Erin Michelle Burk (b. 1999) is a visual storyteller who documents the confluence of tenderness and resilience in people's lives. In her work, she examines the search for togetherness amidst isolation and how history impacts the present.
Born in the United States and raised in the Marshall Islands, she is currently studying photojournalism and history at Ohio University. She has produced work for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the TedX Program.
Erin is currently working on stories about healthcare access and conservation of traditional medicine. She is available for assignment.
Based in Athens, Ohio
erinburkphoto@gmail.com
(978) 732-4839
Accolades
2022 Hearst Photojournalism II Semifinalist
2022 Ohio News Photographers Association; College Photographer of the Year, 1st Place; Feature Picture Story, 1st Place
2022 Northern Short Course, Feature Picture Story, 2nd Place
2022 Student Enhancement Award
2022 National Press Photographers Foundation, Reid Blackburn Scholarship
2021 Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIV
2021-2022 NPPA Ohio University, President
2021 Don Perris Scholarship-Internship Grant
2020-2021 NPPA Ohio University, Secretary
2020 Ohio News Photographers Association, James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award, 1st Place
2019 Lens Collective Workshop