Seeing what matters.
CatchLight leverages the power of images to inform, connect, and transform communities.
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Read more: CatchLight announces support for eight local newsrooms producing solutions-focused visual journalism on the nation’s mental health crisisEight CatchLight grantees will spotlight community-based responses to maternal mental health, youth climate anxiety, workplace neurodivergence, caregiving, and life after incarceration
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CatchLight Local member newsrooms seeing improvements in audience reach & engagement
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CatchLight Global funds distributed over the past 9 years to photographers across 16+ countries
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Newsrooms supported by CatchLight Focus: Mental Health which has raised nearly $2M over 3 years
Katie Basile
Katie Baldwin Basile is a photojournalist, documentary photographer and filmmaker with a focus on her home, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. Basile’s work has appeared on PBS NewsHour and inThe Washington Post Magazine, NPR, The New York Times and High Country News Magazine.
Featured projects
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Through editorial mentorship and direct financial support, CatchLight Local helped Wisconsin Watch strengthen its visual journalism capacity and boost community engagement Key Points The Challenge In 2024, Wisconsin Watch was at a pivotal moment. For more than 15 years, the independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom had been reporting on local issues across the state as part of its mission to make communities stronger, more informed, and better connected through journalism. Wisconsin Watch had long recognized the power of images. But with roughly 30 full-time staff and limited resources, it lacked the capacity to invest in dedicated visual journalists and editorial support. …
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The Current is expanding its map of the communities it serves by investing in higher-quality, more comprehensive visual journalism. Through Coastal Lens, its monthly visual column and newsletter, the independent newsroom gives readers another way into Savannah and the broader Georgia coast.
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Through Borderless Magazine’s visual reporting, immigration is documented not as an abstract political debate, but as a story of everyday life, community, and the moments that unfold long after the cameras leave.
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At Mississippi Today, staff photojournalists Vickie D. King and Eric Shelton bring years of experience documenting Mississippi’s communities, using photography to add depth, humanity, and trust to local reporting.
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How CatchLight Local + Wisconsin Watch Brought Visual Journalism into the Community
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Inside the Coastal Lens, where local images find a home
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At Borderless Magazine, immigration stories continue long after the headlines
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Mississippi Today visual journalists reflect on an evolving industry
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2027 Visual Storytelling Summit
Visual storytelling is changing fast. Join us for a day of new skills, leading voices and the CatchLight community as we explore what comes next.
May1
Our Programs
CatchLight Local
A collaborative model for visual journalism that aims to advance trust and representation in local media.
CatchLight Global Fellowship
Harnessing the power of visual storytelling to change the world.
CatchLight Live
Visual-first event production with live music and storytelling.
CatchLight Focus
Visual desks focused on single urgent themes with partner newsrooms and visual storytellers
CatchLight Studio
Let CatchLight create a visual storytelling experience that conveys its power and impact.
