Photo by Carol Coronado
Adin Parks is an award-winning freelance photojournalist and videojournalist based in the broader Kentucky and Tennessee area.
Parks is currently a senior in Western Kentucky University’s Photojournalism track. He supplements his education with experience as a multimedia journalist for the College Heights Herald, Cherry Creative, and the WKU Talisman. Most recently, he interned at The Indianapolis Star, producing short and long form video projects. Previous work experience includes Evansville Living Magazine, Camp Ozark and Good News Exchange.
His passion for photography transitioned into a love for visual storytelling in his first photo class at WKU. Using storytelling as a creative outlet, he consistently pushes himself to be the best photographer he can be.
He is a man of faith, which drives his craft to a place far beyond photography as a medium. Parks sees photographs as a window into the soul, which is the most important thing to him. He loves meeting people and hearing their stories.
Parks’s career aspirations are to travel widely, telling stories of global humanity through his lens. His hobbies include camping, reading, biking or meeting with anyone with a cup of coffee.
Parks is available for assignments and is willing to travel.
Awards:
2025 Hearst Competition: 5th place, Multimedia Narrative Storytelling.
2025 CPOY: Award of Excellence, Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay.
2024 Hearst Competition: 5th place, Multimedia Narrative Storytelling.
2025-2026 Paul & Ellen Schuhmann Scholarship recipient.
2024-2026 George and Frances Tames Scholarship recipient.
2023-2024 Bob Adams Scholarship recipient.