Portrait of America brings together images from newsrooms across the country and reflects on the vital work of local visual journalists in documenting their own communities from breaking news to the rhythms of everyday life.
Since 2019, CatchLight’s Local Visual Desk and Report for America have partnered to support visual journalism in local newsrooms throughout the country. Together, they have placed over 30 visual journalists on staff in local and regional newsrooms and the CatchLight Local Visual desk has brought visual editing and audience engagement support. At a moment when trust and connection are essential, local visual journalists play a critical role in advancing representation and fostering long-term relationships with the communities they cover. Their photographs illuminate and preserve the unique and shared moments that shape our communities and our understanding of one another.
Featuring:
1. Atlanta Voice / Tabius McCoy
2. Borderless Magazine / Camilla Forte
3. Black Voice News / Aryana Noroozi
4. CalMatters / Larry Valenzuela and David Rodriguez Muñoz
5. Chicago Sun-Times / Candace Dane Chambers
6. Dallas Free Press / Camilo Diaz
7. El Tecolote / Pablo Unzueta
8. El Timpano / Hiram Alejandro Durán
9. Enlace Latino NC / Walter Gómez
10. Fort Worth Report / Maria Crane
11. Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Isaac Wasserman
12. Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / Jonathan Aguilar
13. MinnPost / Ellen Schmidt
14. Mirror Indy / Brett Phelps
15. Mississippi Today / Eric Shelton
16. MLK 50 / Kevin Wurm
17. Montana Free Press / Lauren Miller
18. Sahan Journal / Aaron Nesheim
19. San Francisco Public Press / Yesica Prado
20. Santa Cruz Local / Amaya Edwards
21. Signal Cleveland / Michael Indriolo
22. Stocktonia / Annie Barker
23. The Current GA / Justin Taylor
24. Austin Current/ Kaylee Greenlee
25. The Tributary/ Amanda Rosenblatt
26. The Gazetteer SF/ Felix Uribe
27. The Texas Tribune / Lexi Parra
28. The Waco Bridge/ Justin Hamel
29. Verite News / Christiana Botic
30. Wisconsin Watch/ Joe Timmerman
Organizations
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CatchLight
CatchLight is a visual-first media organization that leverages the power of visual storytelling to inform, connect, and transform communities. We bring resources and organizations together to discover, develop, and amplify visual storytellers at all levels. Established in 2019, the CatchLight Local Visual Desk is a collaborative model for visual journalism that advances trust and representation in local media.
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Report for America
Report for America recruits, places, and supports talented journalists in local newsrooms across the United States. The program provides salary support, training, and newsroom sustainability coaching, enabling partners to expand coverage of critical, often overlooked issues, and strengthen trust with their audiences. Report for America is an initiative of Report Local, a nonprofit journalism organization dedicated to strengthening local journalism across the US and around the world.
Portrait of America
Featuring: Various Artists
Supported by:
Locations
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Brooklyn, NY 11201
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