Tyrone Turner and Susan Sterner are partners in photography and life, both are award-winning photojournalists and educators, with a deep love and connection to Louisiana. 

Tyrone is a son of New Orleans and launched his career with the hometown newspaper, The Times-Picayune.  Working with agencies such as Black Star, Aurora Novus Select, and the National Geographic Image Collection, Tyrone has created ground-breaking work with journalism and non-profit entities around the world such as National Geographic Magazine, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, United Nations World Food Programme, California Community Foundation, the Heinz Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and high-profile commercial clients such as Sony.  On assignment for National Geographic Magazine Tyrone has covered the intersection of environment and humankind in projects on El Niño, the disappearing wetlands of Lousiana, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf oil spill, and global efforts to increase energy efficiency. Currently, Tyrone is the visuals editor/photojournalist for WAMU, the National Public Radio (NPR) station for  the metro Washington, D.C., area and a frequent contributor to NPR.

 

Susan is an independent artist and photojournalist and an Associate Professor of Photography and Photojournalism at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University. She developed and runs the graduate program in New Media Photojournalism. Susan’s career began in New Orleans, freelancing for national and international publications. She joined the Associated Press as a staff photographer based in Mississippi and Los Angeles and covered daily news and issues such as immigration, child labor, and welfare reform. The Institute of Current World Affairs awarded concurrent fellowships to Tyrone and Susan for two years of work in Brazil where Susan focused on women’s access to resources and Tyrone looked at youth culture. Upon return Susan worked as a White House photographer documenting life behind the scenes before joining the faculty of the Corcoran. She continues to work on photo and multimedia projects centering on women, migration, and health care.