Photojournalism

Lee Celano is a photojournalist based in New Orleans. He is available for assignments throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. With twenty years experience, he has covered major news stories in the United States and overseas. He shoots regularly for major news organizations including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Reuters, and his work appears on the web and in print worldwide. Lee is highly familiar with needs of news publications and is comfortable with tight deadlines. He has the equipment and know-how to send digital photographs quickly from virtually any location.

After being assigned to cover Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath, Lee relocated to New Orleans to document the recovery in-depth. As he photographs the lives of New Orleans and Gulf Coast residents transformed by devastating hurricanes, he is working with extraordinary passion and purposefulness. Covering the story from the beginning, his photos have put a human face on the slow re-population and rebuilding process. Lee also continues to work on a personal book project portraying modern life in Cajun Louisiana.