Jim Koenigsaecker dedicated the first 10 years of his adult life to newspaper journalism. He worked his way up from a copy boy to an editor, but, his passion was always photojournalism. During the glory days of newspapers, Jim covered everything from the White House to the Olympic Games with his trusty Leica. These days Jim uses documentary photography and filmmaking to amplify his advocacy efforts.
Jill and Dante Macissos are hoisted aloft during their backyard wedding in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2020 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 1600, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Sunrise over the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 and is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site. Jim Koenigsaecker is documenting as many World Heritage Sites as possible as part of a long-term, personal project. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 90-280mm at 280mm, ISO 200, 1/500th of a second, f/4.0)
One of the last of the Big Tusker elephants, known as Craig, in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Amboseli is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Biosphere Reserve. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 200, 1/5000th of a second, f/2.0)
A salesman peddling textiles to Betty Namirimu in the village of Kyebando, Uganda. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 50mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/5.6)
Bodybuilder Jim Odinga in his makeshift gym in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. He uses exercise to rise above the squalor of the slum. Jim Koenigsaecker helped build two community centres in the slums of Nairobi. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 24-90mm at 24mm, ISO 50, 1/250th of a second, f/4.0)
Coming soon! The Eye of Cleveland, a film by Jim Koenigsaecker © 2024. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34961117/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
LAMU 1 of 9 Marwa Abbas, a member of the marginalized ethnic minority Bajuni people, collecting water in a colorful alley in Lamu, Kenya, an endangered United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Heritage Site. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 50mm, ISO 1600, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
LAMU 2 of 9 Approaching Lamu, Kenya aboard the Nasir. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 28mm, ISO 1250, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
LAMU 3 of 9 Muslim men wearing traditional koofiyad caps and colorful sarong wraps sitting on a stone bench in front of the fortress at Lamu, Kenya. Lamu Fort was built between 1813 and 1821 by Said bin Sultan, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 50mm, ISO 250, 1/250th of a second, f/2.8)
LAMU 4 of 9 Asya Baskuty, a young Muslim woman, in Lamu, Kenya. The majority of Lamu’s population is Muslim and there are 23 mosques on the island. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 50mm, ISO 320, 1/500th of a second, f/1.4)
LAMU 5 of 9 The al-Mukhtaar moored to the shore of Lamu, Kenya at low tide. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 50mm, ISO 250, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
LAMU 6 of 9 People walking a narrow street in Lamu, Kenya. Lamu was one of the original Swahili settlements established in 1370. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 28mm, ISO 4000, 1/250th of a second, f/4.0)
LAMU 7 of 9 Donkeys are still the primary mode of transport through the narrow streets of Lamu, Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 50mm, ISO 640, 1/500th of a second, f/5.6)
LAMU 8 of 9 Sailors aboard a jahazi – a type of dhow – off the coast of Lamu, Kenya. Most people and supplies still make the journey to the island on these traditional sailing vessels. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 28mm, ISO 250, 1/250th of a second, f/2.8)
LAMU 9 of 9 Young men linger on Shella pier on Lamu Island in Kenya as fishermen head out to sea aboard their jahazis – a type of dhow sailing vessel. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica M10-P, 28mm, ISO 200, 1/60th of a second, f/1.4)
A Cape Buffalo in a grove of Giant Heather in the Aberdare Range in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2022 (Leica M10-R, 75mm, ISO 500, 1/500th of a second, f/2.)
