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Director of Photography at The Courier-Journal. Father of two. Car guy. Photo nerd. Male High Bulldog

Louisville, Kentucky
Joined September 2009
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Michael Clevenger
7 years
Supermoon rises over a horse farm in Woodford County, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening. @courierjournal
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Mystik Dan wins the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby @ChurchillDowns @courierjournal @UKGranger
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Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon up, wins the 148th Running of the Kentucky Derby. @courierjournal @KentuckyDerby @UKGranger
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The supermoon rises over a horse farm in Woodford County, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening. @courierjournal #Supermoon2018
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As darkness fell on @ChurchillDowns tonight the twin spires glowed red in honor of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and their long-time fan, and Churchill Downs VP @johnasher who passed away on Sunday. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
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Sen. McConnell casts vote as man behind him gives thumbs down at @bellarmineU . @courierjournal @ALTONPHOTO #kysen http://t.co/EFAqxMfbMd
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Justify wins @PreaknessStakes to capture second leg of Triple Crown. @courierjournal
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It's kinda cold out there, Louisville. Be safe, bundle up. @courierjournal #BombCyclone
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Luke Klausing is carried off the field on the shoulders of players after @UKFootball beat @UofLFootball 56-10 to win the Governor's Cup
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Colors of Ukraine on the Big Four bridge. @courierjournal
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So, tonight, my city is pretty much better than your city . . . so yeah. @courierjournal @KyDerbyFestival
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2 years
Sub-freezing temps over the past few days have frozen the lake at Cherokee Park making ice skating and an impromptu hockey game possible. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
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. @RexChapman I found this little gem as I was working @courierjournal 's photo studio this week. From vs. Florida in '87 or '88 at Rupp. Shot by legendary photog Bill Luster. Sure glad those shorts got longer down the road ; ) #BlockOrCharge
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So . . . Ice. Cool. @courierjournal
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2 years
Secret Oath, with Luis Saez aboard, wins the Kentucky Oaks. @ChurchillDowns @courierjournal @sports_cj #KYOaks2022 @kyoaks
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Michael Clevenger
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American Pharoah says catch me if you can. Wins Triple Crown. @courierjournal @PatMcdonogh @CJ_Jennie @BelmontStakes http://t.co/8vrgjiKKEA
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Kentucky Wildcat fans pack Jacksonville Landing for a pep rally. @courierjournal @JonHale_CJ #BBN #BBNinJAX #TaxSlayerBowl
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Hey!!! Look!!! It's Louisville next coach!!! Oh, and @RexChapman .
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Michael Clevenger
7 years
Ice forms on a log along the Ohio River framing the Louisville skyline as temperatures hover around 0 on Tuesday morning. @courierjournal
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. @CoachPetrinoUL celebrates with his team after the Cardinals beat the Wildcats 44-17 to win the Governor's Cup at Kroger Field. @courierjournal
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Rescue on Louisville's Second Street Bridge. Photos by @mattstonephotog @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
5 years
It was standing room only for the funeral services of Carrie and Kacey McCaw at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church. The mother and daughter were laid to rest in a single casket. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
8 years
Louisville FC tonight. Nice sky
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
Un-Derby.
