Photo by Carol Coronado
Adin Parks is an award-winning freelance photojournalist and videojournalist based in Kentucky.
Parks currently freelances in the broader Midwest region of the United States. While Parks studied photojournalism at Western Kentucky University, he supplemented his education with experience as a multimedia journalist for the Indianapolis Star, the College Heights Herald, Cherry Creative and the WKU Talisman. His freelance experience includes the Louisville Courier Journal, The Indianapolis Star, the Associated Press, Blacklight Missions, Evansville Living Magazine, Camp Ozark, South Central Tennessee Tourism 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 fishing, 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.