Homeless 1 of 2 Angelle Alto, age 30, under the Interstate 80 freeway in Sacramento, California. Originally from Reserve, Louisiana, Angelle moved to Sacramento about a year ago with her boyfriend and ended up homeless when they broke up. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2020 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 100, 1/250th of a second, f/5.6)
Homeless 2 of 2 Lawrence James Cannon, Jr., age 46, under the Interstate 80 freeway in Sacramento, California. Lawrence has lived in Sacramento his entire life but has only been homeless for the last two years. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2020 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 800, 1/60th of a second, f/4.0)
A pool hall in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. As many as 1 million people live in extreme poverty in Kibera which is the largest slum in Africa. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 3200, 1/60th of a second, f/2.0)
Ben Riggs preflighting his 1946 Cessna 140 at Willard Field in Bremen, Ohio. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2023 (DJI Mavic 3, 24mm, ISO 200, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
Turkana 1 of 10 Abei Ekai, left, and Akamais Kai, right, start their day as the sun rises over their family’s home on the shore of Lake Turkana with the Central Island in the background. Lake Turkana in Kenya is an endangered United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 90-280mm at 280mm, ISO 400, 1/250th of a second, f/4.0)
Turkana 2 of 10 Eporon Ekai keeps a close eye on his family’s goats on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The Turkana are still semi-nomadic pastoralists. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 400, 1/125th of a second, f/5.6)
Turkana 3 of 10 Lepo Ikal makes butter from goat milk in a gourd at her family’s home on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The Turkana use butter as food, to soften the leather hides they wear and in rituals. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 400, 1/60th of a second, f/2.0)
Turkana 4 of 10 Ostrich feathers adorn the headdress of a Turkana man on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 200, 1/500th of a second, f/2.0)
Turkana 6 of 10 Ayanae Ewar breast feeds Anam Eipa along side Alimlim Ewar at their family’s home on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 400, 1/60th of a second, f/2.8)
Turkana 7 of 10 Erupe Etir at her family’s home on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 100, 1/2000th of a second, f/2.0)
Turkana 8 of 10 Ekoel Kure with his stave and ekicholong on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The Turkana use ekicholongs as stools and headrests. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 100, 1/500th of a second, f/2.0)
Turkana 9 of 10 Ekidor Etir tends to his family’s goats on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya with Losidok Hill in the background. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 90-280mm at 135mm, ISO 200, 1/1000th of a second, f/4.0)
Turkana 10 of 10 Turkana men dance on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya after a wedding. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 1600, 1/15th of a second, f/2.8)
Students, from left, Sylivia Namugenyi, Sarah Nalubowa, Isaac Lugoloobi and Davis Bukenya, at the Rosanna Junior School in the village of Kyebando, Uganda. Jim Koenigsaecker helped build the school and still provides scholarships for the students. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2016 (Nikon D800, 24-70mm at 40mm, ISO 2,000, 1/125th of a second, f/6.3)
Lions in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 90-280mm at 135mm, ISO 250, 1/500th of a second, f/4.5)
Faith Vega in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2022 (Leica SL2, 50mm, ISO 200, 1/250th of a second, f/5.6)
Christa Moreland in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2022 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 200, 1/250th of a second, f/5.6)
Children playing under a giant pride flag during the annual pride march in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 800, 1/1000th of a second, f/5.6)
Elephants in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 100, 1/250th of a second, f/5.6)
Sandy 1 of 15 Sandy Holden in the bathroom of her home in Westwood, California. Sandy had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy after being diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Like many women Sandy did not realize that breast reconstruction surgery was covered by insurance after a mastectomy. Sandy eventually looked into that option because it made her sad to see her scars in the mirror every morning. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 2000, 1/125th of a second, f/4.0)
Sandy 2 of 15 Sandy Holden keeps a picture of herself before breast cancer with her son Jimmy Lopez and daughter Shania Lopez on her phone. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 500, 1/125th of a second, f/4.0)
Sandy 3 of 15 Sandy Holden and her daughters Tymika Lopez, left, and Shania Lopez, right, in a motel in Sacramento, California the night before Sandy’s breast reconstruction surgery. Sandy is thankful for all the support she has had from her family and friends during her fight with cancer. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 2000, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Sandy 4 of 15 Sandy Holden and her daughters Tymika Lopez and Shania Lopez in their car in a motel parking lot in Sacramento, California. Sandy lives in Westwood, California, a small, remote town hours from the nearest doctor, so she has spent countless hours driving back and forth for medical care. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 2500, 1/60th of a second, f/2.0)
