Marie A. Monteleone is a New York-based visual editorial leader with more than two decades of experience shaping photographic storytelling across journalism, culture, and the arts. As a Senior Photo Editor at Bloomberg News, she commissions and directs ambitious visual narratives with a global reach, collaborating with photographers and journalists to bring complex stories to life. She has played a significant role in expanding and diversifying Bloomberg's international network of freelance photographers, championing emerging talent and bringing a broad range of visual voices and perspectives to the publication.

Her career spans leading media organizations, including ABC News, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, W Magazine, and The New York Post. Throughout her work, she has developed a distinctive editorial perspective informed by an understanding of photography's ability to shape narratives, influence public understanding, and engage audiences across cultures.

Beyond her editorial work, Monteleone is actively engaged in the international photography community as a juror, educator, and mentor. In 2026, she served as Chair of the North and Central America Jury for World Press Photo and participated in its Global Jury in Amsterdam. Her jury appointments also include Cortona On The Move & BarTur Grant, the International Photography Awards, World Press Photo's 6x6 Global Talent Program, Diversify Photo, Women Photograph x Getty Grant, UNICEF Photo of the Year, and Photoville's The Fence.

A frequent speaker and mentor, she has been invited to share her expertise at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the International Center of Photography, Parsons School of Design, Leica Gallery New York, Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the Women Photograph Workshop, and international photography festivals. She has also participated in portfolio reviews for World Press Photo, the Bronx Documentary Center, The New York Times, National Georgraphic Storytellers Summit, Women Photograph, and other leading photography organizations.

A graduate of Parsons School of Design, her work is shaped by a deep commitment to the future of photojournalism, from broadening the voices and perspectives that tell the world’s stories to supporting the photographers behind them and deepening public understanding of why visual journalism matters.

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