Rebecca Villagracia, from Orange County, CA, is currently pursuing a BFA in Photojournalism at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Rebecca was a photo intern at MLive.com/The Ann Arbor News, and is a photographer for RIT Athletic Communications. She has previously interned at two daily newspapers in Pennsylvania: The Morning Call in Allentown, and the Press Enterprise, and was a photo trainee for the World Curling Federation. She learned a lot about community journalism, working in a remote newsroom, and how to manage time efficiently to photograph multiple assignments every day. Rebecca is passionate about always finding a new sport to photograph and bringing a creative approach.
Rebecca is currently available for assignment in Rochester, New York.
Photo by: Travis LaCoss
Awards & Honors:
Gold-Sports Action | 2024 College Photographer of the Year 79
Honorable Mention-Sports Feature | 2024 RIT NPPA "What We Do" Contest
Workshop Recipient | 2024 NCAA Photos Women's Final Four