Caitlin O' Hara
Caitlin is an independent photojournalist and member of Juntos Photo Cooperative based in the Sonoran Desert (Phoenix, Arizona). She studied Journalism at Indiana University in Bloomington and Korean Language at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. She aims to create accountable relationships with people over long-term documentary work. She is collaborating with the Kahn family to chronicle their responses to a rare disease diagnosis.
As a photographer, she has worked for some of the world’s biggest magazines, newspapers and brands like National Geographic, Nike and The New York Times. In her eight years as a photojournalist, she has proven herself dependable to create thought-provoking, honest and nuanced imagery on deadline. Her editors and collaborators rely on her to connect them with sources, pitch stories and follow through with high-quality work.
O’Hara will continue her deeply personal documentary Fighting the Batten Monster, in collaboration with the Kahn family and their fraternal twins, Mackenzie and Amelia, who were diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease (CLN3) in 2017. “My hope is that the photos from my collaboration with the Kahn family encourage more scientists to research Juvenile Batten Disease,” said O’Hara.
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