Chris Day
Chris has been a staff photographer at The Commercial Appeal since February 2023. Chris has previously worked as a staffer at The Jackson Sun and a photo intern at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Gainesville Sun and as the Multimedia Editor and staff photographer for The Independent Florida Alligator.
He has his master’s degree in photography from Ohio University and graduated with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and history from the University of Florida.
Chris was awarded the 2021 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar and Runner-up for the 2021 Chuck Scott Student Photographer of the Year from the Ohio News Photographers Association.
He has had bylines in The Washington Post, New York Times, LA Times, The Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, and the US World and News Report among others.
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He can be contacted by email at cjday1900@gmail.com
Cell: 904-718-8286
(Photo by Laura Bilson)