Emma Lee

Photographer

Emma Lee has been a multimedia journalist and photo editor for WHYY since 2014. She is a veteran of the Trenton newspaper wars and has several awards for sports and feature photography. She began contributing to WHYY in January 2012.

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Cherry blossoms on Race Street. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Share your images of Philadelphia in bloom [photos]

It was a long cold winter, but overnight it seems the city has burst into bloom, ignoring the usual sequence. Cherry blossoms and ...

10 years ago

The KyoDaiko drummers perform at the Japanese House and Garden at Fairmount Park to celebrate the launch of the Cherry Blossom Festival. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off at Japanese House [photos]

The thunder of drums and the solemnity of a tea ceremony officially ushered in Philadelphia’s cherry blossom season at Fairmount Pa ...

10 years ago

Under the guidance of Temple grad student Zan Barnett, middle schoolers Ezekiel McLeod (left) and Marquis Fabii print the silk screen posters they designed. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Temple art school designs partnership with St. James students [photos]

For one morning, the basement of the Church of St. James the Less became a print shop. Four Temple graduate students helped 15 seventh gr ...

10 years ago

A 6-year-old bald eagle, after recovering from a fight with another male, is ready to be released at Winslow Wildlife Management Area in Camden County, N.J. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Rehabilitated bald eagle takes flight in New Jersey [photos]

New Jersey wildlife officials released a rehabilitated bald eagle at Winslow Wildlife Management Area in Camden County on Tuesday, but th ...

10 years ago

BalletX members dance their way through the children's section of Chestnut Hill Library, to the delight of the afterschool homework clubs gathered there. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

BalletX delights readers with pop-up performance at Chestnut Hill Library [photos]

It was an ordinary afternoon at the Chestnut Hill Library. School children studied together at round tables. Toddlers turned up for story ...

10 years ago

Oysters are widely believed to have aphrodisiac properties. Prosecco is recommended as the perfect accompaniment to a romantic dinner. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

In search of the perfect aphrodisiac at the Italian Market [photos]

I visited Philadelphia’s Italian Market looking for something to give Valentine’s Day dinner a kick, but so many foods are th ...

10 years ago

Luisa Serrano demonstrates the hand gestures of flamenco dancing for performing arts students at Nueva Esperanza Academy. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Opera Philadelphia dancers teach students ‘language of flamenco’ [photos]

Performing arts students at Nueva Esperanza Academy in North Philadelphia were treated to lessons from some of the worlds greatest flamen ...

10 years ago

A blast of heat from Gerald Ford leaves the carved ice clear and smooth. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Ice carvers delight crowd with wintry sculptures at Mount Holly’s Fire & Ice festival [photos]

With seven minutes left in the competition, Gerald Ford held his 4-foot-long ice dolphin to a base delicately carved to look like a spray ...

10 years ago

Participants in the Homeless Memorial Day ceremony carry signs bearing the names of 127 homeless and formerly homeless people who died in 2013. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

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Remembering those who died homeless on Philly’s streets

Violinist Shandi Beardsley played Pachebel’s Canon in D Minor, a personal favorite, as volunteers took turns at the microphone read ...

10 years ago

Bummer Cronk of Oak Ridge and his son, Hunter, 12, pose with their opening-day bears. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

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Father and son bag bear and cub to kick off annual New Jersey hunt

The successful hunter has an intimate knowledge of the animals he pursues. In preparation for the New Jersey bear hunt, Oak Ridge residen ...

10 years ago

Volunteers Steve Chambers and Joseph Young help to assemble playground equipment at West Philadelphia Achievement Charter School. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Community group builds West Philly playground in a day [photos]

It was a tough day to concentrate for students at West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School. Music blared from speakers on ...

10 years ago

Old City tour

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Emma Lee

Photographer