Portrait of America
A love letter to local visual journalism
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.t
Featuring:
- Atlanta Voice / Tabius McCoy
- Austin Current/ Kaylee Greenlee
- Borderless Magazine/ Camilla Forte
- Black Voice News / Aryana Noroozi
- CalMatters / Larry Valenzuela and David Rodriguez Muñoz
- Chicago Sun-Times / Candace Dane Chambers
- Dallas Free Press/ Camilo Diaz
- El Tecolote/ Pablo Unzueta
- El Tímpano / Hiram Alejandro Durán
- Enlace Latino NC/ Walter Gómez
- Fort Worth Report/ Maria Crane
- Lookout Eugene-Springfield/ Isaac Wasserman
- Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service/ Jonathan Aguilar
- MinnPost/ Ellen Schmidt
- Mirror Indy/ Brett Phelps
- Mississippi Today/ Eric Shelton
- MLK50/ Kevin Wurm
- Montana Free Press/ Lauren Miller
- Sahan Journal / Aaron Nesheim
- San Francisco Public Press/ Yesica Prado
- Santa Cruz Local/ Amaya Edwards
- Signal Cleveland/ Michael Indriolo
- Stocktonia/ Annie Barker
- The Current GA / Justin Taylor
- The Florida Trib/Amanda Rosenblatt
- The Gazetteer SF/ Felix Uribe
- The Texas Tribune / Lexi Parra
- The Waco Bridge/ Justin Hamel
- Verite News / Christiana Botic
- 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 U.S. and around the world.
Portrait of America
Featuring: Various Artists
Supported by:
Locations
ON VIEW AT: #29
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