Lucy Morantz is thrilled to fill the role of photo editor for The Collegian this upcoming year. Morantz is a sophomore double majoring in journalism and political science.
Morantz was 15 years old when she was first encouraged to explore photography. Up until then, she devoted her free time to competitive soccer. After a series of injuries, she was forced to give up all contact sports permanently. Since then, she devotes most of her free time to advancing her photography. Ironically, Morantz sustained a photojournalism-induced concussion and multiple phalangeal injuries, all of which were over exaggerated.
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Since diving head first into photojournalism and joining The Collegian the first semester of her freshman year, Morantz has had the opportunities to cover everything from an alpaca farm to a Division I collegiate championship game; to be the head photographer for a congressional campaign and to cover the Black Lives Matter protests this past summer in Kansas City, Missouri, and Washington, D.C.
“(Morantz’s) main goal for the year is to ensure that photo coverage in and around the Fort Collins community is safe, effective, accurate and creative.”
Morantz hopes to be able to use her new position to experiment with new coverage techniques amid a pandemic and learn from the rest of The Collegian’s photo desk and editorial staff. Her main goal for the year is to ensure that photo coverage in and around the Fort Collins community is safe, effective, accurate and creative.
Aside from photography, Morantz spends a lot of time searching for new vinyl to add to her collection, listening to the same playlist until she has worn it out and telling really monologuing stories that always seem to include too many insignificant details and tangents.
Lucy Morantz can be reached at photo@collegian.com or on Instagram @l.m.visuals
