DN Photographers

Debbie Egan-Chin is a Brooklynite who fell in love with photography from the moment the black & white image emerged from the darkroom tray. It felt like magic. Mesmerized by the work of Diane Arbus, Mary Ellen Mark and Weegee, she studied and graduated from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. Since 1999 she has shot breaking news for the Daily News and she thinks it's wonderful how the camera allows her entrance into people's lives. Egan-Chin has covered the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the inauguration of President Obama and Hurricane Irene for the Daily News. Assignments have also taken her to Africa, Iraq, South America, and most recently Rome, where she covered the elevation of Bishop Dolan to Cardinal.

James Keivom has been a New York Daily News photographer for over 10 years. Equally comfortable on the street and at the ball field, Keivom was recently honored with four awards at NYPPA's 2011 photo contest, including first place in the sports feature category.

Todd Maisel is an award-winning New York Daily News staff photographer since 1999 and has been a pro photographer, with specialty in spot news for more than 28 years. He currently serves as a National Director of the National Press Photographers Association, chairman of Region 2 NPPA, board member of its national advocacy committee and the Northern Short Course. Notably, he was the co-chair of Witness to Tragedy and Recovery 9-11 Memorial Program at Pace University. He was honored with NPPA the Humanitarian Award for saving the life of a firefighter found in the debris after the collapse of one of the two towers, assisting in the rescue of injured photographer David Handschuh, and extensive coverage of the event. In 1998, he was named Photographer of the Year by the New York Press Photographers Association, the first freelancer to ever obtain that distinction. He's won numerous awards since. Maisel has a Journalism degree from NYU, continuing ed at School of Visual Arts, and Parsons School of Art.

Born and raised in Brooklyn and following in his father’s footsteps, who was also a photographer for the Daily News back in the sixty’s, Ken Murray began his career in the news business at just 9 years old. He got his first picture in the Brooklyn Daily, which does not exist anymore. At 13 he started taking news jobs for several local publications and found a passion for listening to police scanners and racing to the scene on his bicycle in anticipation of capturing a front page picture. He soon began freelancing for the New York Daily News and was hired as a staff photographer in 1993. He thrived being on the frontlines of breaking news and covered some of the biggest stories in New York’s history such as, Son of Sam, a Child Killed by Polar Bears in the Prospect Park Zoo, the first World Trade Center bombing, as well as September 11 attacks and many more.

Robert Sabo has been a staff photographer with The New York Daily News since 2006. He prides himself in being a classically trained photojournalist. He considers Walker Evans, Eugene Smith, Paul Strand, Robert Frank, Lewis Hine, Weegee and Elliott Erwitt to be his greatest inspirations. While many of his assignments focus on sports; his favorite photography comes from capturing the beauty of everyday life in and around New York.

Andrew Savulich is a staff photographer for the New York Daily News since 1993. His work has been displayed at the International Center of Photography in 1994, Camerawork SF in 1995, Musee de la Photographie Charleroi in Belgium in 2002, as well as other solo exhibitions. Savulich has received a number of awards, including the Ernst Haas Photographer Grant in 1992, and the NEA Fellowship Grant in Photography in 1986.

Howard Simmons has been a Daily News photographer for 15 years. He most recently covered Super Bowl XLVI for the paper.

Corey Sipkin has been a New York Daily News photographer for over 15 years. Specializing in sports photography, Sipkin has covered the last two Giant Super Bowl victories and the last five Yankee World Series appearances for the Daily News.

Susan Watts has been an award-winning photojournalist in New York City for almost 20 years. A staff photographer at the New York Daily News since 1995, she covers top local, national and international news stories. Watts has been honored by the World Press Photo Foundation, the National Press Photographers Association, the Pictures of the Year International, the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Associated Press, the Newswomen’s Club of New York, the Deadline Club and the New York Press Club, receiving multiple citations for first prize, best in show and photographer of the year.

Julia Xanthos is a multimedia jounalist whose work has been recognized by the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, Pictures of the Year International, New York Press Photographers, New Jersey Press Photographers Association, LIFE Year in Pictures, and NPPA's Women in Photojournalism. In 2010 she was awarded a Front Page Award for her multimedia work by the Newswoman's Club of New York. Most recently Xanthos's videography earned her an Emmy nomination. She is currently a member of NYPPA's Board of Trustees.

Anthony DelMundo is an award winning staff photojournalist for the New York Daily News where he has worked since 2003. His work has received numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association, The Headliners Awards, The New York Press Photographers Association, and has twice been included with Pulitzer Prize nominations for photography. Born in Cavite, Philippines, he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Queens College in 2002 and furthered his studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Jefferson Siegel, a staff photojournalist at the New York Daily News, began taking pictures at age three and still has his original Kodak Brownie and Stereo Realist cameras. A lifelong New Yorker, his journalism career began at The Villager, the award-winning local weekly, where he has covered the most influential neighborhoods, politicians and events in the city. His work has been recognized by the New York Press Club, the New York Press Photographers Association and the New York Press Association.

Marcus Santos is a staff photographer for the NY Daily News with experience in breaking news, feature news, international disaster response, travel, corporate and events photography. He is the founder of Images for Hope, a 501(c)3 organization that raises awareness and funding for disaster recovery through photography. He has documented disasters in Haiti, Pakistan and Sri Lanka since 2005. He was awarded the Silurian and Deadline Club awards for best breaking news photo in 2012 and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2011.

Pearl Gabel is a Staff Photographer at the New York Daily News. She has worked as a contributing photographer, writer, editor and multimedia producer for a variety of publications and nonprofit organizations. She holds a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in Media Studies from Hampshire College.

Joe Marino started with the New York Daily News in 2008. In that time, he's covered everything from general assignment to breaking news. His role allows him to tell the stories of New Yorkers by documenting the human drama of the City itself, from the tawny Upper East, to the far reaches of Brooklyn's East New York. The scanners carrying the din of New York's Police and Fire radio traffic has brought him to find some of the city's most compelling stories, people, and photos. He's won and been nominated for several awards for breaking news photography; including The New York Press Photographers Association for breaking news, and The New York City Press Club for spot news. Marino has also had the privilege of being part of the New York Daily News' various Pulitzer submissions for breaking news photography, Occupy Wall Street, and for Hurricane Sandy.