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Kainaz Amaria

Kainaz Amaria

Former Visuals Editor

As Visuals Editor, Kainaz ran an interdisciplinary team specializing in graphics, interactives, photography, data and design. Previously, she was an editor on NPR’s Visual Team.

Before all the desk jobs, she was a freelance photojournalist based in Mumbai, India. Her clients included The New York Times, Vogue India, and Reuters. Prior to that, she worked for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida. In 2010, she was a Fulbright Scholar and completed a short film on the Parsi Zoroastrian community in Mumbai.

She hates sloths, but loves pizza and puns.

Latest articles by Kainaz Amaria

National Geographic faced up to its racist past. Did it actually get better?
Features

Inside the reckoning at an American media institution.

By Kainaz Amaria and Anna North
The complicated relief of the Chauvin verdict
Police Violence

Americans cried, hugged, and gathered in the streets after jurors convicted the former police officer of murdering George Floyd.

By Kainaz Amaria and Fabiola Cineas
The devastating cold’s impact on Texas, in photos
Climate

What it looks like when a place that rarely dips below freezing gets a blast of Arctic air.

By Umair Irfan and Kainaz Amaria
Joe Biden’s unique Inauguration Day, in photos
Politics

Biden’s inauguration was marked by Covid-19 restrictions and high-security measures.

By Kainaz Amaria and Ella Nilsen
Photos: Trump supporters storm the US Capitol
Politics

Scenes of chaos.

By Kainaz Amaria and Jen Kirby
World leaders react to Biden’s win as Americans take to the streets in celebration
Politics

European and allied leaders didn’t wait for President Trump to concede.

By Kainaz Amaria and Katelyn Burns
This is what Trump did in the days before his coronavirus test, in photos
Politics

Before Trump tested positive, he came into contact with a lot of people.

By Kainaz Amaria, Aaron Rupar and 1 more
Thousands of Americans across the US are peacefully marching against police violence
Politics

Protests against George Floyd’s death and police brutality, in photos.

By Dylan Scott and Kainaz Amaria
George Floyd’s death set off uprisings across the country
Race

Minneapolis sees a third night of unrest after the fatal arrest of the unarmed black man.

By Kainaz Amaria and Catherine Kim
Photos: Uprisings across America
Race

From Minneapolis to New York City.

By Kainaz Amaria and Jen Kirby