Andrew Katz

Andrew Katz is the Deputy Director of Photography at TIME. He was previously a News Editor, Homepage Editor and Reporter. He is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (2012) and the University of Maryland, College Park (2011).

Recent Articles

Australia Is Burning: Scenes From a Deadly Season of Bushfires

Fires across Australia have burned more than 12 million acres, marking one of the country's worst bushfire seasons on record. Bushfires are an annual occurrence on the continent, but drought conditions and unprecedented heat have...

By Amy Gunia and Andrew Katz January 6, 2020

The Story Behind An Accidental Photo of a Spy

In the fall of 2003, photographer David Burnett pitched a portrait shoot of career diplomat Joseph Wilson to U.S. News & World Report. That July, the New York Times had published an op-ed by Wilson...

By Andrew Katz October 14, 2019

‘I’m Terrified.’ Scenes From Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh’s Testimony

For days, the only photo that most Americans had seen of Christine Blasey Ford was a casual snapshot, showing her in sunglasses and apparently on vacation. But when she appeared to testify on Capitol Hill...

By Andrew Katz and Ryan Teague Beckwith September 27, 2018

A Single Photo Captured President Trump's Approach to the G7 Summit

This is not the first time an image of German Chancellor Angela Merkel literally talking down to an American president has made the rounds online. Recall back in 2015, almost three years ago to the...

By Andrew Katz June 9, 2018

A Royal Album: Harry and Meghan’s Wedding

The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in Windsor on May 19, had both pomp and circumstance. From the beginning, it was an exercise in precision: there was the arrivals of the celebrity...

By Andrew Katz , Ashley Hoffman and Kara Milstein May 19, 2018

'So Beautiful, Yet So Destructive.' How a Hawaii Photographer Captured Kilauea's Lava From Above

Bruce Omori is, in his own words, “obsessed” with lava. He’s also asthmatic and allergic to sulfur. The father of two, 58, tells me this during a phone call on May 7 before launching into...

By Andrew Katz May 9, 2018

The Story Behind the Viral Photo of 4 Former Presidents and First Ladies

Among the images that emerged from the private funeral of Barbara Bush, the former First Lady to the 41st President and the mother of the 43rd, on April 21 is this now-viral grouping of four...

By Andrew Katz April 23, 2018

Scenes From the March For Our Lives Rallies Around the World

Hundreds of thousands of students, parents, teachers and their supporters took to the streets on March 24, in a mass show of force in favor of gun control and school safety. More than 800 marches...

By Andrew Katz March 24, 2018

The Photographer Behind This Unforgettable Sandy Hook Photo Looks to Florida and Asks, What's Changed?

Shannon Hicks was on deadline. The associate editor of The Newtown Bee was at her desk in the editorial department on Feb. 14, preparing stories for this week's print edition. Hicks has a pair of...

By Andrew Katz February 15, 2018

After the Crash: How Photography Healed a Mind

Austin-based filmmaker Jared Moossy died twice after a motorcycle crash. A new film chronicles how photography helped recover his memory

By Andrew Katz October 6, 2017
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