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Justify wins the @PreaknessStakes to capture second leg of Triple Crown. @courierjournal #TripleCrown
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Super Blood Wolf Moon. So . . . yeah. @courierjournal @MoonPie
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Michael Clevenger
3 years
Rest in Peace Melissa Forsythe. I found this photo while in the archives today. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIVINGSTON GILBERT, MELISSA FORSYTHE, TOM WILLS, AND BOB DOMINE. Shot by the legendary Keith Williams. 1978
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Michael Clevenger
5 years
I was shooting a story today and this little guy decided to give me a run for my money. He outshot me. @JCPSKY
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Michael Clevenger
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Michael Clevenger
1 year
So, this happened this morning. Sometimes you just can't make this up. Directly across the street from the Yum! Center where the NCAA Regionals kick off today. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
2 years
It’s a bit brisk, but really serene on the Big Four Bridge tonight as snow moves into Louisville. @courierjournal #BombCyclone
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Michael Clevenger
3 years
David is unmasked at the 21C Hotel on Friday afternoon. @courierjournal #CovidVaccine
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Thorpedo Anna, with Brian Hernandez, Jr, up, wins the 150th Running of the Kentucky Oaks @ChurchillDowns @courierjournal @UKGranger
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Michael Clevenger
2 years
Who has two horns and doesn't really care that the wind chill is minus 20. That's right, the bison at Longfield Farm in Goshen. @courierjournal #BombCyclone
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Accelerate wins the 35th Running of the Breeders' Cup Classic. @courierjournal
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Horses pass the grandstands at the start of the 143rd Kentucky Derby @ChurchillDowns . @courierjournal #KyDerby #KYDerby143
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Michael Clevenger
3 years
A little something from yesterday. Enjoy
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8 years
Michael Johnson holds a photo of Muhammad Ali @AliCenter around a memorial to #TheGreatest @courierjournal #lGOAT
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2 years
A little fun at the KDF balloon race this morning. When dandelions attack. @KyDerbyFestival
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Michael Clevenger
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Louisville AD Vince Tyra gives new head basketball coach Chris Mack a black and red Louisville Slugger welcoming him to the program and the university. @courierjournal @TimSullivan714
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Michael Clevenger
7 years
. @CoachPetrinoUL almost dodges the Gatorade shower from his players as the clock ticked down at Kroger Field. The Cardinals topped the Wildcats 44-17 to win the Governor's Cup. @courierjournal
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Lincoln, son of fallen Louisville firefighter Sgt. Timothy Groft, carries his father's helmet at the gravesite at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
"M" is for Moon. The Wolf Moon, the January full moon, appeared on Thursday, January 29, 2021, through the Golden Arches of the McDonald's in Hikes Point . . . and I'm lovin' it . . . kinda
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Michael Clevenger
8 years
Ali's hearse pauses on I-64 in Louisville in the shadow of the @AliCenter . @courierjournal #AliFuneral #Ali
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Michael Clevenger
5 years
"There's a little black spot on the sun today" - The Police Just before the clouds moved in this morning I managed to get a shot of Mercury transiting the sun from my front steps. The three celestial objects in alignment only happens about 13 times a century. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
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Trainer Bob Baffert leads @PreaknessStakes winner Justify from the stakes barn @PimlicoRC to return to @ChurchillDowns on Sunday morning. @courierjournal @mattstonephotog @UKGranger
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Flanked by outriders the hearse carrying @johnasher made two laps around @ChurchillDowns on Tuesday morning. Asher died of a heart attack last week. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
2 years
A pair of F-18s and an F-4 fly over Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday afternoon. @courierjournal @KyDerbyFestival
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Michael Clevenger
3 years
Well that’s pretty amazing
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Bo Garrett
3 years
The young folks in our town of Lawrenceburg #Kentucky were facing the idea of not getting to have a #Prom . So, Main Street was shut down and the kids were taken care of! Makes me proud of my little Kentucky town! #KentuckyProud
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
I kept looking for that horse photo with icicles on the fence. Found it . . . in the parking lot . . . sort of. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
1 year
Schnitzelberg rainbow never fails. ⁦ @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
A horse stands along the snow-covered fences at Upson Downs Farm in Prospect after a half a foot of snow fell overnight in the Louisville area. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
8 years
After a long day at the Kentucky General Assembly I left the capitol annex and was treated to this. @courierjournal #kyga17
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
A walker is silhouetted against April's full "pink" moon as it rises behind the Big Four Bridge that is bathed in green for compassion for #COVID19 victims as requested by @AndyBeshearKY and @louisvillemayor . @courierjournal
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5 years
. @thekillers rock Waterfront Park @forecastle on Friday night in Louisville. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
8 years
I had the privilege of riding in Muhammad Ali's motorcade. I stitched together all of the stills to create this.
