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THE LATEST FROM OUR PROGRAMS

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At Borderless Magazine, immigration stories continue long after the headlines
At Borderless Magazine, immigration stories continue long after the headlines
‘Community photojournalism shows how we all have more in common than we think’: How Mirror Indy reflects Indianapolis
‘Community photojournalism shows how we all have more in common than we think’: How Mirror Indy reflects Indianapolis
Mississippi Today visual journalists reflect on an evolving industry
Mississippi Today visual journalists reflect on an evolving industry
Using photography to shine a light on innovative mental health models
Using photography to shine a light on innovative mental health models
Visual journalism in service of justice at MLK50
Visual journalism in service of justice at MLK50
Inside collaborative neighborhood photowalks with Signal Cleveland
Inside collaborative neighborhood photowalks with Signal Cleveland

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Using Visuals to Develop Connection and Trust with Your Audience
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Using Visuals to Develop Connection and Trust with Your Audience

Panel discussion at INN Days featuring Coburn Dukehart, Michael Indriolo,

 

In addition to convenings, CatchLight has two marquee programs:

  • The CatchLight Global Fellowship is an incubator for leaders and innovators in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, unlock individual potential, grow their networks, and forge new partnerships.

  • CatchLight Local is a collaborative model for visual journalism that is advancing trust and representation in local media through community-centered visual reporting of the highest quality.

 

Instagram Highlights and Collaborations

For these Latinos in Alameda County, California, “bonfires” don’t have flames. Instead, these “bonfires” — “fogotas” in Spanish — are community meetings for residents who live on unincorporated la
Could a little friendly competition help maintain clean waterways? Volunteers gathered along the Brazos River in Texas for a “Trash, Dash and Bash” community cleanup organized through Keep Waco Beautiful, where teams had two hours to coll
Spotted in Cleveland, Ohio: a 16-foot glowing salamander made of trash. The salamander, called “Keeper of the Threshold,” hovered above hundreds of walkers during the 5th annual Towpath Trail Lantern Parade by Canalway Partners. Artists s
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In 2021 and again in 2025, organizations like the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry declared a national emergency in children’s mental health, amid rising rates of mental health-related hospital visits and suicide attempts. Ge
Nuchi Nashoba, president of the Choctaw Code Talkers Association and great-granddaughter of code talker Ben Carterby, stands in front of a historical marker unveiled April 1, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. The plaque honors 19
For many Lane County residents, the Bureau of Land Management is not a distant agency but a neighbor managing thousands of acres intertwined with private land and daily life. Now, a Trump administration proposal to sharply increase logging on those l
Staff from Ogeechee Riverkeeper monitor the Ogeechee River in Georgia as wastewater from a Hyundai plant is treated at the North Bryan County Water Reclamation facility and discharged into the river. Ogeechee Riverkeeper tracks water quality near the
Ruben Moran, 14, plays catch with his father, Jack Moran, on March 11, 2026, in Springfield, Oregon, as he prepares for his final season in the prep league before planning to play in high school next year. “I know my dad just wants me to be th
Photographer Matthew Chasney (@cool_ranch_photographic) documents Cleveland’s Larchmere neighborhood in @signalcleveland’s latest photowalk. Led by CatchLight Local fellow @mikeyindr, the photowalks invite local residents to document the
Keith Thomson leads a pottery lesson March 26, 2026, at Firehouse Pottery & Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, a former fire station repurposed as a ceramics studio and neighborhood gathering space in the Meadowbrook area. 🔗 See the full story by Ni
John Fischer sits with leeks in his garden on Feb. 26, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon. Despite the winter lull in produce, Fischer still eats from his garden every day. He explains how healthy vegetable gardens begin below the surface, where soil microorgan
Biologists and volunteers gathered April 3, 2026, on Tybee Island, Georgia, to remove Eastern box turtles from the future site of Solomon Park, a seven-acre maritime forest. Teams from Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Turtle Survival Alliance, Tybee
📸 Join CatchLight Live Photo London on May 14! The offsite event, presented in partnership with @photowings, @photolondonfair and @enlightfoundation, will feature large-scale photo projections from across CatchLight programs. The evening features
Mohammad Ribhi, right, stands with his father, Ribhi Ibrahim Mohammad, inside O’Looney’s Market, the Haight Street shop Ribhi opened more than 40 years ago in San Francisco, Calif. Despite climate change, war, and other major challenges,