An award-winning visual journalist, Alyssa Pointer, has built a career around impactful storytelling, exploring race, class, culture, geography, and gender through images that are timely, honest, and deeply human.

From daily news and breaking events to long-form narrative projects, Alyssa’s editorial work has been documented with global news platforms including NPR, Thomson Reuters, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Chicago Tribune. Today, Alyssa leads Leola Studios, her creative venture focused on powerful visual storytelling for nonprofit and for-profit organizations such as No Kid Hungry and 70 Million Podcast. Her artistry captures people, communities, and the pivotal issues shaping their lives with such emotional depth, enriching the connection and experience each viewer feels. Alyssa's work has earned recognition from organizations including the Time Magazine's 100 Photos of the Year, National Press Photographers Association, the Atlanta Press Club, and the Hearst Journalism Awards. A talented storyteller, mentor, and creative force Alyssa’s work is a great reminder of the power of visual storytelling to shed light and humanize the often overlooked experiences in our communities. Let's celebrate this week's #QueenOfInnovation! Connect with more dope creative storytellers doing good in the community >> GoodieNation.org/apply. #GoodieNation #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere