Cengiz Yar
@cengizyar.com
visuals editor at ProPublica 🦂
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Cengiz Yar
@cengizyar.com
· Dec 10
Bringing My Photobook Back To Iraq
YouTube video by Cengiz Yar
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In October I brought 500 copies of my photobook back to Iraq and distributed them in Mosul. Filmmaker Savva Svet documented that journey and made this short film.
🚨Journalism Job🚨 (on my team!) @propublica.org is looking for a creative, empathetic and ambitious Visuals Editor. This role will work closely with the art director and the rest of the visuals team to find compassionate, incisive and original approaches to story presentations. grnh.se/v3pi5tuq6us
February 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
🚨Journalism Job🚨 (on my team!) @propublica.org is looking for a creative, empathetic and ambitious Visuals Editor. This role will work closely with the art director and the rest of the visuals team to find compassionate, incisive and original approaches to story presentations. grnh.se/v3pi5tuq6us
*Journalism Jobs* @propublica.org is hiring an Audience Writer to adapt our investigations into multiple formats, including short-form newsletter sections and standalone pieces. Open to remote candidates. Learn more here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
*Journalism Jobs* @propublica.org is hiring an Audience Writer to adapt our investigations into multiple formats, including short-form newsletter sections and standalone pieces. Open to remote candidates. Learn more here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Journalism Jobs: @themarshallproject.org is hiring a reporter to cover the immigration system and its intersection with the criminal justice system in the U.S.
Staff Writer, Immigration
The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Journalism Jobs: @themarshallproject.org is hiring a reporter to cover the immigration system and its intersection with the criminal justice system in the U.S.
“A Reuters review of federal court records found that the Trump administration has prosecuted at least 655 people under that charge across the U.S. since a series of city-focused immigration crackdowns began last summer. That’s more than double the prosecutions during the same period in 2024-2025..”
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles.
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“A Reuters review of federal court records found that the Trump administration has prosecuted at least 655 people under that charge across the U.S. since a series of city-focused immigration crackdowns began last summer. That’s more than double the prosecutions during the same period in 2024-2025..”
“How do you justify terrorizing an entire community? It is the most un-American thing I’ve ever experienced in my entire life.”
Ryan Devereaux reports for the @theintercept.com in MN
Ryan Devereaux reports for the @theintercept.com in MN
“Uptick in Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
theintercept.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
“How do you justify terrorizing an entire community? It is the most un-American thing I’ve ever experienced in my entire life.”
Ryan Devereaux reports for the @theintercept.com in MN
Ryan Devereaux reports for the @theintercept.com in MN
Journalism Jobs: The @startribune.com is hiring an investigative reporter at their headquarters in Minneapolis MN, a state increasingly at the center of national news conversations including policing, immigration, public safety, business, politics and fraud.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Journalism Jobs: The @startribune.com is hiring an investigative reporter at their headquarters in Minneapolis MN, a state increasingly at the center of national news conversations including policing, immigration, public safety, business, politics and fraud.
A rainbow, a family portrait, a heart. These are the drawings found in handwritten letters from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. Read them today on @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A rainbow, a family portrait, a heart. These are the drawings found in handwritten letters from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. Read them today on @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...
"a campaign against blue cities ... has burned through the president’s political capital faster than the money could be spent. ICE is now flush with cash right at a moment when public backlash is turning the agency into a pariah." @nickmiroff.bsky.social
ICE After Minneapolis
Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"a campaign against blue cities ... has burned through the president’s political capital faster than the money could be spent. ICE is now flush with cash right at a moment when public backlash is turning the agency into a pariah." @nickmiroff.bsky.social
"Now we’re left on our own."
In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"Now we’re left on our own."
This is what @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I saw in Minneapolis
On Saturday, Jan. 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.
Our photojournalists @cengizyar.com and @peterdicampo.bsky.social were on the ground in Minneapolis, covering events in the days surrounding Pretti’s death. This is what they witnessed.
Read more: https://propub.li/3ZjL7wH
Our photojournalists @cengizyar.com and @peterdicampo.bsky.social were on the ground in Minneapolis, covering events in the days surrounding Pretti’s death. This is what they witnessed.
Read more: https://propub.li/3ZjL7wH
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
This is what @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I saw in Minneapolis
"I think it would be more accurate to say they’re cutting costs because they want to cut costs. I don’t think anyone outside of maybe Will Lewis sees any strategy here. No one has shared anything with us about this supposed reorientation towards particular coverage or different formats."
