• Laura FawazNeighbor

  • Shelby-Utica, MI

My name is Laura Fawaz and I was born and raised in Troy.  Though one year of my college life I had the pleasure of living in a Shelby Twp. Condo just behind Stoney Creek Beach.  I immediately fell in love with the city, especially with the fact that on one side on the condo complex was old farmland, and the other side was a grocery store, all of my favorite shops, and the freeway.

I am an Oakland University graduate, where I majored in journalism, with an emphasis in broadcasting, and received a double minor in Studio Art (focus in photography) and in Islamic Studies.  While in college, I had the opportunity to intern at WDIV – Local 4, where I was able to see and learn it all.  I worked for two semesters in the digital development and nibbled a bit in promotions.  There, I used the writing and photography skills I was learning in college by covering events happening all around Metro-Detroit.  After that I was able to intern for a semester in the newsroom, and loved the fast-paced excitement of being apart of getting breaking news out there.  I was able to job shadow Local 4’s anchors and reporters in the studio during live broadcasts, and out in the field during live coverage. 

As a child, I would always take my mom’s cameras to take pictures of anything and anyone.  My passion for photography grew in high school when I took my first official photography class and was introduced to working in the black and white dark room.

Something I love to do is travel and take way too many great photos that I can bring back to share; it’s the photojournalist in me.  I’ve traveled to Lebanon, Maui, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Italy.  I hope this list and my photos continue to grow.  My goal is to fill up every page of my past port before it expires and I’m due for another one!  Anyone who has any questions, recommendations of places, or comments, please feel free to contact me. 

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