{"id":30936,"date":"2026-04-28T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=30936"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:09:10","slug":"granite-city-senior-earns-honors-in-2026-teen-photojournalist-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/granite-city-senior-earns-honors-in-2026-teen-photojournalist-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Granite City Senior Earns Honors in 2026 Teen Photojournalist Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><strong>Granite City Senior Earns Honors in 2026 Teen Photojournalist Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"30961\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-photo-1.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 85vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"261\" data-id=\"30963\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brayden-Cook-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30963\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30962\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braden-image-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px\"><em>GraniteCityGossip.com April 29, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal\">Granite City High School senior <strong>Brayden Cook<\/strong> has been recognized by St. Louis Public Radio with <strong>three Honorable Mention awards<\/strong> in the 2026 Teen Photojournalist Prize, a regional competition celebrating emerging visual storytellers from across the metro area.<br><br>Cook, a student at Granite City High School has already built an impressive professional portfolio. He is the owner of <strong>BC Photography<\/strong>, a growing aerial and ground photography business known for high\u2011quality drone imaging, creative commercial work, and polished professional photography services.<br><br>His recognition from St. Louis Public Radio highlights both his technical skill and his ability to capture compelling moments, a talent he has been developing through school, community projects, and his expanding client base.<br><br>As Cook prepares for graduation, his achievements reflect the dedication and entrepreneurial drive that have made him one of Granite City\u2019s standout young creatives.<br><br>Email BraydenCookPhotography@gmail.com for more information.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30936","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30936"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30964,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30936\/revisions\/30964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}