“I Learned How To Capture Photos Like A Pro”

Charlie Mars-Mahlau

Student: Charlie Mars-Mahlau
School: The Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Major: English
Internship: Washington Times, Photo department
Semester: Spring 2009

“My interenship taught me about the photojournalism industry and working for a major daily newspaper. It made me more aware of my competition and what is expected from daily assignments. It also helped me to begin building my portfolio and gather clips.”

Did you enjoy living off-campus during the SIWJ program? Would you recommend it to future students?

“Living off-campus was great! My apartment was really close to class. I liked the independence and setting my own schedule. I was also lucky to have one or two friends that I grew up with from Ohio living in D.C. at the time so it really worked out well for me living off-campus.”

Take a look at Charlie’s Photoblog and other examples of his work published by the Washington Times.