Hannah Soukup wrote a story about her experience with sexual abuse at the hands of her step-father. After a two years of litigation, Soukup's abuser has been sentenced for his crimes against her: "There’s always a stage of healing where you feel like ‘you made it,’ and I can finally say I’m there,” Soukup said. Photographed at the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva, Ill. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2023.
Museum of Illusion St. Louis general manager Steve Garmon poses for a photo inside a walk in kaleidoscope with an electronic screen in the City Foundry STL in St. Louis, Mo. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The museum holds multiple kaleidoscope exhibits of various sizes and different photo opportunities.
“I’ve been dancing for I’d say about five years going on,” said freshman Jordan Nunnally. “It started out as a very small habit just for fun. It’s a happy place for me, a coping mechanism, and something I’d use to uplift and inspire. Now I attempt to learn many other dance styles to connect with others. Personally if it wasn’t for dance, I wouldn’t be the person I am and I wouldn’t have the friends I have now. Photographed at Western Kentucky University’s Jody Richards Hall on April 27, 2024.
Father Kevin Treston poses for a photo at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington DC. Treston, who has served at the monastery for 57 years, said the "love of God is key..." and explained that prayer is a large part of his daily routine. Photographed on on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.
Ford has played the electric guitar for five years and also plays the trumpet for WKU’s marching band. “I like the sound of it (the guitar) compared to other instruments,” said sophomore Lukas Ford. “I like the aesthetic. You can really have some crazy looking guitars, you can have your own sound, your own look, it’s very you.” Photographed in WKU’s Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
“I have been dancing for about three years with training,” said sophomore dance major Nathan Neal. “I dance because it’s fun, also a good use of my time and a way to express emotion without words.” Photographed at Western Kentucky University’s Cherry Hall on April 24, 2024.
