Stephen Yang is a photojournalist based in New York, NY. Stephen covers a variety of domestic and international news and has photographed projects regarding drug use, civil uprising, climate change, immigration and environmentalism. His work has been featured in The New York Post, Getty Images, Reuters, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Der Spiegel, Google, Slate, Momentum Worldwide, The Solutions Project and his work is syndicated through Redux Pictures.
New York City Shutters Little Ellis Island - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/26/new-york-city-shutters-migrant-hotel-known-little-ellis-island/
Up Close and Invisible - Asia Society Magazine
https://asiasociety.org/magazine/article/close-and-invisible
A Different Way of Shooting Drugs - FAQ NYC/ The City NYC
https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/08/13/photojournalism-street-photography-midtown-manhattan-drug-use-stephen-yang/
What I Saw at Oceti Sakowin - VSCO
https://vsco.co/newsandevents/journal/what-i-saw-at-oceti-sakowin?share=MTUwNzA5MjU0Nw%3D%3D
stephen.a.yang@gmail.com
Instagram: thewestisblue
photo by Daniel William Mcknight