About Me
My name is Kendall Warner and I am from Woodbridge, Virginia. I am currently a staff photojournalist with The Virginian-Pilot. I graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's degree in photojournalism and a minor in political science. I have most recently worked as a photojournalist with The News & Advance in Lynchburg, Virginia. I have also worked as a multimedia intern with MLive in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the Victoria Advocate in Victoria, Texas, and as a summer intern with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department's Public Information Officers in Northern Virginia as well as a staff photographer for Western Kentucky University's student newspaper, The College Heights Herald.
I have worked with the Associated Press leading to bylines in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, The Guardian and various other publications around the country. I have been a freelance contributor for Politico, The Associated Press, AARP, the ASUN athletic conference and had a sports photo featured in APTOPIX.
I started photography my sophomore year of high school where I focused mostly on art photography. I shot everything on black and white 35 mm film, using a Canon AE-1, and developed, enlarged and printed my own photographs. It was not until my senior year of high school and into my freshman year at WKU where I fell in love with photojournalism and telling stories. I believe local journalism is of the utmost importance in this country, that it is our duty to inform and be advocates for communities regardless of their size.
I am available for freelance assignments in the Hampton Roads, Charlottesville and Richmond areas of Virginia, as well as the Washington D.C. metro area. For more information or if you have any questions please feel free contact me using the information or form listed below.
Awards and Recognitions
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2024- Photography Portfolio
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2024- Sports News Photo
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1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2024- Pictorial Photo
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2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2024- Combination Picture and Story
3rd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2024- Picture Story or Essay
1st place- National Press Photographers Association Northern Short Course in Photojournalism 2024- Sports Action Photo
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2023- Breaking News Photo
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1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2023- Photo Illustration
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1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2023- Pictorial Photo
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1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2023- Staff Award- Slideshow or Gallery
2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2023- General News Photo
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1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Breaking News Photo (The News & Advance)
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1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Picture Story or Essay (The News & Advance)
2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Combination Picture and Story (The Virginian- Pilot)
2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Personality or Portrait Photo (The News & Advance)
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2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Slideshow or Gallery (The News & Advance)
3rd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- General News Photo (The Virginian- Pilot)
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3rd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Staff Award- Picture Story or Essay (The Virginian- Pilot)
Alternate Winner- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Pictorial Photo (The Virginian- Pilot)
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Alternate Winner- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2022- Slideshow or Gallery (The Virginian- Pilot)
Keynote Speaker- The Washington Journalism and Media Conference
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- Video
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- Slideshow/Gallery
2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- Slideshow/Gallery
2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- Breaking News Photo
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2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- General News Photo
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2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- Sports News Photo
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3rd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2021- Slideshow/Gallery
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2020- Video
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2020- Multimedia Report
1st place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2020- Sports Feature Photo
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2nd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2020- Sports News Photo
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3rd place- Virginia Press Association News & Advertising Contest 2020- Photo Story/Essay
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3rd place- Class AAA of the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors 2019- sports video shorter than two minutes
A New Light Emerging Photographer- The GoundTruth Project
Award of Excellence- 2019 College Photographer of the Year
Photo Bylines
Kendall Warner pilotonline.com author page
Kendall Warner | newsadvance.com author page
Liberty University was already hostile to LGBTQ students. A quiet change to the rules makes it worse- Independent published by LGBTQ Nation
Panthers checking out Malik Willis Tuesday -The Associated Press
Virginia certifies election results, but 2 recounts loom -The Associated Press
Virginia’s senators call for federal investigation into Liberty University over sexual misconduct claims -The Washington Post
Opinion: How Glenn Youngkin could become the education governor we need -The Washington Post
Biden Plan Spurs Fight Over What ‘Infrastructure’ Really Means -The New York Times
Biden's policies on technology -The Washington Post
When the Unstoppable Activists Met Their Match -Politico
A doctor wanted to make a difference. Now he’s a top Covid adviser to Biden -The Guardian
APTOPIX North Alabama Liberty Football -AP Images
Contact
Email: kwarner703@gmail.com
Phone: (703) 927-7497
Instagram: @kendallw_photo
Twitter: @kendizzzall