Sandy 5 of 15 Sandy Holden had the word hope tattooed on her arm after being diagnosed with cancer. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 125, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Sandy 6 of 15 Dr. Michael Wong marks up Sandy Holden before her breast reconstruction surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 500, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Sandy 7 of 15 Sandy Holden holds her daughter Shania Lopez’s hand just before Sandy’s breast reconstruction surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 500, 1/125th of a second, f/4.0)
Sandy 8 of 15 Dr. Charleston Chua, left, Dr. Heath Charvet, center, and Dr. Michael Wong, right, perform Sandy Holden’s breast reconstruction surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 200, 1/250th of a second, f/4.0)
Sandy 9 of 15 Dr. Charleston Chua, Dr. Heath Charvet, and Dr. Michael Wong perform Sandy Holden’s breast reconstruction surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/5.6)
Sandy 10 of 15 Dr. Michael Wong comforts Sandy Holden after her breast reconstruction surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker ©2020 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
Sandy 12 of 15 Dr. Michael Wong shares a laugh with Shania Lopez in a waiting room at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Dr. Wong had just completed a breast reconstruction surgery on Shania’s mother, Sandy Holden. By Jim Koenigsaecker ©2020 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 2500, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Sandy 11 of 15 Sandy Holden and her daughter Tymika Lopez react after seeing the results of Sandy’s breast reconstruction surgery at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Sandy says it makes her feel whole for the first time in years and that she is looking forward to moving on with her life. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 1600, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Sandy 13 of 15 Dr. Corey Bascone examines Sandy Holden during a post-operative appointment two weeks after Sandy’s breast reconstruction surgery at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 125, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Sandy 14 of 15 Sandy Holden enjoys a cup of coffee and a laugh with her family in the kitchen of her home in Westwood, California after Sandy recovered from breast cancer and breast reconstruction surgery. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2020 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 640, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Sandy 15 of 15 Sandy Holden and her daughter Tymika Lopez at Lake Almanor near Sandy’s home in Westwood, California. Sandy and her family enjoy going to the lake but Sandy felt awkward going there after her mastectomy until she had breast reconstruction surgery. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2020 (Leica SL2, 90-280mm at 280mm, ISO 250, 1/1000th of a second, f/5.6)
Musicians Futwax Aboro and Kushman Sharizzy in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 400, 1/125th of a second, f/5.6)
The Venice Pride lifeguard tower on Venice Beach in California. The lifeguard tower was dedicated to Bill Rosendahl, the first openly gay man elected to the Los Angeles City Council. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 100, 1/250th of a second, f/5.6)
Quinceañera 1 of 8 Adriana Gonzalez dances with her sister Paola Gonzalez during Adriana’s quinceañera in Sacramento, California. A quinceañera is a Latina celebration of a young women’s 15th birthday. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 500, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Quinceañera 2 of 8 Adriana Gonzalez during her quinceañera at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 320, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Quinceañera 3 of 8 Adriana Gonzalez getting into a limousine after her quinceañera at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 100, 1/1000th of a second, f/5.6)
Quinceañera 4 of 8 Adriana Gonzalez receiving communion from Father Edgardo Rodriguez during Adriana’s quinceañera at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 2500, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Quinceañera 5 of 8 A mariachi group performing during Adriana Gonzalez’s quinceañera at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 2500, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Quinceañera 6 of 8 Adriana Gonzalez’s parents Adolofo Gonzalez and Telma Hernandez during Adriana’s quinceañera at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 75mm, ISO 6400, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Quinceañera 7 of 8 Telma Hernandez kisses her daughter Adriana Gonzalez after crowning her with a tiara during Adriana’s quinceañera in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 400, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Quinceañera 8 of 8 Adolofo Gonzalez and his daughter Adriana Gonzalez waltz during Adriana’s quinceañera in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL, 35mm, ISO 500, 1/125th of a second, f/2.8)
