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Nick Krug (Photographer)

I've been a staff photographer at the Lawrence Journal-World since the summer of 2005. My love for photojournalism was cultivated in college with long hours spent at the University Daily Kansan. Fresh out of school I spent a year as a contract photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before taking a job as a staffer for the Topeka Capital Journal where I spent the next three years. Although I primarily work with still photography, my duties at the JW include covering news, features and sports with the use of still images, video and audio clips. A few highlights from the last few years have been covering the 2008 NCAA championship run as well as the Orange Bowl victory. I feel fortunate to work with such a knowledgeable and hard-working staff.

Recent stories

Behind the Lens: ‘Chimping’ a photography faux pas: By Nick Krug; April 28, 2013; Chimping is the aptly named industry term for when a photographer takes a picture and immediately refers to the LCD screen on his or her digital camera for the instant gratification that only it could provide.
Behind the Lens: Remotes help you be in 2 places at once: By Nick Krug; March 3, 2013; It always seems as though referees pass in front of the photographers right when players like Ben McLemore are milliseconds away from completely “posterizing” a helpless defender. The result is a view of a tremendous play obscured behind the backside of the game official.
Behind the Lens: Lights can help separate photo subject, background: By Nick Krug; August 26, 2012; I’ve talked before about visual style and how each Journal-World photographer gravitates toward creating a particular look in the photos we create.
Behind the Lens: Stuck in a photo rut: By Nick Krug; July 7, 2012; Several readers have commented to me before that they can often pick with a great success rate which Journal-World photographer shot a particular photo on a given day without looking at the credit.
Behind the Lens: Dear Lawrence Project redux: By Nick Krug; June 16, 2012; Not so fast if you were thinking about putting away that shoebox of old photos.
Behind the Lens: Phone apps don’t lessen journalistic credibility: By Nick Krug; June 2, 2012; For anyone who thought the whole funky, camera app craze was just a fad, the April sale of Instagram to Facebook for about a billion smackaroos may suggest otherwise.
Behind the Lens: Camera tempts subjects to break the fourth wall: By Nick Krug; May 12, 2012; In news-gathering situations, most photographers make a conscious effort not to allow their presence to influence the events around them.
Behind the Lens: Final thoughts on the Final Four: By Nick Krug; April 15, 2012; The NCAA Tournament, and more specifically the Final Four, can be regimented to the point of peculiarity.
Behind the Lens: A photographer’s notes from the postgame scrum: By Nick Krug; April 1, 2012; If you had the chance to catch the postgame celebration following the Jayhawks’ 80-67 victory over North Carolina, you probably saw the team pour onto the floor in celebration after the buzzer.
Behind the Lens: Photographers sum up KU’s big win against Missouri in photos: By Richard Gwin, Nick Krug, Mike Yoder; March 4, 2012; Journal-World photographers Richard Gwin, Nick Krug and I all photographed the Kansas University basketball game against Missouri on Feb. 25.

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Recent photos

Coffee funnels through a cold brew drip system as Nathan Russell prepares a cup of hot pour-over coffee on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Alchemy Coffee, 1901 Massachusetts St., Suite B.

A peanut butter and bacon cookie with chocolate chips at Alchemy Coffee, 1901 Massachusetts St., Suite B.

Owner Benjamin Farmer smiles as he discusses his coffee-making process on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Alchemy Coffee, 1901 Massachusetts St., Suite B.

Alchemy Coffee owner Benjamin Farmer's wife, Jessica Farmer, and son Noah Farmer, water the plants outside the coffee shop at 1901 Massachusetts St., Suite B, on Monday, May 13, 2013.

The multidimensional characteristic of craft beer makes it a good companions for bringing out the flavors in foods. Here, a crisp, light and smoky "Smoke on the Wheat Beer" (an American Craft Beer Week collaboration between Free State, 23rd Street and Topeka's Blind Tiger breweries) is paired with a salad of spring greens, black parsnips, onions and cured salmon with honey-French dressing at Free State Brewery.

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