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I'm a photo editor, photographer, arts advocate, and educator based in New York.
Currently, I'm Head of Photography, at The Guardian US. I also teach as part-time faculty in the BFA photography program at Parsons.
Previously, I was Senior Photo Editor at The New Yorker where I served as producer of the Photo Booth column, commissioned original photography, and researched photos for daily news stories.
Prior to The New Yorker, I was Program Officer at Magnum Foundation, where I administered grants to photographers globally.
Before moving to New York, I was a lecturer in the African Diaspora and Art History programs at Florida International University, and I I also worked many years as the YoungArts Foundation's discipline coordinator for photography. In 2010 I co-founded FotoKonbit, a non-profit organization created to engage, educate, and support Haitians in the telling of their own stories through photography. I started my career as a contract photojournalist for The Miami Herald.
PUBLICATIONS: Jamel Shabazz, Prospect Park: Photographs of a Brooklyn Oasis, 2025; Yaba Blay, One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race, 2021.
JURIES AND SERVICE: World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, Aperture Portfolio Prize, Center Santa Fe Juror Socially Engaged Award, Photo Vogue Portfolio Review, FotoFest Houston Portfolio Review, New York Times Portfolio Review, Overseas Press Club.
CONTACT: noelletheard@gmail.com / Instagram / LinkedIn