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Kathy Ryan
Former director of photography at The New York Times Magazine for 37 years. Keynote speaker and co-curator of the 2025 Catchlight Visual Storytelling Summit.
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Apr 28, 2025
• 58min
What’s a Photograph That Stands Out in Your Mind?
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Kathy Ryan, the former director of photography at The New York Times Magazine for 37 years, shares her wealth of experience in visual storytelling. She discusses how photographs shape our understanding of history, including monumental events like 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryan explores what makes a photograph impactful in today's image-saturated world, emphasizing emotional resonance and the role of captions. Personal anecdotes reveal the transformative power of images in collective memory, while she reflects on the challenges faced by modern photojournalists.
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