Press Democrat - Photographer

Kent Porter is a photojournalist based in Sonoma County, California.  He has been employed by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat for over 30 years.

During the past five years, Kent has been concerned with the effects of climate change in Northern California.  His work has been increasingly dedicated to covering wildfire and other natural disasters in and around the region and how Northern California communities are dealing with the lasting impacts of wildfire devastation. 

Kent was part of the Press Democrat's team which won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the October, 2017 Tubbs fire.  He is a three-time National Press Photographer Association's  West Region Photographer of the Year, plus the recipient of numerous state and national awards.  Kent’s photographs have been published worldwide, including Time, Newsweek, Mother Jones, and The New York, Los Angeles, and London Times.  

Kent looks forward to continuing his dramatic photographic work related to environmental change on a local and national level.

At his April 3 presentation to the Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary, Kent will be showing many of his award-winning photographs, including some from the Tubbs fire.  Kent's engaging storytelling will provide the background that brings these photographs to life.      

Link to some of Kent's latest publications at the Press Democrat