About Billy Suratt

Photo by Kenneth Pierce

I’m a Kentucky-based photojournalist, writer and eNinja.

What’s an eNinja? Basically, a jack-of-all-trades where electrons are involved: think Web developer/social media consultant/online marketing strategist/PC hardware technician.

You name it, I can do it. If you’re already doing it, I can help you do it better.

Coverage area

I’m based in the Jamestown, Ky., metropolitan area in South Central Kentucky, home of Wolf Creek Dam and Lake Cumberland, two hours from Kentucky‘s three largest cities (Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green), and about two and a half hours from Middle Tennessee’s two largest cities (Nashville and Knoxville).

I’m four hours from Kentucky’s most western (Paducah) and eastern (Pikeville) major cities, with everything else falling somewhere in-between. Sort of in the middle of nowhere, but equidistant to everywhere.

I primarily cover the Mid-South, but being a true road warrior I’m available for short- and long-term travel nationwide. I recently spent six weeks on the presidential campaign trail covering GOP primaries and sometimes my work takes me as far as Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Cape Canaveral, Dallas or even Los Angeles.

Experience

As a photojournalist, I’ve spent two decades covering stories of regional and national importance for some of the world’s largest (and smallest) publications. I’ve covered two Super Bowls, eight NFL seasons, six presidential races and more disasters than I’d like to count, including Hurricane Katrina’s Gulf Coast aftermath.

I’m a top-notch general assignment photographer capable of handling nearly any editorial assignment, but my specialties are politics, sports and live music coverage (portfolios coming soon).