Visual Journalism

Moises Saman, NF ’23, on documenting the desperation of the Iraq war

A combination of drought, armed conflict, and ineffective government is making life a type of torture for the most vulnerable

Lisa Krantz, NF ’20, on photographing the aftermath of mass shootings

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In a new book of photographic essays from the VII Foundation, writers and photojournalists examine the complexities of rebuilding in conflict zones