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

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

‘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

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 day,...

By Andrew Katz

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

'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

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

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

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

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

The Story Behind the Most Haunting Photos From the Las Vegas Shooting

'Oh my gosh, this is real.' David Becker captured modern America's deadliest shooting

By Andrew Katz

'It's Incomparable': A Photographer on Covering the Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Chase Stevens covered America's latest mass shooting, now its deadliest

By Andrew Katz

The Story Behind the Viral Photo of the Officer and the KKK

The officer and photographer speak to TIME in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville

By Andrew Katz

This Photo Perfectly Captures the Tension at the White House Right Now

A standoff at the White House appears to be at a boiling point. Anthony Scaramucci, the new communications director, took to Twitter and CNN to accuse Reince Priebus, chief of staff to President Trump, of...

By Andrew Katz

Behind the Epic Time-Lapse of Fireworks Over Los Angeles

Creative director and photographer Dylan Schwartz posted up at the Mount Wilson Observatory, which overlooks Los Angeles, with four cameras.

By Andrew Katz

'Hell on Earth': A New Documentary on Syria Traces the Rise of ISIS

Watch an exclusive clip from the new documentary, premiering June 11 on National Geographic Channel

By Andrew Katz

Deadly Blast in Kabul: One Photographer's Eyewitness Account

Omar Sobhani, a Reuters photographer born and based in the capital, was quick to the scene

By Andrew Katz

The Story Behind the Viral Photo of Pope Francis and Donald Trump

A great image will tell the truth. Many other images from the same scene can often do the opposite

By Andrew Katz

A Man Ablaze in Venezuela

Nearly three dozen people have been killed in the past month as demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro have swelled

By Andrew Katz

The Story Behind an Army Combat Photographer's Final Picture

Spc. Hilda I. Clayton was killed in Afghanistan in July 2013. Her final image is now public

By Andrew Katz
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