Brian Kaiser

Trump Attack on Intel’s C.E.O. Could Compound Factory Struggles

New work for @nytimes.com

Trump’s ongoing attacks on Intel CEO combine with market headwinds, threatening further delays on potential $100 billion project. I spent some time back in January documenting the construction and massive power and infrastructure investments in the area.

Heading to Pittsburgh next week for a project. Drop yinz food recommendations.

New work for @wsj.com — I photographed and filmed a robot unloading boxes at a DHL shipping facility. Its calm, effortless efficiency could signal a sea change for this once human-centric occupation.

Flier for Protest Safety Training, directing people to same URL in post.

For journalists covering protests in Los Angeles, join us for this online safety training on Monday. Colin Pereira, chief strategist on journalist safety for @pressfreedom.bsky.social (CPJ) will lead this session. All welcome, but will have some CA local focus.

tinyurl.com/cpjsafety

New work for @nytimes.com on Kathleen Spangler, a 29-year-old Marine who just won a home in Ireland through a raffle.

On assignment

It’s time to change the way the media reports on protests. Here are some ideas. "People kept sharing these videos that were coming up and it was unambiguous what was going on. We weren't looking at a stream of videos of violence erupting or clashes breaking out. We were looking a...

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She Built a Cult Baby Formula Business. Then R.F.K. Jr. Came Calling.

New 📸 work by me for @nytimes.com.

Laura Modi built a cult baby formula business that’s is rooted in science and uses organic ingredients. Some of her fans aren’t happy that she’s willing to work with the Trump administration.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...

Beautiful and powerful work by my pal @jamiekelterdavis.bsky.social on a community grappling with the consequences of a Trump presidency.

JD Vance’s Little Brother Tries His Hand at Politics. It’s Not Going So Well. Cory Bowman says he wants to be mayor of Cincinnati. He might have other things in mind.

New for @politico.com with fellow midwesterner @adamwren.bsky.social We joined JD Vance’s brother as he campaigned to be the next Mayor of Cincinnati. It’s the pastor/coffee shop owner’s first foray into elected office and he has an up hill climb in the liberal city www.politico.com/news/magazin...

New work for @theatlantic.com - I spent a few days following Tim Walz as he crossed the Buckeye State meeting with union members, party activists, and frustrated voters in newly conservative districts that were once Democratic strongholds.

A roundup of headlines and stories featuring the photos I made at the Columbus, OH Tesla Takedown protest.

On assignment covering the Tesla Takedown protest in Columbus, OH today.

New work for @outsidemag.bsky.social — I photographed a group of adaptive athletes as they tackled 26k of lung-depleting altitude, loose gravel, soul-sucking ascents, and wicked downhills at the Mammoth Trail Fest.

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Musk has become focus of anti-Trump demonstrators' anger Thousands of people demonstrated across the country, on Monday, against the dismissal of federal employees, lack of respect for checks and balances and the richest man in the world's influence on the ...

New work for @lemonde.fr on the 50501 Protest in Columbus, OH and the growing resistance to the Trump administration and Elon Musk.

www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Really great story but I think you intended to tag @brianwfraser.bsky.social not me. His photos in the story are absolutely wonderful.

The Actor Fred Savage’s New Role Is as a Watch Entrepreneur (Gift Article) The actor, who spent his childhood in “The Wonder Years,” has established a watch assessment service.

New work for @nytimes.com I photographed Fred Savage for a story on his latest role — a watch collector and entrepreneur. The actor, who spent his childhood in “The Wonder Years,” has established a watch authentication company.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/f...

A big, beautiful full color double truck tearsheet from yesterday’s print edition of @nytimes.com with my photo essay on sturgeon spearing season in Michigan.

It never gets old seeing your work in print. Even after all these years.

The Michigan Lake Where the Sturgeon Season Is 17 Minutes Long (Gift Article) Despite its brevity, the rush to spear giant sturgeon in Cheboygan, Mich., is important to the local economy.

Excited to share my latest photo essay for The New York Times.

For the past five years, I’ve made the trek up to northern Michigan to document a quirky, obscure fishing season and its impact on a small community.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/s...

On assignment this weekend on the frozen waters of Back Lake, MI. This is gonna be a fun one.

It’s sometimes hard to see in the moment but when you take a step back and see the depth and breadth of your own work over time, it can be just the kind of reminder you need to push through difficult times in this beautiful, brutal, and rapidly changing industry.

It’s a good reminder that the more you work at this, and the deeper you dive into the work, the better it will be.

Lastly, for me, digging through my archive shows me both how far I’ve come as an image maker and storyteller.

I’ve also noticed that over time my workflow, editing techniques, changes in my taste, and even software development has allowed me to find something intriguing or distinct in images I had previously discarded or written off.

Seeing and examining your patterns can also push you to try new techniques and approach image making in ways that evolve your practice.

Looking back at past work can reveal patterns in your approach or subject matter that you weren’t aware of or that point to a deeper interest you may want to explore.

Taking some images out of their original context can give them new meaning and importance.

It may not have fit within the story you were telling or the world may have changed and made the image or body of work more relevant.

Examining your past work allows you to see it with new eyes. Sometimes you come across something that didn’t work at the time but feels important or noteworthy today.

The slower pace of this time of year often gives me the space I need to reflect on my work and its current trajectory. It’s been unusually busy lately (thankfully) but in between assignments I’ve been digging into my archive and it’s something I think all photographers should do every year.