Jenn LeBlanc

2010 SPJ Top of the Rockies award: First place news photography for coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill.

“Jenn did exemplary work as a photo intern and as a freelancer for Evergreen Newspapers. Her feature photos captured poignant moments, and her news work was solid. She’s also highly reliable and responsible.”

• Doug Bell, Editor, Evergreen Newspapers

“Jenn is a dedicated and reliable photographer who is passionate about her work and who constantly strives to maintain and improve the quality of her work. She is very knowledgeable and takes calculated risks to get the photos she feels are the best.”

• Leah Bluntschli, fmr Photo Editor, Evergreen Newspapers

“Jenn is an outstanding photographer with an incredibly strong work ethic. Her ability to perform under pressure and on deadline is unparalleled. Jenn never settles for less than the absolute best, and stops at nothing until perfection is achieved. She is a quality asset to any organization.”

• David Pollan, fmr Managing Editor, The Metropolitan, Aurora Sentinel

“Jenn is an extremely capable photographer. Her photos are visually interesting, creative, insightful and expertly composed.”

• Aaron Cole, fmr Managing Editor, Aurora Sentinel

“Jenn is fun to work with and has a magical touch, capturing details in faces and in scenes that are definitive to the event and truly preserves memories. I look forward to working with her again on event and food shots for my marketing campaigns.”

• Ken Wyble , Creative Director , K-Rex Design

2006 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards 

• Breaking News Photography
  • Second Place: “Election Day Chaos” 
• Feature Photography
  • Third Place: “Cancer: A Story of One”
• Photo Illustration
  • First Place: with Heather A. Longway-Burke, “Too much Hanavan” 
• Sports Photography 
  • Second Place: “Denver Grand Prix”
• Breaking News Reporting
  • First Place: The Metropolitan Staff  “Election Day Chaos”
• Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper 
  • First Place: Staff, “The Metropolitan”

• Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper 
  • First Place: Staff,  “The Metropolitan”