Lexey Swall is currently a photojournalist at the Naples (Fla.) Daily News. Prior to that she worked as a photojournalism intern at The Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minn., The Star-Ledger in Newark, NJ, The Los Angeles Daily News and at her hometown newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian. Swall graduated from San Jose State University in 2002 where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in photojournalism with a minor in women's studies. She also received an Associate of Arts degree in journalism from Bakersfield College. Swall has garnered awards from POYi and BOP, including an honorable mention as Best of Photojournalism 2006 Photographer of the Year (small markets) and several Florida state journalism competitions. She is an alumna of the Eddie Adams Workshop (2001) and was a finalist for the William Randolph Hearst National College Journalism Competition (2001).