15 Facts About James Estrin

James Estrin was born on February 16,1957 and is a photographer, writer, filmmaker, and academic.

James Estrin is a New York Times senior staff photographer and founder of Lens, The New York Times photography blog.

In 1981, James Estrin became a staff photographer for the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, MS.

James Estrin then freelanced in New York City for the city's major newspapers including Newsday, the New York Post and the New York Daily News.

James Estrin began freelancing for The New York Times in 1987 and joined the Times staff in 1992.

James Estrin photographed in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in 1993,1998 and again in 2002.

The photos were the subject of a solo exhibition of James Estrin's work mounted by the 92nd Street Y in New York earlier that year.

One year after the collapse of the World Trade Center, James Estrin took the iconic photo of the World Trade Center Memorial in which a swirl of dust enfolds a circle of survivors at Ground Zero.

In May 2009, James Estrin created Lens, The New York Times' photography blog, with Josh Haner and David Dunlap.

In 2013, James Estrin created the New York Portfolio Review, an annual event in which photographers from around the world meet with internationally prominent photo editors, critics, curators, book publishers, video producers and gallery owners in private meetings.

James Estrin has written hundreds of articles and posts for The New York Times.

James Estrin's writing has appeared in National Geographic Magazine, Aperture's "The Photographers Playbook" and several other books.

James Estrin appeared in the film, directed by Max Lewkowicz, as well in the documentary, "The Many Sad Fates of Mr Taledano," produced by Heartland Films.

James Estrin is an adjunct professor at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism where he teaches transmedia storytelling and photography.

James Estrin teaches at the School of Visual Arts' Masters Program in Digital Photography in New York.