A group of more than 100 opponents to the Infrakey data center site near Ross gathered to organize ahead of Tuesday’s Lacy Lakeview City Council vote on a proposed agreement.
Justin Hamel
Justin Hamel is a visual journalist for the Bridge through a partnership with Catchlight and Report for America. He’s excited to help shape the Bridge’s visual journalism by ensuring every story includes strong visuals. His goal is to create meaningful photos that reflect Waco by listening deeply to people within the community; photographing not only the concerns impacting their lives, but also the celebrations, dreams and traditions. Before joining the Waco Bridge, Justin Hamel spent six years in El Paso as a freelance photojournalist covering migration along the U.S.-Mexico border and the energy industry in the Permian Basin.
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Photo Essay: TSTC alumni roll up sleeves to build $72M construction center
Texas State Technical College graduates are building the center that will teach generations of students how to build.
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Photo Essay: Baylor class gets a Dia de Los Muertos assignment – Build a puppet
Students in the Creative Economies class at Baylor not only studied the Dia de los Muertos festival’s impact on Waco. They built a parade puppet.
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Photo essay: Waco Bridge ‘Stories in Motion’ images revisited
As the crowd gathered at The Waco Bridge’s anniversary event on Oct. 2, a set of mounted photos stopped them in their tracks. Displayed on movable walls were 10 photos, 2 by 3 feet in size, from previous and upcoming stories that our community engagement and events manager extraordinaire, Dominic Villa, had printed at Sticker […]
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Photo essay: Cedar Ridge Community Garden brings neighbors together
If you stop by Cedar Ridge Community Garden as summer draws to a close, you’re likely to find a handful of dedicated neighbors harvesting late summer produce and prepping for the fall planting season. Photographer Justin Hamel spent a month on and off in the garden, watching as new community members joined and seeds of […]
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Photo essay: Waco comes alive on summer nights
When dusk falls and temperatures drop, Waco comes alive in surprising ways. Soon after community photographer Justin Hamel moved to Waco, he began exploring the city, camera in hand, capturing vivid after-hours imagery of night swimming, mosh pits, and pyrotechnic revelry. If you’d like to see more photos and learn how some of these images […]
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A sneak peek inside Waco’s new Kendrick Elementary School
The Waco Bridge this week got a sneak peek inside the new $47.4 million Kendrick Elementary School, which opens Wednesday. Walking through the front doors, students are greeted by a decorative tree that curves up and over seating and a book nook. It alludes to a fairytale design that runs through both Kendrick and the […]
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A photo tour of South Waco Elementary
The Waco Bridge got an inside look at the freshly remodeled and expanded South Waco Elementary School on Tuesday, a day before students were to fill the halls and classrooms. After a $26.3 million project, students are greeted by a bright new library and makerspace front and center. Design elements carry over from the new […]
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Photos: Waco High welcomes Class of 2029 during Fish Camp
Incoming Waco High School freshmen enjoyed a cheerful reception as they attended the first Fish Camp at the new campus.
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Live art performance for “Euforia” exhibit captivates downtown Waco audience
Cuban-American artist Rolando Diaz and musician Seth Simmons dazzled the crowd at Falcon and Owl as they debut an art exhibit in town through Sept. 20.
