How a Photographer From a Tiny Town Gets Big-Time Assignments

Mt. Olivet, Kentucky — named after the biblical Mount of Olives — is a hamlet in the smallest county in Kentucky. Population estimates vary, from 155 in 2023 to a bit higher number in the 2020 census. Photojournalist Michael Swensen, based in tiny Mt. Olivet, gets big-time assignments. His work has been seen worldwide via The Associated Press, Getty Images, The Washington Post, and more.

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