Photojournalist Kari Rowe on telling Indigenous stories
Indigenous photographer and visual storyteller Kari Rowe (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe and Rosebud Lakota) has been published in National Geographic, NBC, Vogue, and Rolling Stone. With a portfolio spanning action sports, commercial, and journalistic work, Rowe discussed some of her most challenging projects with IIJ founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis. She shared advice for other visual journalists navigating the industry during this difficult time and encouraged seeking permission and working with communities to tell their stories. Whether you’re photographing products or people, Rowe says to “show up as a good person with true intentions.”
Katherine Reynolds Lewis is the founder of the Institute for Independent Journalists and special projects editor for the Greater Good Science Center. A science journalist and author who writes about relationships, equity, mental health, parenting, journalism, entrepreneurship, and social justice, she previously worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse News Service and Bloomberg News.
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