.

 

She's been interested in visual arts since high school, and mainly focused on fashion photography. After joined The Daily Orange, an independent nonprofit newspaper published in Syracuse, New York, she found herself more enthusiastic about discovering the moments found in every day’s life and shifted her focus to photojournalism.

 

Joe currently works for The Daily Orange, where she started as a photographer and worked her way up to assistant photo editor and then video editor. There, she collaborated with writers to curate visual content and ensure that it complements and enhances the storytelling of articles. After graduation, Joe hopes to become a photojournalist, focusing on social and political issues and global conflicts.

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EXHIBITIONS
2024 BFA Art Photography Annual | Light Work, Syracuse, NY. 
2024 COMING & GOING, BFA Exhibition | Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2024 Newhouse Photography Annual | Light Work, Syracuse

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EXPERIENCES:

2024 Alexia Fall Workshop

2025 Empire State Winter Game | Photographer

2025 Northern Short Course

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AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:

ACP MULTIMEDIA STORY OF THE YEAR | Photo Slideshow Honorable Mentions

Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards Finalist | Feature Videography​​​