Robert A. Reeder is an accomplished photojournalist and educator with a distinguished career spanning several decades. He has taught and mentored graduate photojournalism students at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C., sharing his expertise with the next generation of visual storytellers.
Reeder lived and worked in Chișinău, Moldova, where he documented political struggles in the post-Soviet era while teaching at the Independent Journalism Center. He retired from The Washington Post in 2006 after 16 years as a staff photographer, then played a key role in launching the groundbreaking political news outlet Politico as its photo editor and photographer before moving abroad.
His teaching experience extends internationally, including programs in Urbino and Florence, Italy, as well as Oslo, Norway. Throughout his career, Reeder has combined a commitment to powerful visual journalism with a passion for teaching and mentoring emerging photographers.