— Erica Calhoun

After studying photojournalism at Ohio University, I moved to Tennessee for my first full-time job as a photojournalist with USA Today. Since, I’ve been fortunate to have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, NPR, Business Insider and other local magazines and notable gallery exhibitions.

Samantha Houck reaches to touch her husband's head one last time before the closing of his casket at his funeral service on June 20, 2017.

Riders stand on the ground of Germain Arena for PBR's Big Bull Tour event on Saturday July 30, 2016 in Estero, Florida.

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Former Staff Sergeant J.D. Williams, who lost 3 limbs during his second tour overseas in 2010, sits in his chair at home on December 11, 2018.

Alexandra Harper, Miss Williamson Co. USA, is crowned Miss Tennessee USA.

Pastor Jimmy Terry holds his bible in the air while asking for an "Amen" from friends and family at his luncheon on June 12, 2017. He passed one week later from cancer.

Marines wait outside the hanger to smoke at Fort Campbell, before flying out for a 9-month deployment

Kathryn Boyer, a drum major for Rossview, practices her directing during pregame for Clarksville and Rossview's football game on August 18, 2017.

YAIPak Outreach Founder Sherry Nicholson holds Coolbreeze as she says a prayer for him during a shop she set up for the homeless on August 2, 2017.

EMS take a patient from the scene of the 4-vehicle crash on Highway 149, while 4-year-old Bradley Borowik wanders among debris on May 15, 2017.

Natalie Schreiber-Rivera, 8, laughs while riding the mechanical bull at the Kiwanis Rodeo in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Kelvin Waithuki waits before boarding his flight to Southwest Asia with the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment on August 8, 2017.

Samantha Houck, wife of Sgt. Eric M. Houck, and their daughter Violet kneel by his boot during a ceremony for fallen soldiers at Fort Campbell on September 11, 2017.

A soldier cries as he hugs his friend after arriving home following a 9-month deployment.

An old pair of boxing gloves holds the 7 medals found inside a folded American flag in an empty home in Paris, Tennessee. The owner is yet to be found.

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Haley Manns, 10, plays in her backyard with her new diabetic alert dog, Mavis.

Soldiers watching the casket with Sgt. William Bays carried down the aisle are reflected in the glass of the chapel on June 23, 2017.

Co-owner of Baleneggs General Store, Robert Holmes, cuddles with one of his cats, Jo-Jo.

Madison Christiansen, Aubrey Zmuda and Olivia Smith hold their red roses against their red dresses. All three are on Rossview's homecoming court.

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Rossview's band stands at attention before approaching the field for their pregame show on September 8, 2017.

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Zamari Cross, 2, waves to Gary and Marie Caudell, owners of Marie's Ice Cream Cabin. The couple visits Kids Depot every Thursday.

From left, 6-year-old Andrea Oscarsson and 6-year-old Anabella Frey sit while waiting for their meals during a kids cooking class at Sea Salt in Naples, Florida on June 25, 2016.

Lynda Rehse rides her horse Tonto while waving a flag during the Bonita Springs, Florida parade on July 4, 2016.

8-year-old Eduardo Ruiz takes a spin off the diving board at Sun-N-Fun Lagoon in Naples, Florida on July 8, 2016.

Sharon Hurt for Mayor

Sharon Hurt for Mayor