Nick Krug was born and raised in St. Charles, Missouri.
Long college days spent at the University Daily Kansan helped Nick develop a love for photojournalism. In May of 2001, Nick graduated from KU with a bachelors in journalism.
Since graduating, Nick spent a year freelancing for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, followed by three years as a staff photographer at the Topeka Capital-Journal before being hired by the Lawrence Journal-World.
Like the rest of the staff photographers, Nick is responsible for photographing news, features, sports, and also gathering video and audio to accompany online slideshows. Once monthly he substitutes his camera for a keyboard to contribute a column for the Behind the Lens series.
From late summer to spring the majority of his time is spent covering both KU football and basketball. Although only 29, he believes that covering this year's Orange Bowl victory and the NCAA basketball championship team will stand throughout his career as two of his most memorable experiences.
Recent Stories
Behind the Lens: The uses of rim light
Nothing highlights a side spike or a mullet, or even a mullet and side spike combo better than a perfectly placed rim light.
Behind the Lens: Create your own home studio
If I were asked to make a guess on the total cost of equipment used in a sufficiently outfitted photo studio, minus the cameras, lenses and rent, I’d pin it down somewhere around $3,000.
