About

After a stint working in commercial, corporate, and advertising as a cinematographer and editor in San Francisco I caught the journalism bug while on a documentary assignment in West Africa. Shortly afterward I moved to my hometown in Pennsylvania where I cofounded Focus Journalism - a visual journalism outlet reporting on underrepresented people and topics in Northeastern Pennsylvania. At Focus I use my passion for storytelling to inform the community through documentary film and long term reporting.

Since I started rolling out video reports in 2021 my work has created change within Northeastern Pennsylvania, held powerful institutions accountable, and racked up some notable clout including 21 Emmy nominations, 5 Emmy wins as of 2024, a 2023 NETA Public Media Award, a 2024 POYi Award of Excellence and - most importantly - the trust of my community.

I’m available for long and short term assignments globally.

You can find my resume here and gear list here .

P: (510) 551-9952 E: kjoycedessoye@gmail.com

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