Emmalee is a photo editor with a focus on documentary photography and storytelling. Originally from Olathe, Kansas, she started her journey with photography at age 11, when she was gifted a little red point-and-shoot camera. Emmalee’s family continues to be her favorite subject to photograph. Her biggest photo project, “From This Earth,” documents her family’s century-old farm and explores their relation to it today.
She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism and a master’s in visual editing and management. While in school, Emmalee discovered a passion for photo editing and worked at the Columbia Missourian as an Assistant Director of Photography. Her master's research project was featured on rjionline.com.
Portrait by Ethan Weston