Awards
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“Photography is ‘the humanity of the moment.'”
– Robert Frank
Kara Elyse is an award-winning journalist, photographer and producer who advocates for equity, liberty, and good vibes. Based in Austin, Texas, she earned a bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Studies: Multimedia Broadcasting, a self-designed major with concentrations in business and music from the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her master’s from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and digital media. Her written and photographic work has appeared in Austin Woman Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Black Pittsburgh Magazine, KUT, the San Marcos Record and beyond. In 2022, she was selected by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation to join a talented team of writers drawn from national networks to share stories of Pittsburgh’s 16 Cultural Treasures Heinz Endowments Initiative, and this year, earned two Robert L. Vann Media Awards for her production in the documentary category for “Remembering the first Black provost at Pitt,” a film on the life and legacy of her late grandfather, Dr. Donald M. Henderson and in the non-daily news service category for a story on Kakenya Ntaiya, a Pitt alumna who supports women’s and girls’ health through her nonprofit. The piece focuses on Ntaiya’s mission to prevent female genital mutilation and child marriage in Kenya. In 2023, the Ascension Health “Care for All” campaign she and her company, Mindful Media, produced received a Telly Award.
“Photography is ‘the humanity of the moment.'” – Robert Frank
Kara Elyse is an award-winning journalist, photographer and producer who advocates for equity, liberty, and good vibes. Based in Austin, Texas, she earned a bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Studies: Multimedia Broadcasting, a self-designed major with concentrations in business and music from the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her master’s from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and digital media. Her written and photographic work has appeared in Austin Woman Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Black Pittsburgh Magazine, KUT, the San Marcos Record and beyond. In 2022, she was selected by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation to join a talented team of writers drawn from national networks to share stories of Pittsburgh’s 16 Cultural Treasures Heinz Endowments Initiative, and this year, earned two Robert L. Vann Media Awards for her production in the documentary category for “Remembering the first Black provost at Pitt,” a film on the life and legacy of her late grandfather, Dr. Donald M. Henderson and in the non-daily news service category for a story on Kakenya Ntaiya, a Pitt alumna who supports women’s and girls’ health through her nonprofit. The piece focuses on Ntaiya’s mission to prevent female genital mutilation and child marriage in Kenya. In 2023, the Ascension Health “Care for All” campaign she and her company, Mindful Media, produced received a Telly Award.
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