Compelling, and diverse, photojournalism can make a lasting connection with people
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Nuanced visual journalism is an effective agent for grappling the issues our world faces
Solana Cain is a news photo editor at The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper. She is passionate about ensuring diversity and inclusion behind the lens in news coverage. Solana has worked as a photo editor for Getty Images, HELLO! Canada and Maclean's. Solana is a mentor in the newly launched BIPOC photojournalism mentorship program, Room Up Front. and sits on the Board of Directors at Gallery TPW in Toronto.
Solana is committed to her own photojournalism practice where she prioritizes documenting authentic and empowering images of Black women and girls. Solana was selected as one of the first artists in residence at Nia Centre for the Arts in Toronto. She is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (formerly Ryerson University) School of Journalism and the photojournalism program at Loyalist College. Recently, Solana completed The Kalish photo editing workshop.
Photo by Alyssa Pointer