Bio

Billy Weeks has worked as a journalist for over 25 years. His career started with the Chattanooga Times in 1984 as a staff photographer.  In 1995, he became the Photo Team Leader, and in 1999 he was named Director of Photography/Graphics at The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

As a photojournalist, Weeks has covered assignments that range from the World Series to small villages in Central America. His photographs of poverty in Honduras were selected as an award of Excellence for editorial photography in the 2006 Communication Arts Photography Annual. Additionally, he was a finalist for the Gordon Parks award three times and has received many acknowledgments for journalism.

Weeks has also been an adjunct instructor in photojournalism at Southern Adventists University for the last 22 years. He has been a visiting speaker at many Universities and a presenter at the Southern Short Course for photojournalism.  He believes that not only should journalists cover their assignment, but should also give something back to their profession. Today he lives in Ringgold, Georgia with his wife, two daughters, and a beagle.