With extensive experience as a photographer and photo editor, Danese goes through the ins and outs of pursuing a career in photo editing and best practices for editing, sequencing, and captioning, along with what she looks for in a photographer when assigning. Whether you’re curious about transitioning from photographer to editor or want to know more about how to put your best foot forward in the field, Danese answers all your questions! 

Currently the Managing Editor of Visuals the Philadelphia Inquirer, Danese Kenon is a dynamic visual educator and coach with nearly two decades of photojournalism experience. She started her career as a photographer at The Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY, then earned a master’s in photography from the SI Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. A Pulliam Fellowship took Kenon to The Indianapolis Star, where she was a photographer, multimedia journalist, and editor. She moved into management as Assistant Managing Editor/Visuals at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and later as the Deputy Director of Video/Multimedia at the Tampa Bay Times. Danese also teaches multimedia journalism, Photojournalism, and leadership at The Kalish, the Eddie Adams Workshop, and to NABJ student journalists. Follow her on X @danesekenon