Emilee McGovern Photojournalist

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South Florida Photographer and Photography Emilee McGovern South Florida Photographer Emilee McGovern Photography: Photojournalist + Editorial Photographer, traveling worldwide.

"I am passionate about ending gun violence, and there have been times that I’ve dealt with a lot of racism while trying to address this issue as a whole. As one of the outreach directors for March For Our Lives Virginia, I want to use my platform to uplift the voices of those who have been on the frontlines for generations." - Stephanie Younger, 17.

Walmart announces today that it will end all handgun ammunition sales and asks customers in open carry states to not carry guns into stores. This is a huge step in the right direction.

"I met Nick at a swim meet. I was complaining behind the blocks about how I didn’t want to swim the event I had coming up. And in all his infinite wisdom, he turned to me and said, “Pain is temporary, regret is forever. Just do it.” I lost my heat by a landslide that day, but it didn’t matter. I had gained a new friend, one who had stayed to cheer me on. I think about it often, and I find myself looking to him in all the moments I doubt myself and my ability to keep going. Growing up in this generation of shooting drills and lockdowns, it has all given me a sense of gratitude. When one of your friends goes from being there one day to being gone forever the next, things that seem like problems in your life become very, very small. It has made me realize that it doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full, because we are alive to drink the water."
Joy Puskadi 18, friend of Marjory Stoneman Douglas victim Nicholas Dworet
From the series Generation Lockdown; ongoing portrait series with generation z and the impact gun violence has on them.

“After the parkland shooting, my parents sat me down. I’ve never heard them speak to me the way they did that day. They told me that 5 textbooks could stop a bullet. Just knowing that they were this afraid for me, shook me. I woke up that day.
- Allison Lee, 17

“The threat of an active shooter has become so normalized that it’s just another part of our lives. The other day I was talking to my friend and we were going over all the places we would hide if there was a shooting. We were dying our Easter eggs at the time.” - Analina Barnes, 17

“Whenever I hear the bell ring at the beginning or the end of class, I’m reminded that that same sound could also be a warning of imminent danger.” - Emma Cho, 17

“I remember being in middle school and them nicknaming potential shooters Mr. Orange or Mrs. Orange, being that young we didn’t always take it seriously, we’ve had to mature alongside gun violence.” - Yehuda Potasha, 17

Photographed for March For Our Lives on May 14, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana for the continuing series

Today marks 3 years that 49 people were killed at Pulse Nightclub when a gunman opened fire in what became the largest mass shooting in US history at the time. AT THE TIME. It's hard to believe that we allowed things to get worse from there. Everything in me hurts today, not unlike most days lately. My heart goes out to the Orlando and LGBTQ+ community. I'm grateful for getting the chance to visit this summer with March For Our Lives, and Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf, to pay my respects.

It was really cool getting to grab a copy of Bookforum’s April issue with my portrait of Emma Gonzalez on the cover, while I was visiting NYC this weekend. Really just such a beautiful thing.

Teen Vogue feature on my work covering Parkland.

These Images of Parkland Survivors Changed How We Understood the Tragedy Meet the photographer who has been closely embedded with the students since the start.

Lately I’ve been quick to find a lot of negative qualities about the internet. But then sometimes I’m reminded of what a cool freaking place it can be, when someone is randomly able to find themselves in one of my images. This is Kayla. And she was one of the very last images I took at the in Washington DC, on March 24, 2018. It was one of my favorite images of the day because of how genuinely hopeful her expression was, with her plain and simple yet totally profound sign. My phone had already died, so I was unable to grab any of her information. I had lost her, until this week when her friend spotted her on my page and tagged her.

Seventeen magazine special edition March For Our Lives, out now everywhere! Check out my photo on page 94.

My feature in Musée Magazine. They did an incredible job.

Emilee McGovern on Photographing Stoneman Douglas Rallies: "I wanted something even more raw" You can watch the video of their speeches 100 times, but there is something about those portraits that brings it home for a lot of people. This is why i’m obsessed with the still image. It has such lasting effects. It’s important to also know that neither of them were prompted by me on how to po...

So honored to have my image of Emma Gonzalez featured in The New Yorker.

Emma González at the Head of #NeverAgain The teen-age activist talks to David Remnick about her plans for the movement.

