Visual Journalism

When They Started Running

When They Started Running

Maciek Nabrdalik, NF ’17, on photographing the Ukrainian refugee crisis at the Polish border:“I’ve been covering this refugee crisis on the Polish border for The New York Times since the…
Drawing the Pandemic: "A Cartoon Creates Its Own Little World"

Drawing the Pandemic: “A Cartoon Creates Its Own Little World”

New Yorker cartoonist Christopher Weyant, NF ’16, on capturing the dive into post-pandemic life:“Perhaps the only thing less entertaining than watching someone write a cartoon idea is a cartoonist describing…
Covering Covid-19 and Connecting with Sources in Quiet Moments

Covering Covid-19 and Connecting with Sources in Quiet Moments

Bethany Mollenkof, photojournalist and 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow, on photographing the devastation the coronavirus is bringing to Southern and rural Black communities:“When I am creating portraits of someone, I like…
Inside a Polish Covid Ward, a Photojournalist is Moved by Compassion

Inside a Polish Covid Ward, a Photojournalist is Moved by Compassion

Maciek Nabrdalik, photojournalist and 2017 Nieman Fellow, on photographing the coronavirus pandemic in Poland:“Since March 2020, we’ve been surrounded by a loud noise of political discussions and social response to…
For Photojournalist Covering Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, Seeing Was Understanding

For Photojournalist Covering Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, Seeing Was Understanding

Photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind, a 2016 Nieman Fellow, on photographing the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict:“I visited the emergency department of Stepanakert hospital several times during the last days of the war in Nagorno…
A Picture of Hope in a Woman-Led Nation

A Picture of Hope in a Woman-Led Nation

Photojournalist Andrea Bruce, a 2016 Nieman Fellow: “This story for National Geographic magazine was about women gaining political power across the world. Here, in New Zealand, young Maori women stood alongside…
Photographic Reflections on Peace Following Conflict

Photographic Reflections on Peace Following Conflict

The following is from “Imagine: Reflections on Peace,” a new book, as well as an exhibition and series of short films, from The VII Foundation that features photographic essays from…
Photographing Grief during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Photographing Grief during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Lisa Krantz, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, on covering the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on her community as a photographer for the San Antonio Express-News:“I met this family at a prayer vigil…
“What a Moment to be Growing up as a Black Boy”

“What a Moment to be Growing up as a Black Boy”

Photojournalist Juan Arredondo, a 2019 Nieman Fellow, who covered race protests in New York City this summer:“This scene resonated with me because I thought, what a moment to be growing…
In Photographing Social Justice Protests, Respect Means ‘Looking Again’

In Photographing Social Justice Protests, Respect Means ‘Looking Again’

On July 19, Black Lives Matter Toronto activists held a press conference about the release of three demonstrators from police custody in connection with pink paint that had been thrown…