IT'S SHEEP

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Ubyssey Photo
June 27, 2025

Last night, I was looking at the Atlantic (thinking about photojournalism but not doing photojournalism) and let me just say, their photo section is AWESOME. Every week they publish something called “Photos of the Week” where they compile the best photos from various news stations.

Now, this week was especially blessed because there were sheep, cows and a pheasant featured. And in case you folks don’t know, I love sheep, cows and poultry. In fact, I went on exchange to Ireland just to see sheep. I trained a cow for 4H in high school. I’ve raised over 25 chickens (illegally in the suburbs) over the course of my life. And my greatest goal in life is to own a farm.

I wish I could tell you that I’m joking. I wish I could explain my degree in Sustainable Agriculture with better reasoning then “I want to be a farmer because I watched too much Anne of Green Gables growing up and now I just want to herd cows off into the sunset.”

But I’m not.

Anyway, now for a singular pitch that did not justify such a long preamble.

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I mean LOOK AT THIS. They are even in step as they look at the camera! If these two cows were at the Markham Fair 4H Dairy show, they’d definitely come first place for showmanship.

Do I even need to explain the amazingness of this one? Contrast 10/10 and tonal range is so incredibly spectacular <3

First time contributing? Start here!

1. Check out these guides to the Ubyssey photo section and what makes a good photo.

2. To claim a pitch, reply to this email and wait for confirmation from me that it's still available.

3. If you need to borrow a camera, let me know when you sign up for a pitch.

4. Take as many photos as you think fit the assignment, then select the best 5–10. Feel free to use editing software as needed (and let me know if you need Lightroom access). Unless otherwise specified, please take all photos in a landscape orientation.

5. Send photos in JPG format and make sure each file is between 1–3MB.

6. Name the photos as follows: IMG_first initial-last name-pitch_file number (e.g., IMG_SShawCactusPlant1_2025-06-18)

7. Upload photos into the folder that will be shared with you from the [email protected] account. If you don’t have Google Drive, please let me know.

Photo pitches

Please send in all photos by 12 p.m. on the deadline (unless the event you are covering is happening that day). If you need to borrow a camera, let me know when you sign up for a pitch.

Culture

  1. Take a photo of The Roaming Peach Blossom Spring, an exhibition at the Richmond Art Gallery curated by UBC Critical and Curatorial Studies Student Rebecca Wang.

    Deadline: July 3

Sports

  1. Take a photo of Shaughnessy Golf Club for a piece about the UBC Golf team. Just a general landscape image would be good.
    Deadline: July 1