Brian Hill

Staff Photographer

Phone(630) 728-8295
Emailbhill@dailyherald.com

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Brian Hill has been a staff photographer at the Daily Herald since 2000, and also acts as the Saturday photo editor, a position he has held since 2005. During the week, he captures images that tell the stories of the suburbs. On Saturday, he edits images and works to direct the photo usage on the weekends.

With almost 20 years of experience as photojournalist in the Chicago area, he uses both video and audio to complement his storytelling. He enjoys finding the moment that really makes a picture sing. It is during that time he has won both national and local awards for his photojournalism. Hill has won the prestigious Peter Lisagor award on more than one occasion as well as awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the Illinois Press Photographers Association, and The Associated Press.

He has traveled as far as Poland to make pictures for the Daily Herald but can be found most of the time scouring the Fox Valley photographing interesting subjects for tomorrow's paper.

Before coming to the Daily Herald, he worked at a few other Chicago area newspapers.

A product of public schools and state universities, Hill attended both Western Illinois and Southern Illinois focusing on art and photography.

A native of St. Charles, Brian still resides in the Fox Valley calling Elgin his home.

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Elgin's In the Neighborhood Deli owner gives back

Nov 23 2012 | 10:57 am - Elgin Deli owner Jeff Turner started by making great sandwiches and treating his customers well. But when the recession hit the Fox Valley area, he began to focus more on giving back. He and his employees now host several free community meals...

Moving Picture: Gilberts trainer combines family, fitness

Aug 13 2012 | 9:13 am - Stephanie Murphy of Gilberts has combined her two passions, her family and physical fitness, into a new career. She started Momma Workout to help other moms get in their exercise while keeping young children nearby. "My two biggest passions are my...

Two dogs die in Hoffman Estates house fire

May 05 2012 | 12:49 pm - The Hoffman Estates Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that occurred Friday night at a home in the 900 block of Basswood in Hoffman Estates, killing two dogs and doing an estimated $400,000 in damage.

Moving Picture: U-46 conductor to retire

Apr 20 2012 | 11:16 am - Retiring Larkin High School band director Patrick Henning says the bond he forms with students, and watching the growth process through their high school years is the most rewarding thing about his extensive career in music. And it

Elgin church celebrates Good Friday with passion

Apr 06 2012 | 5:34 pm - St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elgin celebrates Good Friday with their traditional Passion Walk through the streets of Elgin.

See how Valentine's Day treats are created in Geneva

Feb 10 2012 | 2:00 pm - We go behind the scenes at Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream in Geneva where work is underway to produce the mountain of sugared treats that will be gifted and eaten next week for Valentine's Day. With everything from different flavors of...