For Ooltewah Elementary School teachers Amanda Legge and Jana Binns, the spring’s mad rush to remote teaching as the COVID-19 pandemic began brought complex new challenges. Adapting to unfamiliar technology, enduring disrupted routines, and engaging with students learning from home has put strain on teachers at school systems in Chattanooga and nationwide. Photographed for Education Week in the early months of the pandemic.
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Chattanooga demonstrators joined the nationwide movement protesting police violence against the Black community in the summer of 2020. Ignited by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the protests swelled on a wave of anti-police outrage. The Tennessee National Guard was called in on one of the first nights of protests after Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department deputies used teargas on demonstrators outside of the Hamilton County Courthouse.
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Tornados struck Chattanooga, Tennessee, late Easter Sunday and early the following morning, leveling homes and damaging businesses across the region. More than 30 people were killed by the natural disaster across the Southeast, which caused an estimated $300 million in damage in Chattanooga alone, according to the Times Free Press. Two Hamilton County residents were killed, and at least 20 were hospitalized.
The storm tore the roof from East Brainerd Elementary school and devastated the nearby Holly Hills neighborhood, where residents spent the following morning salvaging the remnants of their homes.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic was in its early states, Matt Colvin saw opportunity. Using his experience predicting consumer purchasing trends, the Amazon.com seller and his brother road-tripped across the Southeast, buying out stocks of hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies and N-95 masks from Wal Marts, grocery stores, and pharmacies to resell online for a profit. When online sales outlets like Amazon and eBay began to crack down on sellers price-gouging for what were deemed essential supplies, Colvin was suddenly left with a stockpile of pandemic safety goods and nowhere to sell them. Photographed for the New York Times.
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Democratic presidential primary candidate and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg campaigned in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as his campaign targeted centrists and undecided voters in red states to win his party’s nomination.
On assignment for Reuters.
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Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson is one of Education Week Magazine’s 2020 leaders to learn from. Johnson was recognized in part for his creation of Future Ready Institutes to prepare his school system’s students for the careers of the future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). These schools-within-a-school include education in fields such as healthcare, hydroponics, and aviation. These specialized programs were made possible through partnerships with Chattanooga area businesses like CHI Memorial Hospital and Volkswagen.
Photographed for Education Week.
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Some long exposure photography, lovely evening light, and a bit of post-production stacking led to this cool-toned image of the Erlanger Children’s Kennedy Outpatient Center on East 3rd Street in Chattanooga, designed by HKS Architects.
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Like most mothers, Emma Wagner just wanted what was best for her daughter Sophie. After connecting with a Savannah, Ga. pediatrician who was lenient about her daughter’s vaccination schedule and later relying on a support network of other mothers who discouraged it altogether, she chose not to vaccinate Sophie out of fear.
Wagner, who now lives in Chattanooga, has since changed her mind after learning more about vaccines from scientifically valid resources. Sophie has caught up on her vaccination schedule, but nationwide, the anti-vaccine movement maintains a foothold, with most states housing at least one anti-vax organization and MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination rates among kindergartners dropping to 94.3 percent nationally, which is below the optimum rate of 95 percent required for herd immunity.
Photographed for the New York Times.
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Every year, the Chattanooga Times Free Press releases its list of the Chattanooga area’s twelve best high school senior football prospects. It’s an opportunity to get creative photographing in the studio and come up with some fun portrait ideas to highlight the talent, athleticism, and passion of these college football prospects.
Baylor football player Noah Martin.
Dalton football player Jaymyr Gibbs.
Tyner football player Jeremiah Batiste.
McCallie football player Jay Hardy.
Ringgold football player Reid Williams.
Heritage football player Sam Randolph.
Ooltewah football player Christian Benoit.
Meigs County football player Aaron Swafford.
McCallie football player DeAngelo Hardy.
Chattooga football player Luis Medina.
Heritage football player Sam Randolph.
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Bridgeman’s Chophouse has undergone a fine dining revival with chef Dao Le at the helm. As Chattanooga’s West Village development has grown, so has the Read House restaurant, with chef Le offering prime cuts of beef and staples like pork shank osso bucco. Photographed for Chatter Magazine.
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