I am a visual journalist pursuing a degree in photojournalism with a minor in communications from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a professional certification in journalism from NYU. I am comfortable working in various mediums; photography, video, text, and audio.
I concentrate on building character-driven stories no matter the medium I choose. The person at the story's heart is what makes it tick and touches the audience. I am interested in important social issues such as substance use disorder, stigmatization, and less conventional communities like independent pro wrestling, the unhoused, and hardcore punk. Stories about exploration and travel are also close to my heart. I spent several years backpacking across the United States, hiking roughly 6000 miles, on our national scenic trails, and traveling in my homemade camper van, "VANilla". I developed an interest in and understanding of politics and international affairs, as I competed on a national debate team and was the Texas state debate champion. Growing up on a wheat farm and cattle ranch in Kansas and then moving and spending most of my life in Texas as a working mechanic, I have a deep understanding and interest in "blue-collar" communities. I have a curious nature about me and relish the chance to tell unique and meaningful stories no matter where they may lie.
I am currently located in Rochester New York and will travel
Travis.lacoss@gmail.com
(737)232-9518
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Visual storytelling is my life and career. I'm always interested in working to fulfill licensee's requests, so please reach out if I can be of any service. My content is copyright-protected. Rights to publish, display, distribute, transmit, or otherwise "use" my photography/video/audio must be acquired before any such use. The contents of the site www.travislacoss.com, are intended for your
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personal, non-commercial use. All materials published or available on the
site (including, but not limited to text, photographs, images, illustrations, designs, audio clips, video clips, “look and feel,” metadata, data, or compilations, all also known as the "Content") are protected by copyright and owned or controlled by Travis LaCoss or the
party credited as the provider of the Content. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions. Non-commercial use does not include the use of Content without prior written consent from Travis LaCoss: (1) the development of any software program, including, but not limited to, training a machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI) system; or (2) providing archived or cached data sets containing Content to another person or entity.