Amaya Austin

Hello there!

My name is Amaya Austin and I am a visual journalist and documentarian located in Austin, Texas. I aspire to cover minority groups, small communities, and the stories behind everyday people. After my high school endured a tragedy that surprised the nation, I vowed to make sensitive reporting my mission. As I seek news to cover, I strive to be a human before a journalist and encourage my colleagues across newsrooms to adapt these practices as well.

RECENT WORK

Meet Henry McDonald, a 62 year-old artist in East Austin, Texas. Despite the numerous challenges Henry faces, he proves that art has no boundaries.

Where I-35 and highway 183 connect, so does morning, rush hour traffic and Francesco:
a young man who left his home in Mexico and his job at a Tortilleria for a change.

PHOTOGRAPHY

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MY SPECIALTIES

Photo

  • Photographs covering Austin and Central Texas news. Journalistic photos can highlight an array of topics an issues, but must always be taken with integrity and following reporter ethics.

  • Austin, TX is known as the nation’s “live music capital” with some of the best local music, performances and year-round festivals hosted throughout the city.

  • An array of DJ Portraits for KUTX, personal works and profile photography for KUT News.

  • Photographs are collected from previous class assignments, practice work and personal shots.

Video

  • Henry | Intersect | Miss. Black UT | Welcome Home | The Green Palate | Beyond the Frame - Artist Couple | Sidelines

  • Protests for Palestine | Palestine "Teach-In" at UT Austin | Austin Community Protests Following Death of Mahsa Amini | Biking 4000 Miles to Fight Cancer

  • The Green Palate - Parma, Italy | Austin's Food Trucks: Big Opportunities for Small Business Owners | Rise and Shine for the Texas vs. Alabama Game | Keeping Austin Weird: The Cathedral of Junk | Texas Book Festival 2022 | Inside UT's Skate Culture

  • Jess Williamson | Cilantro Boombox | Abraham Alexander | KVN | Beethoven Symphony No.9 at the University of Texas at Austin | UT's Black Talent Showcase

Audio & Written News

  • Autism at UT Austin

  • Unhoused man braves cold for dog sweater | New Country, New Culture, No College Credit | Texas Domestic Abuse cases may have online option