Faculty member John Beale, a senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism and former chief photographer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette who teaches introductory and advanced courses in photojournalism, compiled a photo essay for Pittsburgh Quarterly focusing on "Faces of The Marcellus Shale."In the past several years, ancient organic matter trapped more than a mile beneath the surface of the earth has changed life in western Pennsylvania. Vast deposits of natural gas deep in rock, known collectively as Marcellus Shale, have brought many changes.
They include an economic boom to many (from landowners to supporting businesses), emotional debates about environmental impact for others and obvious challenges in terms of infrastructure throughout the region.
Beale's essay in the Winter 2012 edition of Pittsburgh Quarterly takes a look at nearly two dozen people who have a stake in the ongoing situation.
Beale's photography has been honored with numerous national awards, including two Sigma Delta Chi Awards, the Community Service Photojournalism Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and honored as Photo of the Year by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2010, he received the College of Communications Deans' Excellence Award for Integrated Scholarship.
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