I AM A NEW YORK-BASED JOURNALIST
WHO SEARCHES FOR INTRIGUE, DEPTH AND UNIVERSAL TRUTH.
INTERSECTING TOPICS // CULTURE, POLITICS, DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, TECHNOLOGY, STYLE
(I HAVE SHOT PHOTOS AND
MADE AUDIO STORIES, TOO.)
THE FEATURES
(SOME LONGER STUFF)
"I just emailed Joe personally to show him the article, it's so considered and beautifully written!!! I’m not usually this gushy over articles but you have a way with words, lady! You’ve captured the essence of who he is and I really appreciate that as that side of him I feel is seldom shown."
—Anisa Topan
"A lot of times I think things get a little twisted or lost in translation somehow, but you hit it on the head. Really great and thorough piece. Had to say thank you for the attention to detail and spot-on portrayal of me and my thoughts and general ideas. By far the most accurate to date!"
—Cait Oppermann
THE NEW YORK TIMES
(SOME STORIES I'VE REPORTED)
THE SHORTIES
(SMALLER WORD COUNTS)
THE EDITED
(STUFF I'VE PRODUCED)
AS DEPUTY EDITOR
AS SENIOR EDITOR
This row has won
Folio Ozzie Awards.
Contributors come from the AFAR, Bon Appétit, GQ, Kinfolk, New York Magazine,
The New York Times Magazine, T, TIME, The Washington Post and WIRED, among others.
This row is part of a
monthly column.
THE
COVERS
(FROM STORIES I WROTE OR ASSIGNED)
GOD SAVE THE SEAM
Joe Corré, son of legends Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, speaks out about the fashion industry, punk today, and the ethos behind his anti-brands.
SUITED | Photo © Benjamin Tietge
THE UNMISTAKABLE MICHELLE HARPER
The brains behind the beauty industry's most innovative brands shares notes on her past, present, and the
genre's future.
SUITED | Photo © David Slijper
MAKING MAGIC
Davis Ayer manipulates his
photos entirely by hand.
Like any good magician,
he never reveals his secrets, but bit by bit, he's starting
to lift the veil.
Rangefinder | Photo © Davis Ayer
IN THE COMPANY
OF WOLVES
The story of how one photographer documented
the six Angulo brothers leading up to their stardom from
The Wolfpack.
Rangefinder | Photo © Dan Martensen
AT WORK, AT PLAY
Unafraid to mix business with personal work, Brooklyn photographer Cait Oppermann is kept particularly busy
with clients who are loving
the blend.
Rangefinder | Photo © Cait Oppermann
THE ARCHIVES
(OLDIES BUT GOODIES)
HELLO
I grew up in Minneapolis, where I went to an immersion school that taught only in French. I’m a third-generation journalist in my family, whose parents were reporters for The Star Tribune and grandmother had been an editor for The Daytonian in the 1930s-1950s.
I moved to New York after graduating from Indiana University's School of Journalism in Bloomington in 2013. I'm now a staff editor for The New York Times, where I work on the Special Sections and Metropolitan desks, as well as the A2-A3 pages of the newspaper.
Previously, I was the senior editor of Rangefinder, a photography magazine, and the deputy editor of Suited (on hiatus since the pandemic), an independent biannual that focuses on how culture, fashion, design, art and music intersect with politics, identity and global impact.
Photo © Keith Barraclough
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