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How a Local Photographer Took Iconic Portraits of Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg A few days after the Parkland massacre, freelance photographer Emilee McGovern staked out a rally and planned to take just a few quick shots of the speaker before walking around the crowd to get reaction photos. But when Marjory Stoneman Douglas senior Emma Gonzalez started talking, McGovern found ....

My photos from March For Our Lives, on Miami New Times.

Photos From the 2018 March for Our Lives Rally in Washington D.C. Thousands gathered in Washington D.C. for the March for Our Lives protest on March 24, 2018. In addition to thousands of students, parents, and advocates for change, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Cher, Jimmy Kimmel, Dr. Martin Luther King III, Common, Jimmy Fallon, George Clooney and....

National Walkout Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

National School Walkout: Parkland, Florida Today was such a giant mix of emotions all around. I came face to face with courage, excitement, power, and a whole lot of suffering. On the one month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, students still spend their days in mourning. Watching them take that pain and focus it into

You’ve got to understand how intrusive this can be. I’m haunted by it constantly. I dwell on respect and not overstepping into someone’s only place for rest. I’ve let shots go, knowing that the biggest difference I could make, was not taking them. The images you do see, are the people I was drawn to. Who personally impacted me. Not because they made for a pretty or powerful picture, but because something in them found me. And I will always follow that. I won’t let the fight for their safety go in vain. They are not propaganda, they are genuine truth. No one can tell anyone how to feel. And I’m going to make sure that you physically get to see that as often as possible. I never got to speak to this girl. But I thought about her that entire day. And the image of her eyes has never left me. Show her if you know her.

This is Carys Della Rocca. I found her sobbing in the arms of her mother at the memorial dedicated to the 17 victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. This is an example of a time I didn’t feel was necessary to document. It was more important that she show you who she is beyond that. Because they weren’t so much cries of pain, they were that of empathy. Which is a remarkable ability to find in a 10 year old. I asked if I could take a portrait to show just how strong she is, and this is what she expressed to me.

Parkland to Tallahassee. You gotta see the photos of this crowd.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas leads the way to Tallahassee After the Florida House voted not to even hear a bill to ban assault weapons, Tallahassee stormed the streets. 02/21/18

Purchase an MSD bracelet for $5, Link in article. All proceeds go to official Marjory Stoneman Douglas Fund. Also, send some high fives to these girls.

3 Heart Strings: How Students are Healing Their Community one MSD Bracelet at a Time. I don’t know about you but I could really use a good story today. A little bit of light in this grim place. Luckily for us all I stumbled upon just that. Meet 3 Heart Strings. A nonprofit organization started by 3 best friends, one day while at summer camp. Sofia Rothenburg 14, Stacey Gringauz 16,

Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg: Change is Here All I can say for the many people who believe things will never change, is that they’ve obviously never looked into the eyes of David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez. Two seniors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, who’ve spent the last 4 days not backing down. Holding the adults accountable. Calling out...

Calvary Chapel Shooting Scare

I have tons of new blog posts i'll be adding to this page over the next few days, just trying to get the content up to date. :)))

emileemcgovern.com Literally 15 minutes prior to Jessica Campbell texting me from underneath her desk, we were on the phone discussing with all seriousness, what personal steps we need to start taking to make this country safer. It of course was one of the only things on our minds, since hearing the news about Texas y

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emileemcgovern.com Emilee McGovern is a South Florida Based Photojournalist + Editorial Photographer, traveling worldwide.

South Florida gathers at Fox Observatory for the solar eclipse.

Mia in Fort Lauderdale.

Cassie in Fort Lauderdale.

Some fun photos of the DSNY at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Rockaway Beach, New York. Tag your friends. Feel free to share.

I'm updating my website with all the new images i've taken over the last few months of traveling. It's looking to me like an impressive body of work. I'm happy.

Still traveling around. Finding people to take pictures of wherever I go. Check out the image collection of these two cuties.

As the devision continues in all of our lives, make the decision now to remember what your own eyes see and your own ears hear. Find multiple sources. Overuse your google search bar. You are responsible for your own truth. I'm out here finding it for myself, and I'll commit to sharing that with anyone else who's also looking.

The Women's March had an ongoing theme.

When you get away, everything is inspiring. Having the best time traveling around up north for the month. More pictures to come. You can follow along on my Instagram

Had the pleasure of shooting 's Art Basel event last week at . Such a great company with the best staff uniforms in the business. #✈️ #🚁
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