Author Archives: Rebecca Gratz

About Rebecca Gratz

Originally from Ohio and a graduate of Ball State University, I moved to Nebraska to join the World-Herald staff in 2004. As a photojournalist, I'm privileged to meet interesting people, learn new things and travel around the country. Whether I'm walking knee-deep in floodwater, kneeling on the sideline of a Husker football game or flying with the Nebraska Air Guard to Germany, my goal is always to tell the story with photos.

Week in Pictures: An Omaha Central 4-peat, CU wins Missouri Valley Tourney

Omaha Central’s boys basketball team wins its fourth consecutive Class A title, Creighton defeats Wichita State for the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and we visit former Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood and his family at their Norfolk home in the World-Herald Week in Pictures: March 4-10, 2013. Continue reading

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Week in Pics: Figure skating, winter fun

In an ice-themed week of photos, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships thrill fans, firefighters battle ice and flame, and fisherman drill holes for the Winterfest Ice Fishing Derby at Lake Manawa in the World-Herald Week in Pictures: Jan. 21-27, 2013. Continue reading

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Week in Pictures: Nebraska politics take the main stage

President Barack Obama nominates former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to be the next secretary of defense, the state’s legislature begins a new session and Nebraska’s newly minted junior senator, Deb Fischer, takes her office in Washington, D.C., in the World-Herald Week in Pictures: Jan. 7-13, 2013. Continue reading

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2012 OWH Year in Pictures – Rebecca S. Gratz

World-Herald photographer shares her favorite photos of 2012, including the Alliance standoff, an extreme drought and Husker football. Continue reading

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Week in Pictures: Ugly sweaters, holiday lights and ice

Ugly sweaters, tree lighting ceremonies and winter sports fill up the World-Herald Week in Pictures: Dec. 10-16, 2012. Continue reading

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Week in Videos: Weather and Blackshirts

In this week’s videos, World-Herald photographers shot weather research and the debut of the Blackshirts. Continue reading

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Week in Videos: A luthier and a transplant patient

This week, World-Herald photographers saw stringed instrument repair and a transplant patient. Continue reading

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Week in Pictures: A young girl’s transplant, a luthier and the Huskers’ loss

World-Herald photojournalists visit a young transplant patient, a violin repair shop and Columbus, Ohio, for the Huskers’ loss in the World-Herald Week in Pictures: Oct. 1-7, 2012. Continue reading

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Week in Pictures: Tom Osborne to retire; the Huskers’ win; Miss Nebraska Teen USA hospital visit

Miss Nebraska Teen USA visits children at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Tom Osborne announces his plans to retire and the Huskers come back to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers. Continue reading

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Week in Videos: Tom Osborne and ‘The Stellanator’

World-Herald photographers saw Tom Osborne announce his retirement, and “The Stellanator” falls for the first time to a female. Continue reading

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