Alysia Burton Steele

TV-PG | 6 min | Documentary

Alysia Burton Steele was a new photo editor at the Dallas Morning News when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. She, along with a masterful team, brought to bare the hard truths of the disaster. Their bold approach won the paper a Pulitzer.

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Season 1

Episode 1

Alysia Burton Steele

Episode 2

Pete Souza

Pete Souza, Barack Obama’s Presidential photographer, discusses the influences and inspirations in his work.

Episode 3

Regina H. Boone

Regina H. Boone is the daughter of African American journalism icon, Raymond H. Boone. When she covered the Flint Water Crisis, her intimate photograph of a young boy struck a national chord, and continued a legacy.

Episode 4

Stanley Forman

Stanley Forman describes his coverage of the most violent anti-busing protests in America that yielded his Pulitzer prize winning photograph, The Soiling of Old Glory.

Episode 5

Chester Higgins

Photographer Chester Higgins discusses his coverage of a burgeoning ACT UP movement in 80s New York City. He connects his personal history with resistance to making imagery that highlights the humanity of those engaged in fights against oppression.

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Director: Yvonne Michelle Shirley