EP 48 • Alyssa Pointer
About Alyssa
Alyssa Pointer is a freelance editorial and commercial photographer based in Atlanta, GA. Alyssa spent 4 years working as a staff visual journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Before working in Atlanta, she spent a year working as a resident staff visual journalist for The Chicago Tribune. Alyssa is a graduate of Western Kentucky University's award-winning photojournalism program.
No matter her surroundings, Alyssa strives to create impactful images of the people and places within a community.
Alyssa's work has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism, Time Magazine's 100 Photos of the Year (twice), Georgia Associated Press Media Editors Contest, and the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.
Show Notes:
Website: alyssapointerphoto.format.com
Where are you based?: Atlanta, GA
Camera Brand: Canon
Most Influential Photographer:
Past - Gordon Parks, Vivian Maier, Eli Reed, John H. White, Richard Avedon
Present- Lisa Krantz, Brenda Ann Kenneally, Alex Webb, Endia Beal, Eugene Richards, Martin Schoeller
Favorite Lens:
50 mm is my favorite lens because I feel it challenges me to contemplate how to fill the frame with thought-provoking information.
Which field of photography is the most diverse? Least diverse?
Portrait photography and documentary photography are diverse because they are easily accessible. Sports, commercial and fashion photography is not diverse because it's harder to break into.
What do you consider the biggest hurdle for Black photographers today?
Access to quality photography education, financial education, and camera resources. I also believe that being heard when you have a seat at the table is a hurdle because Black photographers are often hired to fill a diversity quota.
What is the quote that you live by?
I love what Kerry James Marshall has to say in this video. The words of this video have been with me since 2016.
Instagram: @alyssapointerphoto