Safari Doctors 1 of 13 Salama Bakari, Posho Mohammed and Shanga Nzole carry medicines ashore to the Safari Doctors clinic in the village of Kiangwe, Kenya. Safari Doctors is a social enterprise based in Lamu, Kenya. Their team of doctors and nurses sail to remote villages along the coast of Kenya near the boarder with Somalia to provide much needed medical care. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 100, 1/1600th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 2 of 13 Aweer people arrive at the Safari Doctors clinic in the village of Bahamisi on Pate Island in Kenya. The Aweer are a marginalized, indigenous people who subsist on hunting and gathering along the coasts of Kenya and Somalia. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 200, 1/500th of a second, f/8.0)
Safari Doctors 3 of 13 Doctor Mila Ibrahim examines a patient on Pate Island in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 250, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 4 of 13 Amina Shee checks the blood pressure of a women in the village of Kiangwe, Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 800, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 5 of 13 Nurse Harrison Kalu prepares to vaccinate an infant in the village of Kiangwe, Kenya. (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 125, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 6 of 13 Nurse Harrison Kalu vaccinates an infant in the village of Kiangwe, Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 75mm, ISO 4000, 1/125th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 7 of 13 Fatima Ali, age 4, carrying a bundle of Ukwaju fruit she has collected to make into juice in the village of Kiangwe, Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 800, 1/4000th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 8 of 13 Captain Fahmi Said steers the Mama Daktari along the coast of Kenya. The Mama Daktari is a hospital boat operated by Safari Doctors. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 200, 1/1600th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 9 of 13 Dr. Athman Vae places an IV in Omar Shongwa in Shongwa’s mud hut in the village of Bahamisi, Kenya. Safari Doctors makes house calls for people who are too ill to visit their clinics. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 3200, 1/60th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 10 of 13 Jackson Mugambi hangs a bag of IV fluids for Omar Shongwa on the wall of Shongwa’s mud hut in the village of Bahamisi, Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 2500, 1/60th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 11 of 13 Captain Fahmi Said and Maryam Abdallah load medicines aboard the Mama Daktari at Shela Pier in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 200, 1/1000th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 12 of 13 Captain Fahmi Said weighs anchor on the Mama Daktari off the coast of Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 200, 1/1000th of a second, f/2.0)
Safari Doctors 13 of 13 Shanga Nzole and the Safari Doctors team aboard the Mama Daktari off the coast of Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2021 (Leica SL2, 28mm, ISO 100, 1/1000th of a second, f/2.0)
Dr. Mathew Mutinda, a Kenya Wildlife Service veterinarian, center, examines a female lion he has just tranquilized on the Loisaba Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya. Assisting Dr. Mutinda are Shaleen Angwenyi and John Logeme also of the KWS while Daniel Yiankere, the Loisaba Conservancy security manager, holds a flash light. Dr. Mutinda tranquilized the lion to fit it with a Global-Positioning-System collar to track the lion’s pride to reduce conflicts with humans and livestock. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2019 (Leica SL2, 35mm, ISO 800, 1/30th of a second, f/2.0)
Wildlife rangers David Mburu and Joel Kiprotich on patrol at a waterfall along the Ewaso Nyiro river on the El Karama Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya. The conservancies and ranches of Laikipia are a model for how wildlife – including lions – can coexist with people and their livestock. Brave rangers like these, who put their lives on the line every day, are integral to maintaining that coexistence. Jim Koenigsaecker supports these wildlife rangers in Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2018 (Leica SL, 24-90mm at 90mm, ISO 200, 1/500th of a second, f/4.0)
Jim Koenigsaecker’s wife, Nisha, on Redondo Beach in California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2020 (Leica M10-P, 28mm, ISO 1250, 1/60th of a second, f/1.4)
Wes Poole flying his 1974 Honda TL125 during a vintage Scott Trial in Point Arena, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2015 (Nikon D800, 24-70mm at 24mm, ISO 4,000, 1/250th of a second, f/4.0)
A cheetah and her cub after a kill on the El Karama Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2016 (Nikon D800, 70-200mm with 1.4X teleconverter at 280mm, ISO 6,400, 1/1,000th of a second, f/4.5)
A Gulf Fritillary butterfly emerging from it's cocoon in Sacramento, California. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 2017 (Nikon D800, 105mm, ISO 1,000, 1/250th of a second, f/3.5)
John Porter salutes the casket of his son, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Christian Porter, during funeral services at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Lance Corporal Porter was killed in action in the Persian Gulf War. By Jim Koenigsaecker for The Associated Press © 1991 (Nikon F3, 300mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
