Michael Zajakowski

Former director of photography @ChicagoMag Co-founder @PrismWorkshop

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Prism Photo Workshop's Exploring Editor Insights: Workshop for Photojournalists, a virtual conversation with top editors Danielle Scruggs of @WSJ, Kelly Jo Smart of @ObamaFoundation and Jen Mosbrucker of @nytimes This Saturday at 11am CST. Register: https://t.co/7mbID1RtYt

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@colinbphoto Kids these days.

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@GregTrotterLVP @TedMcClelland @HeidiStevens13 @citizen_kay Thank you so much, Greg. Positive feedback like this means a lot.

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The (Chicago) Prism Photo Workshop on April 13th is fast approaching! Outstanding speakers, portfolio reviews, breakfast and lunch provided! Free! https://t.co/SvlOderYEc
Supporting young photographers of diverse backgrounds telling stories of underrepresented people.

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@barrybutler9 @PureMichigan This is awesome

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@bykenarmstrong @MJBerens1 @DispatchAlerts @chicagotribune @stephsinclair .@MJBerens1 was in so many ways a great reporter and even though I was a photo editor I learned so much from him. Congratulations, Mike!

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@bykenarmstrong @MJBerens1 @DispatchAlerts I’m so grateful that you wrote this and that this I saw it because I worked with Mike on a couple of stories at the @chicagotribune and it was an amazing experience. He valued my contributions and the work of the photographers, including the equally amazing @stephsinclair …

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@barrybutler9 @ChooseChicago @SoldierField @SkydeckChicago @360chicago @TrumpChicago @FieldMuseum @shedd_aquarium @BCBSIL @aoncenter @stregishotels This is just stunning.

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@robertloerzel Sit. Stay.

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Apply for our 2023 Prism Photo Workshop scholarship or grant by midnight CDT tomorrow!
We’ve doubled both opportunities to $1,000 per recipient.

https://t.co/bumtGCIoKw

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Ronald (left) and Carl McNair (right) were born 10 months apart in the Segregated South. The two were inseparable as toddlers and well into adulthood.

In 1959, 9-year-old Ronald McNair went to a public library in Lake City, South Carolina because he was looking for more advanced books on science. Carl accompanied his younger brother and described what happened next:

"So, as he was walking in there, all these folks were staring at him - because they were white folk only, and they were looking at him and saying, you know, 'Who is this Negro?' So, he politely positioned himself in line to check out his books. Well, this old librarian, she says, 'This library is not for coloreds.' He said, 'Well, I would like to check out these books.' She says, 'Young man, if you don't leave this library right now, I'm gonna call the police.' So he just propped himself up on the counter, and sat there, and said, 'I'll wait.'"

The police and their mother were called to the library. Despite the librarian's protest, the police officer allowed Ronald to borrow the books.

Ronald went on to get a PhD in Physics from MIT in 1976 and then soon after applied to join NASA. Carl supported his brother all the way, often in disbelief: "So how was a colored boy from South Carolina-wearing glasses, never flew a plane-how was he gonna become an astronaut?" Carl went on to say that "Ron was one who didn't accept societal norms as being his norm... That was for other people... he got to be aboard his own Starship Enterprise.”

Ronald became the second Black astronaut when he flew as a mission specialist from February 3rd to 11th, 1984. Ronald was then chosen to be one of the 7 astronauts onboard the space shuttle Challenger. He died along with six other crew members on January 28, 1986, at the age of 35.

Today, the library that refused to lend him books is now named after him.

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We are thrilled to announce our 2023 grant and scholarship opportunities in support of Chicago-area visual storytellers. With support from the @fieldfoundation and the Chuck Cass Memorial Fund, we’ve doubled both opportunities to $1,000 per recipient 🧵 https://t.co/BM48APn0nx

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@robertloerzel On the bulletin board at the “Freedom Center.”

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@AlexParker @robertloerzel In this slide, I am X.

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Media standing by.

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The letter X will be holding a press conference later today. #TwitterX

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@notcapnamerica “Frank’s Place,” the 1980s, New Orleans restaurant version of @TedLasso Every episode is solid gold.

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JUST 2 MORE DAYS! Prism Photo Workshop is this Saturday!

Space is limited so register now! (psst...we can register you at the door, too)

Tap the link in our bio to register.

Saturday, May 6. 10am-5pm, Conaway Center, Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., First Floor

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The Prism Photo Workshop is proud to announce our partnership with The Chris Hondros Fund as an official Sustaining Partner of the 2023 Workshop.

The Fund endeavors to bring shared human experiences into the public eye that might otherwise go unreported.

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The Prism Photo Workshop is proud to announce our partnership with Tamarkin Cameras an official Sponsor of the 2023 Workshop.

Tamarkin Camera is an authorized Leica Camera and Sport Optics dealer in the River North Gallery district in downtown Chicago.

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