In the early 1970s, Eli Reed spent six years working nights in a cancer ward to support his photography. He would go on to travel the world as a newspaper, documentary and movie industry photographer, garnering numerous awards and a coveted spot at the elite photo agency Magnum.

Photographer John Isaac arrived to New York from India in 1965, penniless. He would go on to a career as the United Nations’ top photographer, traveling the world covering war, famine and chaos before getting to turn his camera toward beauty and wildlife.

World-renowned food photographer Lou Manna shares advice on taking top-notch photos of your holiday meals–or any meal.

An early interest in photography, a sense of entrepreneurialism and the ability to maintain relationships steered photographer Robert Caplin toward a full-time freelancing career in Manhattan, shooting for publications such as The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

Photographer Justin Kase Conder took calculated risks that landed him gigs shooting for some of the nation’s largest publications.