Jane Tyska
Jane Tyska is an award-winning staff photojournalist, videojournalist, drone pilot and picture editor based in Oakland, and has worked for the Bay Area News Group since 1997. She's there when news breaks and has been known to arrive on assignment by many modes of transport, including motorcycle and boat. She is a graduate of White Pines College in New Hampshire where she majored in photography.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Language: Spanish (Conversational)
Affiliation: National Press Photographer's Association
Affiliation: Bay Area Press Photographer's Association
Awards: Pictures of the Year International (2021 award of excellence for drone footage illustrating emptiness caused by the COVID pandemic), Pulitzer Prize (2019 breaking news category finalist as a member of the Chico Enterprise Record and Bay Area News Group team that covered the Camp Fire)
Expertise: Breaking news photography, including major wildfires, pro sports and entertainment
Expertise: FAA licensed drone pilot