Sangsuk Sylvia Kang (b. 1991, 강상숙) is a photographer, journalist, and a Photo Editor at The New York Times.

From Seoul and based in New York City, Sylvia is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She has served as a juror for World Press Photo Contest, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Competition, and the Alexia Grant, among others.


At the Times, Sylvia focuses on international news and feature coverage. Most recently, she was a Photo Editor at TIME Magazine (2019 - 2024) focusing on international stories, as well as issues that affect Asian communities in the U.S.

Prior to TIME, Sylvia was a freelance photographer. Her work has been published on The Wall Street Journal, ProPublica, The New York Times, TOPIC, New York Daily News, Newsday, Bloomberg Businessweek, Die Zeit, de Volkskrant, and Artnet News. She attended the Eddie Adams Workshop in 2018, interned at The Wall Street Journal’s Photography department in 2017, and before that, worked as a Graphic Designer at the Chicago Tribune for two years. 



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