Visual Journalism

About

Ebony S. Cox

Cox graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism from Western Kentucky University.

Cox worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today Network-Wisconsin as a visual journalist for a little over three years. She photographed Game 6 of the NBA Finals in 2021 and Milwaukee Brewers MLB games. She has experience covering exciting events like Summerfest, a music festival; tragedies like vigils, shootings and homicides and a wide range of political assignments. During Cox's time in Milwaukee, her love for capturing the essence of food menu items brought her a lot of joy, so much so that she became the go-to person for food photography and highlighting Milwaukee's great cuisine.

Cox's five year journey in Wisconsin began in 2019 at the Green Bay Press-Gazette and USA Today Network-Wisconsin where she produced a year-long portrait and multimedia project on women who work in predominantly male fields. She also produced several short and long-term projects on top of day-to-day photo and video assignments.

Cox interned at the following newspapers:

Gainesville Sun in her small home town. This was her first time working at a professional newspaper where she photographed community events, adhered to strict deadlines and had her photographs published in newspapers and online.

Lexington Herald-Leader where she took on similar tasks as she did at the Gainesville Sun, and photographed many horse-related activities including the Kentucky Derby.

Indianapolis Star where she adapted to being in a big city. She photographed the Indianapolis 500, and was forced to shoot photo and video on every assignment which she is so thankful for! It made life so much easier as a full-time employee.

When Cox was 8-years-old she was diagnosed with a condition called Strabismus, which prevented both eyes from focusing on an object at the same time resulting in her being cross-eyed. After years of exercises and hard work, Cox triumphed over this disorder. She fell in love with photography and is excited that her biggest frustration as a child, her eyes, are now used to tell her point-of-view to the world.

Cox's sports, singles, news, portraiture and video work can be viewed below (food has a different tab of its own).

Contact

(352)-559-0326

exudingselfconfidence@escphotography.org

Sports

News

Singles

Journalistic Portraiture

Glenn Fieber is the owner of Solly’s Grille, 4629 N. Port Washington Road in Glendale. Fieber’s favorite part about the business is the people. “You can meet people that you just wouldn’t believe who have come here from across the world,” he said. “From sports athletes to politicians to everyday people who live in the neighborhood and across the nation. We’ve had the Japanese and American Food Network in here, too.”

Video

On Sunday, Nov 21, 2021, a red SUV drove through the Waukesha Christmas parade killing three Milwaukee Dancing Grannies and a spouse. After the tragedy, there has been an influx of grandmothers wanting to join the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies. The group has since welcomed the women with open arms and have big plans for the future. View the full project and story at
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2022/03/08/waukesha-christmas-parade-victims-find-strength-community-support/6819293001/

Erin Rachwal, mother of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee student, channels her grief through activism after losing her son, Logan, to a fentanyl overdose on Valentine's Day in 2021. View the full project and story at https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2022/02/17/their-sons-died-milwaukee-dorms-now-these-moms-mission/9245468002/

Melissa Hammer has her dream job, her dream life and then something unexpected happens. View the full project and story at https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/in-depth/money/2020/07/08/see-how-these-five-women-have-dominated-jobs-predominantly-occupied-men/4788654002/.