Pete Thibodeau was chosen as DVIDS Journalist of the Month for November 2011 for his documentation of the training conducted between U.S. Marines and Australian troops during Exercise Semper Fast 2011.

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Pete Thibodeau was chosen as DVIDS Journalist of the Month for November 2011 for his documentation of the training conducted between U.S. Marines and Australian troops during Exercise Semper Fast 2011.

Thibodeau showed excellent skill with his camera equipment in the way he captured the intensity of the Marines training. He framed each of his shots well and used excellent depth of field where appropriate. The end result was a solid group of images that put the viewer in the middle of the training action. In addition, his captions clearly stated the action in each photo and gave good background on the important combined training between the Marines and U.S. allies. More importantly, the images were submitted the same day they were taken. This fast turn time on quality photos opened up many outlets that would be interested in running the material. Many of the images were widely distributed to several major media outlets to include the Chicago Tribune, Reuters, AP, USA Today and many others.

Thibodeau’s other photos from November also covered a visit from President Barack Obama to Australia, which were also well shot and gave excellent variety for media outlets to chose. Between the two events, the images gave an excellent depiction of what U.S. Marines do to stay combat ready.   less