Contributors

Kira Pollack

Director of Photography
Kira Pollack joined TIME as the director of photography in October 2009. She oversees the photographic vision of TIME, TIME.com and TIME on the iPad. TIME has won numerous awards, including Overseas Press Club, World Press, POYi, SPD and American Photography. Previously, Pollack was the deputy photo editor for the New York Times Magazine. During her 11-year tenure, she helped launch Play, the Times’ sports magazine.

Latest Posts by Kira Pollack

Photograph by Nadav Kander for TIME
The Backstory

Behind the Obama Cover: Person of the Year 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 | 0

Behind the scenes with photographer Nadav Kander on TIME’s cover shoot for Person of the Year 2012: President Barack Obama.

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Out There

TIME Picks the Top Photographic Magazine Covers of 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 | 0

The best photographs don’t always make the best covers. Here, TIME presents our picks for the top 10 photographic magazine covers of 2012.

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Bernat Armangue—AP
Photo Essay

TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2012

Thursday, December 13, 2012 | 1

TIME presents the top 10 photographs of the year — the images that moved us most in 2012, along with the backstories from the photographers who shot the now iconic frames.

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Courtesy of Aperture Books
Profile

Inside the Mind of a Master Photo Editor

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 | 0

As Aperture releases a new book that chronicles the New York Times Magazine’s iconic images over the last three decades, Kira Pollack reflects on the vision and influence of its longtime photo editor, Kathy Ryan.

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Peter van Agtmael—Magnum
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Recognizing the Next Generation: Peter van Agtmael at the Infinity Awards

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | 0

Last night, Peter van Agtmael was awarded the prestigious Infinity Award for Young Photographer of the Year by the International Center of Photography. Kira Pollack, Director of Photography at TIME, reflects on the importance of his work as an editor firmly […]

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Devin John Tepleski
Photo Essay

Channeling Margaret Mead: Photographs by Devin Tepleski

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | 0

Canadian photographer and filmmaker Devin Tepleski captures a surreal series of portraits of men, women and children in the Black Volta river before the river was dammed to flood a 440-square-kilometer gorge.

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Valérie Belin
Out There

Double Vision: Valérie Belin’s Black Eyed Susan

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | 0

Valerie Belin’s latest series “Black Eyed Susan” turns her lens on a dreamy montage of women who embody the ideal post-war female, interlaid with sharp images of flowers.

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