Elizabeth Conley

Elizabeth Conley

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2010 Michigan Press Photographer of the year. I've been a photojournalist at The Detroit News since 2003. Prior to that, I worked at a few smaller papers around the state and feel like every high school state tournament is a walk down memory lane. When I'm not working, you can find me using film cameras, enjoying Michigan's outdoors (and no, that's not sarcasm), traveling or making a mess in my kitchen.

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A Detroit police officer stops traffic as the Goodfellows’ parade passes behind him Monday, November 29, 2004 in Detroit. Perhaps the sepia toning is too much, but with all the circles and the hand-held sign, it’s what I envision it when I shot it.

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Waiting for Air Force One

Local journalist wait for U.S. President George W. Bush for the RNC 2004 Victory Tour stop in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday, October 31,2004. After a going away/surprise birthday/Halloween party and dancing to the band Steppin’ In It in Traverse City, Mich., I left the northern Michigan town at 4 a.m. to make it to … Continue Reading →

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Attendants of the 2004 Vote for Change concert wait in the basement hallway of Cobo Hall to get into the general admission area. Moments like these remind me of the French movie “Playtime.” If you sit down for a moment and observe, what starts off as random individual movements, works its way into one connected … Continue Reading →

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Sand Lakes Quiet Area, Summer 2004.

This is one of my favorite hiking spots between Kalkaska and Williamsburg, Mich. Usually I follow the lakes with their clay bottoms, the colors and reflections are amazing, but this day I decided to try my new lens (lensbabies) on the trails through the woods.