The Mississippi Legislature returned to the State Capitol on Tuesday for the start of the legislative session in Jackson.

House Speaker Jason White brings the House of Representatives to order at the beginning of the new legislative session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
A children’s choir entertains at the the State Capitol before the start of the new legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Members of the House of Representatives at the start of the new legislative session at the State Capitol, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Rep. C. Scott Bounds, R-Philadelphia, during the start of the new legislative session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
House of Representatives look over bills during the first day of the new legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
House Reps chat during the first day of the new legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Visitors to the House of Representatives pledge allegiance to the flag during the first day of the legislative session at the State Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
House of Representative members during the first day of the new legislative session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
House members pledge allegiance to the flag during the first day of the legislative session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The legislative session began Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 at the State Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Vickie King has experience as a professional photographer spanning 35 years- from childhood purchasing her first camera by selling flower seeds to neighbors, as a stringer for Associated Press in Des Moines, Iowa, a freelancer shooting an album cover to your loved one’s wedding, and your kids and pets at a J.C. Penney portrait studio. She joins the Mississippi Today team as a photojournalist.

A native Mississippian and resident of Jackson, Vickie was born in Laurel.
You know her work from years as a staff photographer for the Clarion-Ledger. Her award-winning photography has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Editor & Publisher Magazine, People Magazine, in national news broadcasts, and books depicting the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to the glory of Ole Miss football.

Most recently, she is the former photographer, Special Projects Officer IV, Staff Officer I, videographer, and online content producer for the Mississippi Department of Corrections. She is also a Pulitzer Prize nominee for Spot News.

Vickie is a graduate of Simpson College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Relations.