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Michael Clevenger
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Students and staff at Paducah Tilghman High School hold a prayer circle in front of their high school Wednesday morning along with students from Marshall County High School where two students were killed and 18 were injured in a shooting on Tuesday morning. @courierjournal
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7 years
Abel Tasman, with Mike Smith aboard, wins the Kentucky Oaks. @courierjournal #kyoaks
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Not a bad morning for a Rush Hour Balloon Race. @courierjournal @KyDerbyFestival
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UofL AD Tom Jurich takes a look at expansion of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium during press briefing on project. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
3 years
DeSales and Christian Academy of Louisville pray at midfield after the Centurions defeated the Colts 43-21. ⁦ @courierjournal ⁩ ⁦ @kyhighs
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5 years
I guess you thought that you could just get that rebound by putting up your hands????? Nah bruh . . . by @mattstonephotog
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Okay . . . I give up. This stuff is way too fun. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
2 years
Snow falls at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory on Thursday evening. @courierjournal #BombCyclone @sluggernation @SluggerMuseum
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4 years
Lift Every Voice from the rally in Frankfort. @courierjournal @TessaDuvall
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Michael Clevenger
1 year
A view into what must have been a harrowing place to be just 12 hours ago. Apartment in South Louisville with the roof peeled off after strong storms and a tornado hit the Louisville area. @courierjournal with @Utterback13
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Michael Clevenger
5 years
Open your photography textbooks and Dr @mattstonephotog will give you a master course on layers in a photo. Class dismissed.
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Matt Stone
5 years
The Louisville-Illinois State #baseball game was so good in the late innings that it even stopped a train.
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
Pfizer COVID-19 arrives in Louisville via UPS via @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
Rain.
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
Good morning
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Michael Clevenger
7 years
Horses along a fence line @HermitageFarmKY in Goshen, Kentucky. The Louisville area received 2.5 to 5 inches of fresh snow. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
2 years
Mayor Craig Greenberg @LouisvilleMayor takes the oath of office at Metro Hall this morning. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
A sign of life @ChurchillDowns on Monday. Horses being unloaded on the backside. 117 days until @KentuckyDerby . @courierjournal
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Chasing the fog this morning. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Trainer Bob Baffert walks @PreaknessStakes and @KentuckyDerby winner Justify around the barn after arriving at Belmont Park on Wednesday in advance of @BelmontStakes . @courierjournal @mattstonephotog @kyhighs @FletcherPage
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Michael Clevenger
8 years
Ali's hearse pelted with flowers on Bardstown Rd. @courierjournal @mattstonephotog @Utterback13 #MuhammadAli
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Michael Clevenger
6 years
Trainer Bob Baffert throws out the first pitch at the Mets game Tuesday night at Citi Field. The Belmont Stakes draw was held at the stadium just prior to the game and @PreaknessStakes and @KentuckyDerby winner Justify will break from position 1 for @BelmontStakes .
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Michael Clevenger
4 years
@KyleTucker_ATH Swiss Rolls lightly chilled in the fridge so that the outside chocolate has a slight crispness to it. Don’t @ me. Gonna dim the lights now and pour some bourbon.
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Michael Clevenger
7 years
UofL's Luke Whitehead donates jersey to parents of Dequante Hobbs Jr. 7 year old was shot and killed thru kitchen window. @courierjournal
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Michael Clevenger
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RIP Fitz.
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This is completely inexcusable @EricPMusselman . An apology is in order from you and @RazorbackMBB . Not at all acceptable. Hands off student journalists. Every time I watch this I get more pissed off. #SECMBB @NPPA . Sorry @jack_weaver_
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Jack Weaver
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Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman left the court in a rage of f-bombs after losing to Texas A&M in the #SECMBB Tournament. His assistant then grabbed my phone and threw it at the ground. @KYKernelSports
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Peyton Siva throws out a first pitch @LouisvilleBSB opening game. @courierjournal @sports_cj @Alexis_Cubit
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Louisville fans erupt after drawing first blood against the Wildcats at Kroger Field for the Governor's Cup. @courierjournal @GoCards
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Michael Clevenger
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Nyquist wins The Kentucky Derby with @_MGutierrez_ aboard. @courierjournal #KyDerby
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Louisville hangs a banner @courierjournal @sports_cj
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Okay, okay, okay. Your eclipse photos were great yesterday. But great photographers can deliver anytime. So, which one of y'all is gonna get me a great eclipse photo TODAY?
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