Layoffs at the Washington Post
“Our leadership destroyed our brand.”
www.cjr.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"I think it would be more accurate to say they’re cutting costs because they want to cut costs. I don’t think anyone outside of maybe Will Lewis sees any strategy here. No one has shared anything with us about this supposed reorientation towards particular coverage or different formats."
"Instead of investigating a crime by identifying a suspect and then pursuing information about him or her, officers instead begin with someone they want to treat as a criminal and then use the technology to find a justification." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | ICE’s New Surveillance State Isn’t Tracking Only Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"Instead of investigating a crime by identifying a suspect and then pursuing information about him or her, officers instead begin with someone they want to treat as a criminal and then use the technology to find a justification." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
“the difference between an object and an image of an object isn’t minor. It’s the difference between encounter and representation – something that exists once, and something that has no unit.”
“Faking ‘realness’ on a computer doesn’t get us anywhere new.” – Elizabeth Goodspeed on imperfection as design strategy
As AI and digital tools make polish effortless, analogue imperfection has taken on new cultural weight. But what does “analogue” actually mean when most things are made, shared, and consumed digitally...
www.itsnicethat.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“the difference between an object and an image of an object isn’t minor. It’s the difference between encounter and representation – something that exists once, and something that has no unit.”
I do not make this comparison lightly.
"In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world," photojournalist @cengizyar.com writes. "The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home."
More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY
More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I do not make this comparison lightly.
"Mr. Trump isn’t a nationalist. He’s in league with transnational elites who lack allegiance to this or any country. While distracting voters with anti-immigrant rhetoric, he is laying the groundwork for the disenfranchisement of working people across the Americas." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Not a Nationalist. He’s Something Worse.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"Mr. Trump isn’t a nationalist. He’s in league with transnational elites who lack allegiance to this or any country. While distracting voters with anti-immigrant rhetoric, he is laying the groundwork for the disenfranchisement of working people across the Americas." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
“People are running out to buy more PPE for people, driving things out to the scene for people who need food, water, a warm car to sit in for a few minutes. They’re finding ways to support each other.” www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
How the Minnesota Star Tribune prepared its newsroom to cover Operation Metro Surge - Poynter
Tips on taking care of your people in a nonstop news cycle
www.poynter.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“People are running out to buy more PPE for people, driving things out to the scene for people who need food, water, a warm car to sit in for a few minutes. They’re finding ways to support each other.” www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
The Seattle Times is hiring a photojournalist for their newsroom; to cover a variety of assignments, from major league sports to spot news to magazine features. seattletimes.applytojob.com/apply/GeY4AJ...
Photographer - The Seattle Times - Career Page
Seeking a creative Photographer to support our Visuals team.
seattletimes.applytojob.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The Seattle Times is hiring a photojournalist for their newsroom; to cover a variety of assignments, from major league sports to spot news to magazine features. seattletimes.applytojob.com/apply/GeY4AJ...
In this weekend’s @propublica.org Dispatches, @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I wrote about our experiences in Minnesota in the days surrounding the killing of Alex Pretti. www.propublica.org/article/minn...
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
In this weekend’s @propublica.org Dispatches, @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I wrote about our experiences in Minnesota in the days surrounding the killing of Alex Pretti. www.propublica.org/article/minn...
"The helplessness continues at home, where his 7-year-old daughter is asking questions about her classmates who haven’t come to school lately. They looked at a class picture together, and she pointed to the faces of those missing." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"The helplessness continues at home, where his 7-year-old daughter is asking questions about her classmates who haven’t come to school lately. They looked at a class picture together, and she pointed to the faces of those missing." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
GQ is hiring Visuals Editor, responsible for all aspects of photo shoot production and picture research across print and digital platforms.
Visuals Editor, GQ
Since 1957, GQ has inspired its readers with unparalleled coverage of style, fashion, culture, news, politics, and more. From award-winning journalism and feature writing to unforgettable photography,...
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February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
GQ is hiring Visuals Editor, responsible for all aspects of photo shoot production and picture research across print and digital platforms.
“The records viewed by ProPublica list Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, as the shooters during the deadly encounter last weekend that left Pretti dead and ignited massive protests and calls for criminal investigations.”
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“The records viewed by ProPublica list Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, as the shooters during the deadly encounter last weekend that left Pretti dead and ignited massive protests and calls for criminal investigations.”
What @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I saw in Minneapolis
www.propublica.org/article/minn... @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/minn... @propublica.org
What We Saw in Minneapolis
Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
What @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I saw in Minneapolis
www.propublica.org/article/minn... @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/minn... @propublica.org