About the Author

Kira Pollack is the director of photography and visual enterprise at TIME magazine. Since joining TIME in October 2009, the brand's photography has been recognized with many prestigious awards including the World Press Photo of the Year, and the Visa D'Or Award at Visa Pour l'Image. Additional awards include the 2011 Lucie Awards Photo Editor of the Year, and an Emmy Award for TIME's Beyond 9/11 project. Pollack also established TIME's photography site LightBox, and the brand's new documentary film unit, Red Border Films.