Staff
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- March 4, 2012
- Journal-World photographers Richard Gwin, Nick Krug and I all photographed the Kansas University basketball game against Missouri on Feb. 25.
Recent photos
Immigrants arrive in America during a dress rehearsal for the musical Ragtime, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo
Sarah May Pippitt, playing the part of the actress Evelyn Nesbit performs during a dress rehearsal for the musical Ragtime, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo
Patrick Kelly and daughter Brynn Kelly, playing the part of Latvian immigrants Tateh and his young daughter await their arrival to America during a dress rehearsal for the musical Ragtime, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo
Sarah Young, playing the part of Mother, performs during a dress rehearsal for the musical Ragtime, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo
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