About Sam Craft Freelance Photographer

I grew up in a small town in Texas and have been around the East Texas area all my life.  

After graduating from high school I attended Tyler Junior College where I majored in computer networking before making a faithful decision to switch to journalism.  After that I interned at the Tyler Morning Telegraph as a photographers assistant before moving to Nacogdoches to attend Stephen F. Austin State University.

At SFASU I joined up with the student newspaper “The Pine Log” and was introduced to some great colleagues that became even better friends.  In my time at SFA I covered division I sports, got my feet wet with freelance assignments for the Houston Chronicle, documented the space shuttle Columbia disaster for USA Today, worked with MTV for a fraternity house give away and concert as well as other general assignments.  After earning a degree in Photojournalism and a minor in art I moved to Paris for a staff job at The Paris News. 

My time in here has been eventful.  I’ve seen race riots, Globetrotters, a junior college basketball national championship, a high school softball state championship and I think just about everything in-between car wrecks and pumpkin festivals as well.

Documenting peoples lives is my passion and I’d like to think that it shows in my work wither it be my editorial assignments, sporting events or weddings.