Leah Millis
@leahmillis.bsky.social
Photojournalist
Washington, D.C.
Spirit resides in Colorado
www.leahmillis.com
Washington, D.C.
Spirit resides in Colorado
www.leahmillis.com
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Leah Millis
@leahmillis.bsky.social
· Jun 21
Intro: I'm a photojournalist with a background in newspapers before joining Reuters. I've covered small feature stories, national and international protest movements, climate change, breaking news, conflict and so many other things in between. I'll be posting my work here and on IG. #photojournalism
Update: I am now a freelancer! I left Reuters so that I could pursue new paths and projects and I will continue to freelance for them in the future. I am a professional photographer/videographer, I have a drone license, recent HET certs and I am also getting into the safety instructor space.
Ppl are only reading headlines and chomping at the bit to tear mainstream media apart. While at the same time sharing info, photos videos gathered by people who work for the same orgs. Complex/critical thinking does not mix well with social media.
It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Ppl are only reading headlines and chomping at the bit to tear mainstream media apart. While at the same time sharing info, photos videos gathered by people who work for the same orgs. Complex/critical thinking does not mix well with social media.
I worked in the WH travel pool for 7.5 years. Based on that report without any other info, I don’t see how they are “giving up on their jobs”. Please clarify.
The WHCA just collectively, consensually gave up on doing their jobs huh?
These are ALL WH pool reports from today.
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I worked in the WH travel pool for 7.5 years. Based on that report without any other info, I don’t see how they are “giving up on their jobs”. Please clarify.
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As we enter into the new year, we are thinking a lot about what “protect the press” means. The obvious is PPE, training, education, safety advisors. Not so obvious: uplifting each other online. Sharing stories about our amazing colleagues while they are still alive. Not tearing each other down.
January 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
As we enter into the new year, we are thinking a lot about what “protect the press” means. The obvious is PPE, training, education, safety advisors. Not so obvious: uplifting each other online. Sharing stories about our amazing colleagues while they are still alive. Not tearing each other down.
Does anyone check anything anymore? It took me two seconds with google to find this. What am I missing?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
December 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Does anyone check anything anymore? It took me two seconds with google to find this. What am I missing?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“Your Money”? Never heard of her
What Interest Rates, Markets And The 2026 Economic Outlook Mean For Your Money
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawa... (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawa... (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
December 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Your Money”? Never heard of her
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May 25, 1867: Minneapolis Tribune prints its 1st newspaper, 15 weeks after the city is chartered. The Tribune was an innovator, receiving the 1st Mergenthaler typesetting machines in 1891 and printing the 1st cartoon in 1897. Until today, it was the nation's 7th largest in print circulation.
December 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
May 25, 1867: Minneapolis Tribune prints its 1st newspaper, 15 weeks after the city is chartered. The Tribune was an innovator, receiving the 1st Mergenthaler typesetting machines in 1891 and printing the 1st cartoon in 1897. Until today, it was the nation's 7th largest in print circulation.
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Merry Holidays and a Jolly New Year to you all. We have big hopes & dreams for the future of PTP in 2026. Also, we are full time freelance journos who suck at capitalism! As is evidenced by this promo waaay too late for Xmas gifts. Check out our store, $$ go towards our mission of protecting press:
www.etsy.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Merry Holidays and a Jolly New Year to you all. We have big hopes & dreams for the future of PTP in 2026. Also, we are full time freelance journos who suck at capitalism! As is evidenced by this promo waaay too late for Xmas gifts. Check out our store, $$ go towards our mission of protecting press:
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There’s some good incredibly niche journalism stickers, like this tarot one:
www.etsy.com/listing/1827...
www.etsy.com/listing/1827...
December 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
There’s some good incredibly niche journalism stickers, like this tarot one:
www.etsy.com/listing/1827...
www.etsy.com/listing/1827...
Terrible capitalists over here. Wearing the white sweatshirt right now, it’s very warm.
Merry Holidays and a Jolly New Year to you all. We have big hopes & dreams for the future of PTP in 2026. Also, we are full time freelance journos who suck at capitalism! As is evidenced by this promo waaay too late for Xmas gifts. Check out our store, $$ go towards our mission of protecting press:
www.etsy.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Terrible capitalists over here. Wearing the white sweatshirt right now, it’s very warm.
