Revered Photojournalists from the 1800’s-Present
The Darned Club, October 29, 1891. Collection of Historic Richmond Town. Photographed by Alice Austen.
Violet Ward and a Friend at Clear Comfort, ca. 1900. Collection of the Alice Austen House. Photographed by Alice Austen.
Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866-1952) was one of the earliest and most prolific female photographers of her time. She documented everyday life in New York City including immigrants, street vendors, and working-class people, thus, offering a candid glimpse into the late 19th century urban life. She also captured intimate portraits of friends and family, often staging humorous or subversive scenes that challenged Victorian norms. More specifically, regarding gender roles and identity.
Today, her legacy is preserved at the Alice Austen House on Staten Island. A nationally designated site for LGBTQ+ history, and a museum dedicated to her life and photography.
Weegee (Arthur Fellig). Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. c. 1942. Gelatin silver print
Untitled, Weegee (Arthur H. Fellig) | Mia Creator: Minneapolis Institute of Art | Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Bonhams : Weegee (Arthur Fellig) (1899-1968); New York Portfolio
Arthur Fellig (1899-1968), better known by his pseudonym Weegee, was an iconic American photographer and photojournalist majorly celebrated for his stark, gritty images of New York City life as well! Most if not all of his shots were taken at night, capturing raw, unfiltered images that embodied the noir atmosphere of 1930’s and 40’s NY. Nevertheless, his name “Weegee” was derived from the Ouija board, a nod to his seemingly supernatural ability to appear at crime scenes moments after they occurred. Further, he gained fame for his dramatic black-and-white pictures of crime scenes, car crashes, fires, and urban nightlife-often arriving before emergency services thanks to a police radio in his car and a darkroom in the trunk.
Weegee’s later work ventured into experimental photography and Hollywood portraiture, but it was his unflinching documentation of urban reality that cemented his legacy. Today, he is regarded as a pioneer of street photography and visual storytelling.
Photojournalist Philip Holsinger documented more than 250 alleged “gang members”, many of whom were Venezuelan, after they arrived in El Salvador after being deported from the U.S by the Trump administration, Mar. 15, 2025
Time Magazine, 2025, photographed by Philip Holsinger.
Time Magazine, 2025, photographed by Philip Holsinger.
Philip Holsinger is an up-and-coming photographer based out of Nashville, Tenn. Currently, he works for Time Magazine producing content closely related to the changes in immigration policy in the United States.
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