What’s a Photograph That Stands Out in Your Mind?
We talk to former director of photography for The New York Times Magazine Kathy Ryan about storytelling through images and what makes a good photograph.
April 28, 2025
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What’s a Photograph That Stands Out in Your Mind?
Summary
Kathy Ryan was the longtime director of photography at the New York Times Magazine. For nearly four decades, Ryan shaped the way we witnessed history: January 6th, wars abroad and the impacts of COVID-19 and 9/11 We’ll talk with Ryan about storytelling through images. And we’ll discuss what makes a good photograph when we’re inundated by them, now that so many of us carry a camera in our pockets. We want to hear from you: What’s a photograph that stands out in your mind?
Guests:
Kathy Ryan, former director of photography, The New York Times Magazine; keynote speaker and co-curator of the 2025 Catchlight Visual Storytelling Summit
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