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Rachel Luna

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Covers:  news, features, music & entertainment, sports, environmental portraits
Photographed some cool things, won some cool awards. Entertainment photographer for @GettyImages. Former @SoCalNewsGroup photojournalist. @SecondCityLA graduate

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Rachel Luna’s Biography

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Rachel is a Southern California-based photographer specializing in photojournalism and editorial work.

Fresh out of college with a teaching degree in hand, she decided to pursue her passion for photojournalism where she spent seven years documenting major news events as a staff photographer for the Southern California News Group's 11-newspaper organization including the San Bernardino Sun, Riverside Press-Enterprise, L.A. Daily News and Orange County Register.

She's covered the Christopher Dor…

Rachel Luna’s Journalist Portfolio

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Ghost Town: Hinkley's future hangs in the balance

Ghost Town: Hinkley's future hangs in the balance

When Erin Brockovich left Hinkley 17 years ago, she believed a massive legal settlement against a giant utili…

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San Bernardino Mass Shooting | San Bernardino Sun Projects

San Bernardino Mass Shooting | San Bernardino Sun Projects

Coverage of the San Bernardino mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center, including the shooters Syed Faroo…

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The Paley Center For Media Presents: An Evening With 'Dear White People'

The Paley Center For Media Presents: An Evening With 'Dear White People'

The Paley Center For Media Presents: An Evening With 'Dear White People' - cast & creator panel

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ALS patients losing time as they wait for insurers to cover pricey new drug

ALS patients losing time as they wait for insurers to cover pricey new drug

For the past two years, Sarah Benoit has been getting around with the help of a walker, waiting for a medicin…

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As Las Vegas mourns, tourists return to casinos and clubs

As Las Vegas mourns, tourists return to casinos and clubs

It's midnight in Las Vegas, four days after the worst mass shooting in modern American history. Thursday nigh…

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Eyes in the sky: Hitching a ride with NASA's flying telescope | San Bernardino Sun Projects

Eyes in the sky: Hitching a ride with NASA's flying telescope | San Bernardino Sun Projects

The EXES observations weren't the only experiments taking place on the SOFIA flight. Rodriguez brought scienc…

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Articles

Best & worst dressed celebs on the red carpet at the BET Awards 2021

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By Masego Seemela, Rachel Luna
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This year’s BET Awards ceremony hosted by actress Taraji P. Henson was, as usual, a fun night out for "Black Hollywood". The awards are a celebration of Black excellence across the entertainment industry, including gongs for those making strides in music, sports and acting.
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Grammys fashion hits and misses

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By Emmanuel Tjiya Verified, Rachel Luna, Steve Granitz
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By Emmanuel Tjiya - 27 January 2020 - 16:03 Billie Eilish, winner of Record of the Year for "Bad Guy", Album of the Year for "when we all fall asleep, where do we go?", Song of the Year for "Bad Guy", Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album for "when we all fall asleep, where do we go?", poses in the press room during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center Image: Rachel Luna/FilmMagic The 2020 Grammy Awards took place in the early hours of Monday morning in LA.
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Ultimate property flippers: real estate deals that made fortunes

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By Angela Weiss Verified, Rachel Luna, Jemal Countess, Tiziana Fabi
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Ultimate property flippers: real estate deals that made fortunes Fixer-upper pros who have cashed in big-time Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty ; Realtor The world's most savvy property flippers have made untold millions buying homes, fixing them up and selling on their projects to the highest bidder.
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Interview

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What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Adobe Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Twitter, Nikon camera gear, iPhone

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter!

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I worked as the photo editor for The Clause student newspaper while attending Azusa Pacific University.

Awards

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2013 - Non-Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 1-50,000)

Delta Sigma Chi Award for Non-Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 1-50,000) Ghost Town — Jim Steinberg, Rachel Luna & Paul Penzella San Bernardino Sun

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National Headliner Award

2014 - Environmental Writing by an Individual or Team

Second Place: “Ghost Town” – Jim Steinberg, Rachel Luna and Paul Penzella Los Angeles News Group/The Sun San Bernardino, CA

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Best of the West Award

2014 - Growth and Environment Reporting

Third Place: “Hinkley: A ghost town in the making" – Jim Steinberg, Rachel Luna and Paul Penzella, Los Angeles News Group

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California Newspaper Publishers Association Award

2014 - Best Investigative Reporting

Second place: "Ghost Town" – Jim Steinberg, Rachel Luna, Paul Penzella, Ryan Carter, Brian Harr

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California Newspaper Publishers Association Award

2014 - Special Section

First place: "A Special Report: Hinkley" – Jim Steinberg, Rachel Luna, Paul Penzella, Ryan Carter, Brian Harr

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2015 - Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 1-50,000)

Sigma Delta Chi Award for Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 1-50,000) – San Bernardino Terror Attack, by staff, The Sun

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National Headliner Award

2016 - Spot News in Daily Newspapers, All Sizes

Third Place “San Bernardino Terror Attack” – The Sun staff, The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif

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Online Journalism Award

2016 - Breaking News: Medium Newsroom

Finalist: "San Bernardino Terrorist Attack" – staff, Los Angeles News Group, San Bernardino Sun

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