In today’s digital age photojournalists are some of the most important people in the business. Their work not only tells you but shows you news events as they are happening whether it be through stills or video. From natural disasters to presidential assassination attempts, John …
David Burnett is a photographer who has covered an incredible array of events found in the history books -- from the Vietnam War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and more than a handful of Olympic games. I met Burnett at the Atlanta Photojournalism …
A combat veteran and photojournalist, Michael McCoy uses photography to cope with his own PTSD and to elevate others through his work. McCoy’s lens has fallen on major news events including Robert Mueller’s testimony, Black Lives Matter protests and marches for African American teenagers killed by …
A number of factors shape individual perspective, which in turn can affect how a journalist tells a story. But with that perspective comes an important responsibility, says a veteran photojournalist. Danese Kenon is the Director of Photography and Video for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She recently discussed that responsibility …
As an investigative reporter, Brendan Keefe of WXIA-TV in Atlanta is accustomed to people assuming he works with more than one photographer when shooting his trademark long-form interviews. When his stories air, viewers see him asking questions on camera and interviewees responding from several different …
Sharon Farmer has been a professional photojournalist for more than 40 years. Most notably, she worked from 1999 to 2001 as the first African-American and first woman director of the White House Photo Office. Her time documenting the Clinton administration included photographing the launch of …
Aubrey Aden-Buie is the program director at Glassbreaker Films, which aims to uplift the next generation of female documentary filmmakers. Aden-Buie also directs BridgeUP: FILM, a program she created to teach high school women about video production, reporting and storytelling. She, along with three other …
Richard Tsong-Taatarii has worked at the Minneapolis Star Tribune for the past 18 years. His work covers general news, including the Black Lives Matter movement and the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Of Chinese and Malaysian descent, Tsong-Taatarii immigrated to the U.S. with his family when …
Chip Somodevilla is a senior staff photographer for Getty Images News based in Washington. Before moving to Washington in 2005, he worked for nine years at daily newspapers, including for the Detroit Free Press and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He was named Michigan Press Photographer …
Jabin Botsford has been a staff photographer at The Washington Post since March 2015. He graduated from Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville and later attended Western Kentucky University. While at Western Kentucky, he interned at The Washington Post, The New York Times (twice), the …
Richard P. Liebowitz is a seasoned New York attorney who focuses on intellectual property law, related to copyrights and trademarks, at Liebowitz Law Firm, PLLC. He is a 17-year member of the New York Press Photographers Association and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania …
Nick Oza, a native of India and a photojournalist for more than 20 years, currently works for the Arizona Republic and specializes in covering social issues, such as immigration, child welfare, gangs and mental health. Oza appeared at the recent Atlanta Photojournalism Conference, where he …
