Our COVID-19 Response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain committed to the health and safety of our global community of photographers, and to the spread of factual, useful information and storytelling.
COVID-19 GUIDE FOR VISUAL JOURNALISTS + safety training webinar
We are regularly updating our COVID-19 Guide for Visual Journalists with new information to help keep journalists safe during this pandemic. These general tips for visual journalists were created by Jenell Stewart, DO, MPH, Infectious Diseases physician-scientist at University of Washington. Dr. Stewart created this guide to help journalists who are struggling with ethical and safety considerations in the current void of job specific information.
Dr. Stewart also held an online training and Q&A session for journalists working in the field. She provides a basic overview on COVID-19 transmission and safety tips. Co-hosted by CatchLight and Institute for Nonprofit News
“BABIES OF THE PANDEMIC”
What is it like to give birth during a global pandemic? What hopes and dreams — and fears — do the parents have when welcoming a newborn? NPR asked the photographers who work with The Everyday Projects — contributing to Instagram accounts from countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, North America and Europe — to document the arrival of a baby born in 2020.
Global Photos: Babies Of The Pandemic Bring Love, Light — And Worries
Photo by Sarah Waiswa / Everyday Africa
“How Lockdown Has Changed My Life”
Photographers from The Everyday Projects global community responded to this prompt from NPR, “How has the novel coronavirus changed your life? Show us in a picture.” The images they submitted to NPR are a visual testament to the unforeseeable changes that came in 2020 as this virus swept the globe, triggering a pandemic that has altered the way we all live.
Photo by Ricci Shryock / Everyday Africa
Artists against an #infodemic
In partnership with Catchlight, Dysturb, memetic distribution expert Pamela Chen, and Dr. Jenell Stewart, DO, MPH, an Infectious Diseases specialist we present Artists Against an #Infodemic, a collaborative visual initiative to fight misinformation about COVID-19, made possible thanks to the support from the JSK Journalism Fellowships program at Stanford University and a partnership with Photowings.
The project’s goal is to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and racism in places where those information challenges are most prominent. Launching in Nairobi, Paris, New York City, San Francisco, Livingston, California, Seattle, and Yakima County in Washington State, the project includes public art activations, including large-scale paste-ups, murals, and poster flyers distributed in key locations, as well as a digital health campaign.
Photo by Ashley Gilbertson
“The Baggage that Lives with You Forever”
One disparity this pandemic has illuminated is how communities around the world are visually portrayed by mainstream media during times of crisis.
"After Ebola is over, after the civil war is over, the world moves on. But the African never really gets to move on because you show up and people think you are less qualified. They think you are less intelligent. They think you are less able. They think you are a dimwit. The baggage of all these perceptions comes from how Africa has been consistently been photographed and portrayed in Western media. This is what we are fighting against.” – Nana Kofi Acquah
Photo by Nana Kofi Acquah / Everyday Africa
Hire local – check out our photographer database
Photojournalists are currently unable to fly around the world to complete assignments, and local perspectives are as important as ever.
If you’re an editor who hires photographers, check out our database of contributing photographers today.
We work with a community of hundreds of photographers worldwide. Our Photographers page is organized by geographic location.
If you’re looking for a photographer in Africa, you can additionally check out the African Photojournalism Database, our joint project with World Press Photo.
