Sandra Stevenson
Associate director of photography @ CNN / Based in New York
Sandra Stevenson is the associate director of photography for CNN. A visual editor, writer and digital strategist, she previously worked at The New York Times, where she oversaw digital photo editors on the news desk, and worked on...
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Focus:
Editor, Director, Writer, Digital Stratagist, Associate Director of Photography
Skills:
Copy Editing, Photo Editing, Mixed Media, Curating, Copywriting, Photojournalism
About
Sandra Stevenson is the associate director of photography for CNN. A visual editor, writer and digital strategist, she previously worked at The New York Times, where she oversaw digital photo editors on the news desk, and worked on visual content for Race/Related and Gender, in addition to special projects such as “Overlooked.”
Sandra M. Stevenson is originally from Albuquerque, NM and was raised in Cheyenne, WY. After receiving a BA in English from Syracuse University, Sandra spent four years working at NBC – first as a Page and then working on various news programs. From there, she became the program coordinator for the Black Filmmaker Foundation. During her time there, she held a deep commitment to helping people of color enter the film industry at various levels. Sandra then returned to the news industry, by taking on a position at The Associated Press, where she spent eight years moving up from photo assistant to overseeing photo news coverage for Latin America and the Caribbean. She also took time to work on and an advanced degree in multimedia from l’Universite Toulouse in France. Sandra was a contributing writer in the book "Unseen: Unpublished Black History from The New York Times Photo Archives." She was the picture editor and co-curator on the book "This Is 18." She joined The New York Times almost 15 years ago.
Sandra Stevenson: What is Photography
An Unseen Look Inside the Portland Protests
New York Times work
Sandra M. Stevenson is originally from Albuquerque, NM and was raised in Cheyenne, WY. After receiving a BA in English from Syracuse University, Sandra spent four years working at NBC – first as a Page and then working on various news programs. From there, she became the program coordinator for the Black Filmmaker Foundation. During her time there, she held a deep commitment to helping people of color enter the film industry at various levels. Sandra then returned to the news industry, by taking on a position at The Associated Press, where she spent eight years moving up from photo assistant to overseeing photo news coverage for Latin America and the Caribbean. She also took time to work on and an advanced degree in multimedia from l’Universite Toulouse in France. Sandra was a contributing writer in the book "Unseen: Unpublished Black History from The New York Times Photo Archives." She was the picture editor and co-curator on the book "This Is 18." She joined The New York Times almost 15 years ago.
- Current Governor on the Overseas Press Club - America
- Current Board member of the LCU Women's Education Fund
- Current Board member of Photo Start
- Former Board president at the Bronx Documentary Center
- Former Board member of the American Montessori Society
PRESS / COVERAGE OF MY WORK
An Interview with Sandra StevensonSandra Stevenson: What is Photography
An Unseen Look Inside the Portland Protests
New York Times work
Education
Syracuse University