Briana Ellis-Gibbs holds a Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY with focus in arts and culture where she specialized in arts and culture reporting. She has worked as freelance photo editor at NBC, and Lonely Planet and written extensively on photography, history, and art for various publications, such as CNN Style, The Brooklyn Rail, Hyperallergic, and more. Additionally, she taught photography at Press Pass NYC, where she mentors and educates high school students on the ethics and practice of photojournalism.  She has received multiple honors and awards for her work, including the Anne O’Hare McCormick Memorial Scholarship, the Ralph and Fanny Ellison Scholarship, the NABJ Salute to Excellence Award, and the Mark J. Edelson Picture Editing Scholarship.

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Briana works on the photo desk at The Guardian.