Sam Harrel
Chief photographer
Call Sam at 907-459-7534.
Photo editor Sam Harrel has been at the News-Miner since October 1994. He was hired on as a part-time photo lab technician and moved into staff positions as they came open. Born and raised in Pratt, Kan., Harrel attended the University of Kansas where he received a Bachelors of Science in Journalism with an emphasis in photography. After graduation in 1985, he moved to Kansas City, Mo., where he worked as a freelance photojournalist for various newspapers and the Associated Press wire service. Looking for a change, he moved to Fairbanks in the spring of 1994. When not on assignment for the paper, Harrel and his wife, Jillian Rogers, enjoy river trips in the summer and mushing in the winter.
Recent Photos
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- Student speaker Chris Witwell reads through his speech while waiting with the rest of the graduating class of the Guided Independent Study program for the start of their commencement ceremonies Friday, May 16, 2008, at the Performing Arts Center of West Valley.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- Andre'a Balty is the only graduate this year from the Far North Christian School in Fairbanks. She is shown here posing outside her home Friday, May 16, 2008.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- Denali Elementary School first grade teacher Deana Martin-Muth, left, and her student Emiley Webb pull bird vetch from around willow saplings in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge on Monday, May 12, 2008. The first grade classes have conducted a year-long research project on the invasive plant and its growth in the boreal forest. By removing the dead plants, the first graders are giving the sun-loving native plants a chance to sprout.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- Bird vetch clings to a willow sapling in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge on Monday, May 12, 2008. The first grade classes of Denali Elementary School have conducted a year-long research project on the invasive plant and its growth in the boreal forest.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- Jerod Ruedell pulls bird vetch from around willow saplings as he and other Denali Elementary School first graders help to eradicate the invasive weed from Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge on Monday, May 12, 2008. The first grade classes have conducted a year-long research project on the invasive plant and its growth in the boreal forest.