Introduction

My name is Jordan Lugibihl. I am currently a sophomore visual communications student.   I grew up in Columbus, Ohio, as quite a tomboy.  It wasn't til I hit high school that I really embraced my feminine side.  And I had also had an eye for art.  I don't remember much of the city of Columbus, but what I do remember is the art studio that I practiced at.  At the age of 5, I remember my art teacher telling me that drawing individual freckles was a waste of time.  Now, I think that was bull.

I have a great desire to travel.  Some people call it wanderlust, but for me it is my life.  It's what I think about, what I dream about, what I do.  I want to see new things, experience new things, the world was meant to be explored.  Growing up I always wondered what I could do to achieve this goal and make money.  My solution: work for National Geographic.  That was it, that was all I had to do.  I realized, on my way to college, that it wasn't as easy as it sounded.

Then I discovered photography.  I was given my first camera for my 10th birthday, right after we moved to Charlotte.  At 17 I was given my first DSLR camera.  I dabbled in photography for a while, photographing family events, then eventually got a gig photographing for my local swim club. At 18 I was given my first chance to delve into the field of photojournalism.  I took a trip to Haiti, my position as the photographer.  I documented my team's stay, our experiences, our interactions.  It was truly an incredible, life changing experience.  The next year I had another opportunity to go to Nicaragua.  I had more experience this time, and didn't shy away from documenting the lives of the natives like I had the first time.  This was the moment when I realized that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.