Liam Kennedy is a photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Nashville, TN. He began his career as a photographer when he joined the United States Navy in 2012 and discovered his passion for photojournalism after documenting the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and Hurricanes Maria (Puerto Rico) and Irma (Virgin Islands).
Kennedy pursued a career in photojournalism after leaving the service in 2020 and since then has documented the tornado that ravaged Mayfield, Kentucky, Black Lives Matter Protests, the water crisis in Jackson, Miss. and most recently the war in Ukraine. He has also documented the modern-day biker over the course of the last nine years, which will soon be released as a monograph with Fall Line Press in 2025.
Kennedy is currently studying towards his B.S. in Visual Communication, concentrating on photojournalism at the Newhouse School of Syracuse University and has contributed to publications such as The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Getty, CNN, BBC, USA Today, Mother Jones, ABC World News Tonight and Radio Free Europe. His work has been recognized by the Tennessee Press Association, Department of Defense and the International Photography Awards for his inclusion in "Ukraine: A War Crime," published by FotoEvidence Press.
Photo by Hannah Gray Hall
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