Hester Robert drinks sweet tea at the Boligee Cafe in Boligee, Alabama. By Jim Koenigsaecker for the Birmingham Post-Herald © 1997 (Leica M6, 50mm, ISO 400, 1/30th of a second, f/4.0)
Katie Kirsch and her pony Adam Ant after failing to qualify in the pony hunter event at the Cleveland Hunter Jumper Classic in Moreland Hills, Ohio. By Jim Koenigsaecker for The Cleveland Plain Dealer © 1993 (Nikon F4, 300mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
New Albany High School cross-country runner Cory Schnider is quickly left behind at the start of a race in New Albany, Ohio. Born with cerebral palsy and paralyzed from the waist down, Schnider raced the three-mile course on crutches. By Jim Koenigsaecker for The Post © 1993 (Nikon F4, 85mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/4.0)
Tracee Steele is comforted by Angela Dickson at the coffins of Celena Lewis, 5, and Jahboa Lewis, 4, during funeral services at Evergreen Cemetery in Bedford Heights, Ohio. The girls, nieces of Steele and Dickson, were killed when a truck hit them as they crossed Martin Luther King Drive. By Jim Koenigsaecker for The Cleveland Plain Dealer © 1993 (Nikon F4, 300mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/2.8)
A taxi stand in Edinburgh, Scotland. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 180mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/5.6)
Railway 1 of 6 A fireman for the Strathspey Railway shovels coal into the boiler of a locomotive en route from Boat of Garden to Avimore in Scotland. The railway is one of the last steam-powered lines in the United Kingdom. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 24mm, ISO 400, 1/60th of a second, f/2.8)
Railway 2 of 6 A ticket salesman and conductor talk outside the Strathspey Railway station in Aviemore, Scotland. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 180mm, ISO 400, 1/1,000th of a second, f/2.8)
Railway 3 of 6 A Strathspey Railway conductor goes over his consist in the caboose en route from Boat of Garden to Avimore in Scotland. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 24mm, ISO 400, 1/30th of a second, f/4.0)
Railway 4 of 6 A fireman looks back as a Strathspey Railway train leaves the station in Aviemore, Scotland. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 24mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/5.6)
Railway 5 of 6 A Strathspey Railway train comes into the yard in Boat of Garten, Scotland. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 180mm, ISO 400, 1/500th of a second, f/4.0)
Railway 6 of 6 An engineer for the Strathspey Railway lights a cigarette after the last run of the day in Boat of Garten, Scotland. By Jim Koenigsaecker © 1992 (Nikon F4, 180mm, ISO 400, 1/250th of a second, f/4.0)
Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and his wife, Brenda, wave to supporters during inaugural ceremonies in Springfield, Illinois in this old wire photo. For many years Jim Koenigsaecker specialized in covering politics for international wire services. It was a fast-paced environment where he was “always missing a deadline somewhere.” By Jim Koenigsaecker for The Associated Press © 1991 (Nikon F3, 24mm, ISO 400, 1/60th of a second, f/5.6)
Black men fill the National Mall in Washington, DC during the Million Man March. Jim Koenigsaecker was honored to witness and document historic events like this one. By Jim Koenigsaecker for Scripps Howard News Service © 1995 (Leica M6, 50mm, ISO 100, 1/500th of a second, f/8.0)
President Bill Clinton speaking at the White House in Washington, DC. When covering the White House it was a good day when the president used a hand gesture. By Jim Koenigsaecker for Scripps Howard News Service © 1996 (Nikon F4, 180mm, ISO 800, 1/250th of a second, f/2.8)
Carl Dillon McMurry weighed 1 pound, 5.8 ounces when he was born prematurely to Jackie McMurry at the University of Alabama hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. During Jim Koenigsaecker’s newspaper days his goal was always to do work worthy of being on the front page above the fold as it was in this edition of Birmingham Post-Herald. By Jim Koenigsaecker for the Birmingham Post-Herald © 1997 (Leica M6, 50mm, ISO 800, 1/60th of a second, f/2.0)
Wildlife rangers Joel Kiprotich and Hassan Wako on a dawn patrol of the El Karama Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya. Jim Koenigsaecker’s pictures still appear periodically in publications related to his advocacy work such as this cover of Conservation & Society magazine. By Jim Koenigsaecker for Conservation & Society © 2019 (Leica SL2, 24-90mm at 90mm, ISO 100, 1/500th of a second, f/4.0)
Herb Wolff riding his 1947 Matchless G80 in the Magnum Cup observed trials in Donner, California. Jim Koenigsaecker’s pictures still appear periodically in publications related to his hobbies such as this cover of Vintage Views magazine. By Jim Koenigsaecker for Vintage Views © 2015 (Nikon D800, 24-70mm at 70mm, ISO 1,600, 1/500th of a second, f/4.0)
Wildlife rangers Joel Kiprotich and Hassan Wako in front of their barracks in the Laikipia region of Kenya. Rangers must spend long periods of time away from their families while working in the bush. Jim Koenigsaecker helps non-governmental organizations such as Lion Landscapes tell their stories. By Jim Koenigsaecker for Lion Landscapes © 2019 (Leica SL, 24-90mm at 35mm, ISO 80, 1/250th of a second, f/3.0)