Visual Journalism

If photojournalism wants to draw attention to social injustice, it must also look at the unintended harm photography can cause

Issac J. Bailey, a 2014 Nieman Fellow, is a journalist, author, and race relations seminar creator and facilitator. Here he shares an experience that forced him to take…

Photographer Graham MacIndoePhotographer Graham MacIndoe left his native Scotland in 1992 to make it in New York. He worked for outlets such as The New York Times Magazine and The…

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Related”]Why We Need More Visual Journalists and Editors of ColorBy Tara Pixley[/sidebar]The best visual journalism displays the human condition as honestly and thoroughly as possible. The photographers highlighted…

A tall man—handgun tucked in his waistband and face wrapped in a shirt leaving only his eyes visible—stares at the journalists staring at him. He is looting a Ferguson, Missouri gas…

My objective as a visual storyteller is to connect with individuals and families on an intimate level, especially if this leads to long-term trusted relationships. When collaborators find a level…

During his presentation at the Nieman Foundation, Sacco showed some of the photos he took in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Lisa Abitbol.When Joe Sacco and Chris Hedges traveled to…

An invitation to lead a photo tour of Venice is a turning point.

An Essay in Words and Photographs

‘In “Capitolio,” a book and an iPad app, Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson connects circumstances of Caracas’s common folk with the failure of urban modernization.’