Six students from the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication participated in the 2011 Mountain Workshops — three concurrent workshops hosted by Western Kentucky University that fine-tuned photography, picture-editing and multimedia skills of college students and mid-career professionals — held Oct. 18-22. This year’s workshops documented Somerset, Ky., and its surrounding countryside.

Assistant professor Chad A. Stevens served as a coach during the workshops.

The cover of the annual Mountain Workshops book featured photography by Caitlyn Greene, a May 2011 graduate who attended the 2010 Mountain Workshops. View the book at mountainworkshops.org/book.

Student stories from the 2011 Mountain Workshops include:

Distributing books, delivering love | Spencer Bakalar
The Pulaski County Public Library’s bookmobile.

Roadside Ark | Terri Flagg
Lots of people have collections. Few collect like Tammy Todd.

One good note | Vanessa Patchett
Patricia Cooper had always wanted to learn to play the violin. Now, it’s about more than music.

Charlie Lives! | Mimi Schiffman
Who’s the man who has kept Science Hill School children out of the boiler room for 40 years?

Whatever It Takes | Catherine Spangler
Tawana Collins wants the best for her daughter. But she can’t do it alone.

Puppy love | Lauren Vied
Bob Walther is the proud owner of three rat terriers, two of which are therapy pets.

To view all the stories, visit mountainworkshops.org.