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Shawn M. Knox is an awarding winning South Carolina photographer with a photography career spanning over 19 years. He is a graduate of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He is also a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), SportsShooter.com, Christians In Photojournalism, NAPP and PhotoMission. Shawn currently teaches an on-line sports photography course entitled "Sports Photography - A Defining Start" for The Compelling Image. He is also a contract photographer for WG Sports Photos in Florence, South Carolina which specializes in game coverage of regional collegiate sports. His images have appeared in various local and regional newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the Southeast. He is currently availabe for photo assignments, event coverage and portraiture work. Shawn is a weekly sports and event photo contributor to the Abbeville (SC) Press and Banner newspaper, the Abbeville High School (SC) Football Team Photographer and has also contributed frequently to the Greenwood (SC) Index-Journal. He has also freelanced for the Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail and the Belton - Honea Path (SC) News Chronicle newspapers and was the team photographer for the Anderson Joes Independent Minor League Baseball Club (now defunct). His photography experience runs the gamut from nature, fine art and travel to weddings, portraits, sports action and news events. His current photographic interests are in sports related action photography, documentary photojournalism and sports-related portraiture. He is currently available for photo assisgnments throughout the planet. Shawn presently resides in the Upstate of South Carolina with his wife Michelle and daughter Gabrielle.