Jesse Costa
Photographer
Since 2007, Jesse Costa has been a photographer and multimedia producer for WBUR. He is a visual storyteller focusing on a wide array of topics and issues concerning healthcare, immigration, the environment, the arts and education. Among the many news outlets where his work has been featured include; The Associated Press, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. His work has won numerous awards, most recently an Edward R. Murrow award for "Excellence in Video" for Reasonable Doubts: Reopening The Darrell 'Diamond' Jones Case - The Trial in 2017.
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The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2025
A big news year saw protests over federal policies and worker strikes. Voters decided another citywide election and residents across the state commemorated the 250th anniversary of the start of...
Photos: The scene at New England Rodeo
Our photographer Jesse Costa recently visited one of our local rodeos. (Yes, there are rodeos in Massachusetts.) Here's what he saw.
The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2024
WBUR's photographers captured what happened in Boston and beyond — from protests on college campus against the war in Gaza and a worsening shelter crisis to a total solar eclipse...
Photos capture country vibes under sunny skies at Boston Calling
This year's festival featured sunny skies and warm temperatures to usher in summer.
Boston police arrest protesters at Dewey Square calling for cease-fire in Gaza
Members of the activist group IfNotNow blocked the intersection of Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue Thursday morning as an act of civil disobedience to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
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The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2023
Here's a look back at the photographs that best helped us tell the stories of 2023.
A look inside the U.S. citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston
Massachusetts became home to new U.S. citizens on Monday. The right hands of 263 people rose as they swore the Oath of Allegiance during a ceremony at Faneuil Hall.
Check out photos from Boston Calling 2023
It's been 10 years since the first Boston Calling music festival — and fans flooded in to Harvard University's athletic complex for the three-day event in Allston.
The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2022
In 2022, WBUR covered everything from the ups and downs of the MBTA and the election of a new governor to the impact that overturning Roe and immigration at the...
See photos from Boston Calling Music Festival's return
Music fans returned once again to Harvard University's athletic complex in Allston for three days of live music featuring over 50 acts across four stages.