Terrell Tangonan is a Southern California–based photographer and digital journalist specializing in street photography, environmental portraiture, photojournalism, documentary, and live performance.
He spent two decades in New York City working in documentary film and news production before returning home in 2013 to join NBC News’ Los Angeles Bureau. His assignments have taken him across North America, Europe, and Asia, earning multiple national Emmy Awards, a Peabody, and Los Angeles Press Club honors. In 2023, he completed a year-long certificate program in photography at the Los Angeles Center of Photography.