CatchLight

 CatchLight is a visual-first media organization that leverages the power of visual storytelling to inform, connect, and transform communities. Join us for our event! Details below:





CatchLight Live in Chicago

March 31, 2026

6-8 pm

Bottom Lounge

Tickets $25, complimentary with code



In partnership with the largest journalism conference in the country, ONA, and Borderless Magazine, the program will feature live storytelling by John Moore (Getty Images), Camilla Forte (Borderless Magazine, CatchLight Local / RFA fellow), Zimbo Gessert, a stage actor sharing the story of a young man’s journey from Myanmar to Chicago, excerpted from the Sanctuary Stories project, developed by Emmy-winning professor, Craig Duff (Northwestern).  It will also feature visual stories by local and national photographers, set to a live score by a quartet from The Chicago Jazz Soul Collective.



CatchLight Live: Sharing What Matters in Chicago is presented in partnership with Borderless Magazine, Medill at Northwestern University, Prism Photo Workshop, and with support from the Enlight Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, Robert’s Camera, and CatchLight’s education partner, PhotoWings.