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about me

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Photo by Jennifer Tran

Angelina is a freelance photojournalist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a bilingual graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and most recently worked at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Her backgrounds in science and fine art play important roles in her journalism and work with her curious and sensitive sides to tell visual stories that matter.

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Angelina is a member of NPPA and NLGJA: National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists. Her work has been published with the Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Associated Press, the Economist, the Oregonian, Portland Press Herald, USA Field Hockey and more.

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Angelina is available for assignment in New York City and Washington, D.C.

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Experience
Star Tribune
Photo/Video Fellow | June 2023 - June 2024

Raleigh News & Observer
Visuals Intern | May 2022 - Sept. 2022
 
Bloomberg
Student Photojournalism Fellow | Aug. 2021 - Dec. 2022

Malheur Enterprise
Newroom Intern | May 2021 - Aug. 2021

Daily Tar Heel
Photo Editor | April 2020 - April 2021
Photo Staffer | August 2019 - April 2023

UNC NPPA
President May 2021 - May 2023
Board Member August 2019 - April 2021
 
University of North Carolina Student Union
Photographer/Videographer | January 2021 - May 2022

Blue Skies Innovation (formerly Reese Innovation Lab)
Photographer/Videographer | Jan. 2020 - May 2020

LIMEAID Publication
Photographer and Graphic Designer | Nov. 2019 - Present

TEDx
TEDxUNC Creative Team | Aug. 2019 - Mar. 2020
TEDxNCSSM Creative Director | Mar. 2018 - Mar. 2019
TEDxNCSSM Creative Team | Aug. 2017 - Mar. 2018

 
 
Education
 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aug. 2019 - May 2023
B.A. in Journalism (visual communications track)
B.A. in Studio Arts
Minor in Social and Economic Justice

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
August 2017 - May 2019

Awards and Accolades

Doug Pensinger Photography Fund 2024 Grantee

Best of Photojournalism: Third place Emerging Photojournalist

Hearst Journalism Awards

  • First Place Multimedia IV 2024

  • Multimedia Story of the Year 2023

  • First Place Multimedia III: Digital News/Enterprise Story 2023 

  • First Place Photojournalism Championship 2022

  • First Place Photojournalism II: Picture Stories/Series 2022

  • Second Place Multimedia Championship 2023

  • Third Place Multimedia IV: Team Reporting 2022

College Photographer of the Year 2023

  • Gold Online Storytelling

  • Finalist Online Storytelling

  • Finalist Individual Story

  • Finalist Group Story

  • Award of Excellence Feature

Eddie Adams Workshop Class of XXXV

Carolyn and Larry Keith Journalism Award 2023

Online News Society 2022

  • First Place sports: Large News Room (Washington Post)

Jim Batten Community Journalism Award

Rick and Jennifer Bruning Student Journalism Award

NC College Media Association (NCCMA) 2021

  • Second Place, Page Design

ACP Pacemakers 2021

  • Second Place, Sports Action

37th Frame (NPPA)​

  • 2023​

    • Photo story first place, second place

    • General news first place, second place, third place

    • Feature first place

    • Spot news first place, third place

  • 2022

    • Best in show

    • Photo story first place

    • Feature first place, third place

    • Portrait first place

  • 2021

    • ​Feature first place

    • ​Sports feature first place, third place

    • Portrait second place

    • Feature third place

    • News third place

  • 2020

    • Feature first place

    • Sports first place

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