The second Black woman ever hired as a New York Times staff photographer, Agins built her career at a time when photo editors gave very few assignments to women — much less to women of color.
Briana Ellis-Gibbs
Briana Ellis-Gibbs is a writer and journalist in New York City who focuses on photography, art, and history. She is working towards her MA in journalism at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism with the goal of becoming a photo editor.
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The Precarious Lives of Freelance Photographers on the Frontlines
Underpaid and under-resourced, funding their own equipment and health insurance, freelance photojournalists are barely hanging on — and risking their lives.