Joshua Davis
Visual Journalist and Educator
Josh Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Journalism Department at San Francisco State University. He previously taught as a lecturer at NYU, Columbia, CUNY, The New School and UNC-Chapel Hill. His students have won awards including a regional Emmy, ONA, and College Photographer of the Year. Here is a selection of work produced by students in Josh’s classes.
Finding Shelter
(2020) SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
When COVID-19 shut down life as we know it in March 2020, a group of students turned their cameras on themselves to reveal the struggles and inequities brought on by the pandemic.
Finding Sanctuary
(2017) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Follow the journeys of six individuals who have found—or are continuing to seek out—sanctuary in New York City. Produced by NYU Studio20 graduate students in Writing and Reporting II, an interactive visual storytelling course.
Honors + Awards
New York Emmy Award
College Photographer of the Year, Award of Excellence
The Webby Awards, Official Nominee
NYC Values
(2016) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Inspired by Ted Cruz’s claim that Donald Trump has “New York values,” the class set out to discover what defines NYC values through a look into the lives of New Yorkers. Produced by NYU Studio20 graduate students in Writing and Reporting II, an interactive visual storytelling course.
Honors + Awards
Online Journalism Association, The David Teeuwen Student Journalism Award, Large Project
What Is Home?
(2015) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
A documentary project that explores the concept of “home.” Produced by NYU Studio20 graduate students in Writing and Reporting II, an interactive visual storytelling course.
Honors + Awards
College Photographer of the Year, Large Group Multimedia Project, Award of Excellence
SXSW Interactive, Nominee, Best Student Project
Society of Professional Journalists, Finalist, Mark of Excellence, Best Use of Multimedia
Carolina Photojournalism Workshop
(2012, 2014-15, 2017) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL
Video coach for this annual workshop that tells stories of towns and cities around North Carolina. Students immerse themselves in the lives of the area’s people, and work 24/7 on a video production that gets publicly screened on the final night and are later published online.
Honors + Awards
2013 SXSW Interactive Awards - Finalist, Student Project - Port City Stories
Mountain Workshops
(2015-17) WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Video storytelling coach for this annual workshop that gathers journalists from around the world to document the diverse communities within Kentucky through visual and written narratives.