The Year in Photos: 2024
Highlighting excellent visual journalism from our Report for America corps members this past year
The 2024 election cycle dominated public attention in the US, but Report for America photographers covered a tremendous breadth of stories. From covering the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in rural North Carolina, to the hidden world of immigrants who live and work inside a shuttering horse racing track in Berkeley, our photographers dig deep to represent their communities fairly and thoroughly. Please take a look at some of their top stories of 2024:
01 / 09
1
Jarrette Werk, Underscore Native News
During the largest-ever annual United National Indian Tribal Youth conference, Jarrette depicted not only the joy and intensity of the event, but also its grand scale.
2
Pablo Unzueta, El Tecolote
Photographing unhoused people affected by San Francisco’s crackdown on encampments, Pablo pairs thoughtful portraiture with handwritten notes by his subjects. The effect is deeply intimate, and gives agency to people whose voices often go unheard.
3
Hiram Alejandro Durán, El Tímpano
Capturing the singular vibe of an enormous outdoor flea market in Oakland requires a well-considered approach. To that end, Hiram and his colleagues set up a booth at La Pulga and made portraits of the largely immigrant community for whom the market is an important social and economic institution.
4
Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside
In a truly enterprising, challenging reporting effort, Ximena photographed the immigrants seeking career stability in a precarious place – the backstretch of a Berkeley horse track that is closing for good.
5
Aryana Noroozi, Black Voice News
Through writing and photography, Aryana shows her talent for documenting vulnerable populations, in this case special needs children and their caregiver parents, with kindness and dignity.
6
Santiago Ochoa, WFDD
With a high level of personal initiative, Santiago made several difficult reporting trips into areas devastated by Hurricane Helene. While there, he found stories of resilience and strong community spirit, amid fears for the future.
7
Quinn Glabicki, PublicSource
Taking a brief respite from his long-term work covering the petrochemical industry’s impact on people in Pittsburgh, Quinn invites us to pro wrestling exhibitions held in local parks and American Legion halls. With his camera focused on the crowd as much as the spectacle, it is an immersive look at one of humanity’s oldest pastimes.
8
Emily Kenny, Spectrum News 1
Reporting on a small local farm receiving a grant to massively scale up their operation, Emily creates a contemplative tableau of images representing the work of poultry farmers. A quiet dignity pervades the images as commercial farming is depicted on an intimate, human scale.
9
Joe Timmerman, Wisconsin Watch
Illustrating Addie Costello’s reporting, Joe makes sensitive, joyful images of senior citizens facing uncertainty as their assisted care facilities become privatized.