Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. A sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are signatures of his work. As a member of the prestigious photo agency VII, Kashi has been recognized for his complex imagery and its compelling rendering of the human condition.James Estrin
James Estrin is a Senior Staff Photographer for the New York Times and a co- editor of the Times' photography blog, Lens.
He started at the Times in 1987 and was part of a Pulitzer Prize winning team in 2001. In addition to photographing, editing and blogging, Mr. Estrin also writes for the Times and produces audio and video for nyimes.com.
Internationally, he has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, chronicled the journey of immigrants between Mexico and the United States, and photographed in Haiti after the earthquake. In 2009 he started the Lens Blog with David Dunlap and Josh Haner. Mr. Estrin is also an adjunct professor at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.
He attended Hampshire College and the graduate program at the International Center of Photography. He was a staff photographer at The Jackson Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., from 1981 to 1983 and then worked in Washington and New York City before joining The Times.
