"Photojournalism-An Overview to Visual Storytelling"
by Hiroki Heginbotham
Co-Sponsored by Hunts
Monday, September 8, 7:30 PM


Our opening speaker for the year will be the first speaker in a series of three speakers whose ages range from 18- 21 years of age. They are all co-sponsored by Gary Farber, ANEC and Hunts Photo. The second one will present on Monday, October 6 and the third one will present on Monday, January 5, 2026. We are excited to have the opportunity to have them as presenters and to help them achieve their goals in the photography community.

Photojournalism requires photographers to tell a story through key moments we decide to commit to. Choosing these exact moments requires technical skills and workarounds to ethical dilemmas. My presentation will introduce the basics of each moving part in visual storytelling. I will be breaking down the ethics and techniques, reconstructing photography as a subject

Hiroki Heginbotham is a student at UMass Boston, studying physics and environmental science. At a young age, he had picked up a camera and learned techniques in the area of wildlife photography. Soon after high school, he had parted from wildlife to pursue academia. In his early years of university, he had gained experience in photojournalism, specifically in the field of spot news. During this time, the balance in photography and physics led Heginbotham to shift his focus to creating new optical systems for the purpose of imaging niche subjects. Although he has shifted around to different genres of photography, realism has remained the center of all of his photos. He has brushed his skills to tell stories around wildlife, city, and even subjects beyond human vision.

Please join us and let’s fill the hall for this series of young photographers.