Sydney Herdle is a freelance photojournalist who runs a photography and multimedia business based in northwestern Pennsylvania. She also currently serves as the Social Media Strategist for the Communications and Marketing team at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Some of the projects Herdle has contributed to as a journalist include the 2018 Keystone Multimedia Workshop and Writing Wrongs 2019. Her work has appeared in The Titusville Herald, The Derrick and The News-Herald and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among other publications.

Herdle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University ('20), majoring in journalism with a minor in English and a certificate in sports journalism. Though her work and degree, she has expanded her skills in photography, videography, news and creative writing, social media and graphic design while maintaining efficiency on tight deadlines.