William DeKay is a freelance Canadian photojournalist.[1]
Early life and education
editDeKay was born in London, Ontario. He studied at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto and interned at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.
Career
editDeKay began his photojournalist career in 1983 at the London Free Press. He was on staff at the Detroit Free Press where he was the recipient of numerous regional and national photojournalism awards and honors, including being named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.[2][3]
DeKay has participated in numerous magazine and book publishing projects including five A Day in the Life books.[4] His publications have also appeared in Time, National Geographic, Newsweek, and Canadian Geographic.
He has traveled extensively throughout North America photographing rural settings and people. In 1997, DeKay authored the book Down Home: A Journey into Rural Canada, a collection of color photographs depicting the lives of Canadians living in the country.[5]
DeKay was named "Photographer of the Year" by the American Agricultural Editors' Association from 2009 to 2012 and has won writing and photography awards from the Canadian Farm Writer's Federation.[6][7][8][9] He is an editor at the Western Producer newspaper in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
References
edit- ^ Photographer's Market. Writer's Digest Books. 1992. p. 467. ISBN 978-0-89879-476-2.
- ^ "White Boy Rick to be resentenced; prosecutor appeals – Detroit Free Press", All Breaking News, September 5, 2015,
- ^ "2010 Awards", American Agricultural Editors’ Association of America, July 27, 2010,
- ^ Smolan, Rick; Cohen, David; Smolan, Leslie (1986). Day Life America. p. 263. ISBN 9780002177344.
- ^ "Gathering ideas on William DeKay's photography". Saskatoon StarPhoenix, November 23, 2015
- ^ "AAEA NAMES WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR" AgriMarketing, August 19, 2013
- ^ "Canadian farm writer awards released". J-Source, Mary Baxter on September 25, 2012
- ^ "Province reporter picks up top farm-writing prize". J-Source. By Mary Baxter
- ^ "Riley takes third in photo competition". Island Farmer, October 14, 2015, by Andy Walker, via PEI Canada. com