I’m a photo editor currently working at The Atlantic.
I have photo edited at The New York Times where I worked on both the newsroom side for the Live, Express and Well desks as well as on Opinion.
Additionally, I photo edit at Giant Artists where I have helped launch photographers, Caroline Tompkins, Brad Torchia and Peyton Fulford, and developed a new communication structure for weekly visual updates.
I have taught photography workshops with Momenta Workshops, and I would be remiss not to mention my early days as a photo editor at The East Carolinian in college.
Prior to editing, I was a freelance photojournalist covering everything from Covid surging in hospitals to wild peacocks in Los Angeles. My goal with every assignment is to bring empathy, sensitivity and a keen eye.
Over the course of 10+ years in journalism, I have come to believe that at the core of the best visual storytelling is teamwork — as well as strong research, respect and humility, diverse commissioning, attention to detail and good snacks.
You can reach me at allisonzaucha@gmail.com
REVIEWS
Reviewer, Diversify, 2023-2024
Reviewer, Northern Short Course, 2022
ATTENDED
NPPA Multimedia Immersion, New York, 2019
Eddie Adams XXXI, 2018
The New York Times Portfolio Review, 2018
Women Photograph Scholarship, Missouri Photo Workshop 69, 2017
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY CLIENTS
The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The CUT at New York Magazine, NPR, The San Francisco Chronicle, ESPNW, BuzzFeed News, Bloomberg News, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Life & Thyme
PHOTOGRAPHY RECOGNITION
Chosen, American Photography 37, 2021
Chosen, American Photography 36, 2020
8 Female Photographers to Watch in 2020, ShotKit, 2020
30 under 30 Women Photographers, Artpil, 2020
Chosen, American Photography 35, 2019
Chosen, American Photography 34, 2018
Second Place, Northern Short Course - Portrait/Personality, 2018
Nominated, PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch, 2018
Chosen, American Photography 32, 2016
Selected for Pictures in Photography, Black Box Gallery, Juried by Kelli Pennington, 2015