Kent Nishimura

Kent Nishimura (b. 1985) is a Photographer working across North America and beyond, based in Washington, DC. Mr. Nishimura has over a decade of experience covering national news, natural disasters, and politics as a freelancer and as a newspaper staffer. Mr. Nishimura was a Staff Photographer for the Los Angeles Times, covering news, politics, sports and celebrity portraiture. He was previously a frequently commissioned freelance photographer, based in the middle of the Pacific, with an extensive client list that includes The New York Times, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, WIRED, and Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, to name a few. His work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the National Headliner Awards, American Illustration and American Photography (AI-AP) and the National Press Photographers Association, among others.