EP 36 • Brent Lewis
About Brent
Brent Lewis is a Photo Editor based out of New York City, co-founder of Diversify. Photo and from the greatest city in the world Chicago. South Side to be exact.
Brent is a photo editor at The New York Times working on the Express Desk focusing on breaking and viral news. Brent was a Photo Editor at The Washington Post. Formerly, he was the Senior Photo Editor of ESPN’s The Undefeated, where he drove the visual language of the website that is based around the intersection of sports, race, and culture. Before joining the turning his life over to photo editing, he was a staff photojournalist with stints at The Denver Post, The Rockford Register Star, and the Chillicothe Gazette.
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Website: www.blewisphoto.com
Where are you based?: Maplewood, New Jersey
Camera Brand: Nikon
Most Influential Photographer: Gordon Parks
Favorite Lens: 35mm fixed
In your opinion, what is the most/least diverse field of photography?
Editorial is the most diverse field. Fashion and commercial are the least diverse.
What do you consider the biggest hurdle for Black photographers today?
Getting in the room.
