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Kent Nishimura is a Photographer working across North America and beyond, based in Washington, DC with over a decade of experience covering national news, natural disasters, celebrity portraiture, sports, and politics.

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Recent Work

Recent Work

Kent Nishimura is a Photographer and Journalist covering The White House, Capitol Hill, and National News bas…

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Though he has adopted a "nerd constitutional-law guy" persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former…

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Constituents are ‘livid' with Fetterman after Trump convention video and other behavior, says Rep. Madeleine Dean

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By Kent Nishimura Verified
| San Luis Obispo Tribune Verified
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is displayed on a screen as he delivers a video message during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) Kent Nishimura/AFP TNS DALLAS - Just steps away from a Republican midterm convention that she slammed as a "farce," U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., said Thursday she was "gravely disappointed" with Democratic U.S. Sen.
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Recensement : le projet de Trump pour redéfinir qui compte aux Etats-Unis

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By Kent Nishimura Verified, Frédéric Autran Verified
| Libération Verified
Fondé sur une vision restrictive de l’appartenance nationale, le projet de refonte du recensement décennal, présenté mercredi 9 septembre par l’administration Trump, pourrait avoir de lourdes conséquences. Une bataille judiciaire et politique s’engage. Donald Trump à la convention nationale des républicains de mi-mandat, le 9 septembre à Dallas, Texas. (Kent Nishimura /AFP) Publié aujourd'hui à 18h42 Tous les dix ans, les Etats-Unis comptent leurs habitants.
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appears in GOP convention video praising Trump on supporting steelworkers

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By Kent Nishimura Verified
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram Verified
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is displayed on a screen as he delivers a video message during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) DALLAS - In a remarkable move for a Democratic lawmaker, U.S. Sen.
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Awards

National Headliner Award

2022 - Best in Show, Photography

Coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riot, including documenting the scene via a helmet camera.

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Photographer of the Year

2020 - Sports Life, Award of Excellence

Sports Life, Award of Excellence

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