About me

Julius Shieh (he/they) is a photographer and multimedia journalist based in Madison, Wisconsin. Born and raised in New Jersey, he’s surrounded himself with cameras ever since receiving a point-and-shoot digicam at the age of five. He currently reports with Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and works as a freelance photographer, and he graduated with a B.A. in History from The University of Texas at Austin in 2024. 

Julius has also worked as a reporter at Wisconsin Watch, a visual intern at KUT/KUTX and a photography intern at The Texas Tribune, and he has served as a photo editor and news reporter for The Daily Texan. He has also worked as a digital intern at KTBC-7 Austin and as a photographer at Texas Connect, UT Austin’s faculty magazine. In his free time, Julius likes cooking, cycling and taking naps with his two cats, Peanut and Butters.

Member, NPPA and AAJA

Awards and Recognition:

Texas Tribune 2024 Photos of the Year

Catchlight Year in Pictures 2024

Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVII

Best in Show, Moody College Documentary Photo Competition (Spring 2024)

Finalist, University of Texas Photojournalism / Documentary Mentorship (Fall 2023)

Texas Tribune 2023 Year in Photos

Emma Bowen Foundation Fellow (2023)

Honors, Moody College Documentary Photo Competition (Spring 2023)

3rd place Environmental Portrait, TIPA Photojournalism Contest 2022