His work has taken him to Washington, D.C., where his coverage for POLITICO, the New York Post and Medill News Service included the White House and President Joe Biden, and POLITICO selected him to photograph the State of the Union. He was invited to Tokyo to report for The Asahi Shimbun, and has covered interviews with former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson, and Living National Treasure of Japan Mansaku Nomura.
He started taking photos in middle school and went on to found Youth Media Arts, a student-run nonprofit that hosts photography competitions and connects young creators around the world with professionals through webinars and portfolio reviews. He has also co-hosted its podcast, In Focus. His photography has been recognized by Sony, Scholastic Art & Writing, the Illinois College Press Association and the Photographic Society of America, and National Geographic featured him in its Storytelling for Impact course.
At Northwestern, he served as a photo editor for The Daily Northwestern and worked for Northwestern’s Global Marketing and Student Affairs teams. Since then, he has photographed for clients on all kinds of projects, from editorial assignments to commercial work and events. For editorial licensing, his work is on Shutterstock. For events, graduation photos, or licensing anything not featured, get in touch.
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POLITICO
POLITICO Pro
E&E News by POLITICO
CNBC
Forbes
Fox News
Telemundo
United Press International
New York Post
Page Six
National Geographic
Medill News Service
America 250
AriZona Iced Tea
Sony
Sigma USA
Zeiss USA
Marvel Studios
Qantas Airlines
The City of New York
World Trade Center
BuzzFeed
Nantucket Magazine
Northwestern University
National Geographic
Sony
Scholastic Art & Writing
Illinois College Press Association
Photographic Society of America
Interviews · Video · Podcasts
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Based in New York City
All photographs © Jonah Elkowitz.