Sangsuk Sylvia Kang (b. 1991, 강상숙) is a photographer, journalist, and a Photo Editor at TIME Magazine.
From Seoul and based in New York City, Sylvia is a graduate of Columbia University 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 TIME (2019 - present), she focuses on international stories. Within the U.S., she is passionate about covering issues that affect Asian communities.
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, NYLON, 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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