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Creech photojournalist wins DOD photography challenge
By Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay a lot of hard work and long hours,” she
said. “Overall, I had a great experience
432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs and it was interesting to see the different
NCO in charge, took 1st place in the 2015 San Diego Shoot-Off Ken Hackman perspectives from everyone. For me I
Public Affairs Challenge Sept. 25-27 in San Diego. She, along with 30 other members of the tried to take something I didn’t normally
Department of Defense, received training from top photographers and mentors in see on a day-to-day basis and make it
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. the business and then were assigned to capture the theme of ‘service.’ interesting.”
— Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay, 432nd
Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing riding the San Diego railways looking this was her first time participating in a She went on to say the conference
Public Affairs NCO in charge, took first for her shots, trying to see things differ- shoot-off. was a great networking opportunity
place in the 2015 San Diego Shoot-Off ently than she ever had, especially since “It was really exciting but it was also because everyone is able to interact with
Ken Hackman Challenge Sept. 25-27 in other services, civilians, instructors and
San Diego. mentors.
The shoot off was a four-day photogra- “Sergeant Barclay beat the odds as
phy workshop which gathers professional only one of two Airmen by competing
photographers, judges, and mentors to against 28 other service members from
help provide development and training different branches and she soaked up the
to photographers at all skill levels within energy of the workshop and put in long
the Department of Defense. hours,” said Senior Master Sgt. Cecilio
Ricardo, 432nd WG/432nd AEW Public
Barclay competed against 30 mem- Affairs superintendent. “She’s transform-
bers within the Air Force and Navy to ing that knowledge and training for
capture the theme of “service” in three our Airmen to strive for excellence in
to five photos. photojournalism; this excellence allows
our team to fully communicate how our
“When they announced the theme, home station protects our country.”
everyone kind of groaned because ev-
eryone thinks of the military as service The San Diego shoot-off is part of a
which is what we do all the time,” she series of workshops hosted throughout
said. “The reality was we were assigned the year by the National Association of
to shoot anything that was a ‘service’ so Naval Photography.
I chose transportation services.”
Barclay spent around nine hours
