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CHATTANOOGA By Alex Nipper
Public Works Through the Lens

“I am 29 years old and currently entering my senior year at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga pursuing a Bachelor of

Fine Arts in Photography and Media Arts, an interdisciplinary program that allows me to research and investigate the use of many

different mediums of art such as photography, video, audio, and other forms of digital media. I was brought into Public Works through

an internship opportunity that the City of Chattanooga’s Office of Multicultural Affairs offers in the spring of 2017 to take photos and

document various projects, events, and everyday processes that the people of Public Works do on a daily basis. I was drawn to this

internship due to my past experience working in construction and in factories, as well as having a large curiosity of the city’s infrastructure

and processes behind-the-scenes that help keep the city flowing without a hitch. I have been very pleased with this opportunity to work

with everyone here at Public Works; it has been a very humbling experience and is something I would highly recommend to any other

student looking for the same opportunity.” – Photos by Alex Nipper, City of Chattanooga Public Works Intern

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