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The Interview: Lucas Peltier

He never intended to fall for photography, but after this UNLV alum found out what it was like to take a good shot during an elective class — he was hooked.

Lucas Peltier, ’21 BA Journalism and Media Studies, is the official photographer of the UNLV athletics department and also works for the city’s professional soccer team, the Las Vegas Lights FC. (Photo by Josh Hawkins, illustration by Becca Schwartz/UNLV)

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