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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. The organization invests in the future of visual storytelling through the CatchLight Local Visual Journalism Initiative, which seeks to establish the sustainability of visual journalism by providing community-based newsrooms with editorial resources, training, and strategic partnerships; the CatchLight Global Fellowship, which provides grants $30,000 annually to three visual storytelling leaders worldwide; and CatchLight Live, public programs including the Visual Storytelling Summit and Night of Photojournalism, which showcase impact in visual storytelling and expand public awareness, access, and support for the field.

Archive Exhibitions Supported by CatchLight

Focal Points: 2017 Catchlight Fellows

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
 archive : 2018

CatchLight’s inaugural “Focal Points” exhibition features work from the 2017 CatchLight fellows, Tomas Van Houtryve, Sarah Blesener, and Brian L. Frank who were each paired with a media partner — the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, The Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Marshall Project, respectively.

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Archive Sessions and Events Supported by CatchLight

Jun 82025

Archiving Today: Possibilities, Limits, and the Future of Visual Legacy

Archiving Today

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Jun 72025

Photoville Opening Night Celebration

As the sun goes down on the Opening Day of our 2025 festival, join us for our annual Opening Night Celebration, featuring a exploration of the stories behind the lens in CatchLight’s “Night of Photojournalism”; and a preview of “Witness” by Tamir Kalifa.

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Jun 72025

Visualizing Criminal Justice

How do images impact the communities we cover?

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Sep 152018

How Do We Focus Our Gaze? Connecting Photography & Social Impact

Hear from CatchLight’s founder and fellows about our unique focus on solving the giant mismatch between artists and their potential for social impact by surrounding longform storytelling with resources, networks and leadership to bring to life and amplify the reach of their stories.

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