Photo taken by Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto
Enan Chediak is a senior at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, studying photography. He graduated from John A. Logan College with an associate's in fine art and will complete his bachelor's degree at Southern Illinois University in May 2025.
He is the Photo Editor at the Daily Egyptian, the 108-year-old student-run newspaper out of SIU, where he manages the photography staff, edits the paper and documents the southern Illinois community, with both writing and photography. While at JALC, he worked as a staff photographer for over a year, covering college events for social media.
Chediak is the first photographer to win the Rickert-Ziebold Award, a competition for graduating seniors at the SIU School of Art and Design.
He is also a 2025 Pulitzer fellow, working with a peer Lylee Gibbs on how research with low-glycemic rice could reduce rates of diabetes in a small village of Munches, Peru.
He was also selected by the Daily Egyptian advisory board to take part in their coverage of the 2025 presidential inauguration and has been a featured guest on the 21st Show, Illinois' state-wide NPR news roundup.
He also completed a16-Hour Domestic Hostile Environment First Aid Course (DHEFAT) and “Stop The Bleed” Course at SIU Carbondale, Illinois in Spring of 2025.
He is a southern Illinois native who enjoys art, music and nature and enjoys being involved in the community and with the environment.
If you would like to book a photoshoot, please contact me below to discuss times and rates. If you do not receive an answer, please leave a message, and I will get back with you as soon as possible.
(618) 539-2293
enan.chediak@gmail.com