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She currently owns SJTAYLOR Photography and is a social media photographer for END. Clothing.
View more of Samantha’s work on her website here.
Samantha is from Newcastle, England and played golf while she attended at King.

He currently owns and operates Trung Phan Wedding Photography.
View more of Trung’s work on his Instagram here.
Trung is from Rome, Georgia. He states on his website that he loves to travel and he now lives in Portland, Oregon.

She plans on moving back to London to get a job as a Studio Assistant.
View more of Sasha’s work on her website here.
Sasha is from West Sussex, England and played golf while she attended at King.

She is currently a graphic designer for Virginia Beverage Company in Bristol, Virginia.
Michelle is from Bristol, Tennessee.

while fully supporting your growth.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
He currently works Full Time as a Graphic Designer at Food City in Abingdon, VA and is the owner of Chosen413Productions. View more of Brandan’s work on his website here.
Brandan is from Ripley, West Virginia. He received the Standard Bearer Award for 2025 during his senior year at King and graduated Magna Cum Laude.

She currently works Full Time as a real estate photographer for Social House Photography. View more of Helina’s work on her Instagram here.
Helina is from Colfax, Washington and played softball while attending King.

She currently works full time as a Digital Event Specialist at Ballad Health while practicing portrait photography part time on weekends. She is currently looking to professionally license fine art prints and build an online catalog to partner with retailers. View more of Rachel’s work on her Instagram here and her Adobe Portfolio here.
Rachel is from Bluff City, TN and she was the editor-in-chief for the KAY-SEE-AN for three years during her time at King. She was proud to move the KAY-SEE-AN from
newsletter to newsprint format.
News
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Spring 2018 Student Exhibitions
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