There are more impactful ways as a journalist to report information than asking questions at pressers. There are a lot of extremely talented journalists on the immigration beat. Start with www.nytimes.com/by/hamed-ale...
December 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There are more impactful ways as a journalist to report information than asking questions at pressers. There are a lot of extremely talented journalists on the immigration beat. Start with www.nytimes.com/by/hamed-ale...
This is what journalism is most of the time: going to events like the county board of supervisors meeting. Support local journalism!
I’m back out at the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting — the final one of the year — set to get underway in about five minutes.
Follow along here: riversidecountyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Det...
Follow along here: riversidecountyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Det...
December 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is what journalism is most of the time: going to events like the county board of supervisors meeting. Support local journalism!
Dear fellow media covering mass shootings in the U.S.: I have a few thoughts on how to minimize harm. First of all, this is not a media-bashing post. Because we are not a monolith, change within our industry can take a long time.
Second, as evidenced by the stories reported that there are...
Second, as evidenced by the stories reported that there are...
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Dear fellow media covering mass shootings in the U.S.: I have a few thoughts on how to minimize harm. First of all, this is not a media-bashing post. Because we are not a monolith, change within our industry can take a long time.
Second, as evidenced by the stories reported that there are...
Second, as evidenced by the stories reported that there are...
Copy editors are the nurses of journalism. We’d be dead without them.
ProPublica is hiring a copy editor!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Copy editors are the nurses of journalism. We’d be dead without them.
I’m not sure people realize this boycotting is doing nothing to change the opinion section which is different from editorial. It is however causing mass layoffs in the rest of the newsroom. Congrats, y’all are killing good journalism at a time when we really can’t afford to lose good journalism.
WaPo is no longer an option that I feel good about but I want to continue getting a physical paper delivered to my house as I've done my entire life. The other options seem to be NYT, WSJ and USA Today. Should I subscribe to USA Today?? I must be truly desperate if I'm even considering this
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m not sure people realize this boycotting is doing nothing to change the opinion section which is different from editorial. It is however causing mass layoffs in the rest of the newsroom. Congrats, y’all are killing good journalism at a time when we really can’t afford to lose good journalism.
I have a theory that print will come back. People crave the lack of distraction and nothing is monitoring what you’re reading, how long you read it, etc. maybe I’m dreaming.
This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this.
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it:
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have a theory that print will come back. People crave the lack of distraction and nothing is monitoring what you’re reading, how long you read it, etc. maybe I’m dreaming.
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National Geographic is hiring a Photo Editor to research, curate, and edit visual content for their platforms, with a focus on digital stories and short form print & digital features. disney.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/disneycareer...
Photo Editor (National Geographic)
Job Posting Title: Photo Editor (National Geographic) Req ID: 10136700 Job Description: National Geographic is seeking a Photo Editor to research, curate, and edit visual content for our most visible ...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
National Geographic is hiring a Photo Editor to research, curate, and edit visual content for their platforms, with a focus on digital stories and short form print & digital features. disney.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/disneycareer...
Jim’s commitment and deep knowledge of this story—is evident in his photographs. I can tell you he has been working almost non-stop with the rest of the local and outside press who are rotating in to shore up coverage.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Jim’s commitment and deep knowledge of this story—is evident in his photographs. I can tell you he has been working almost non-stop with the rest of the local and outside press who are rotating in to shore up coverage.
Jim is a very talented and hardworking guy. Had the pleasure of working with him a few weeks ago—his commitment to this story shows in his photographs.
Freelance photojournalist Jim Vondruska, who was born and raised on the west side of Chicago, has been doing brilliant work throughout the DHS blitz of the city. 🫡
@reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com
@reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Jim is a very talented and hardworking guy. Had the pleasure of working with him a few weeks ago—his commitment to this story shows in his photographs.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Same old genre of posting a photograph taken by someone, sometimes at great personal risk, to share information and yet the photographer’s name is left out.
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Same old genre of posting a photograph taken by someone, sometimes at great personal risk, to share information and yet the photographer’s name is left out.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
‘The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!'”‘
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!'”‘
Great reporting.
DHS reports shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Great reporting.
Y’all. This photograph was taken by Andy Harnik of Getty Images. Include his name and Getty so the that people know this is real.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Y’all. This photograph was taken by Andy Harnik of Getty Images. Include his name and Getty so the that people know this is real.