THE CANDY SELLERS
New York Magazine
August 2023
The lives and livelihoods of some of New York's newest migrant children.→
Twelve Migrants Sharing a Queens Apartment
The New Yorker
May 2025
In New York City, a shadow economy helps new arrivals find a place to sleep. Sometimes it's just a bed and a curtain.→
THE TIKTOK TRAIL
The New Yorker
January 2025
Many people from the Andes have settled in New York. They face tremendous difficulties, but their online posts glamorize their lives, drawing others northward. →
THE BANDONEÓN PLAYS ON
National Geographic
February 2025
Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the unique instrument that powers the perfectly imperfect sound of tango music. →
THE SHARK FISHERMEN
OF NEW YORK
The New York Times
September 2020
Long Island anglers walk the line between thrill-seeking and conservation →
about
The author of two books and a contributor to The New Yorker, National Geographic, and other publications, Jordan Salama’s essays and reportage explore themes of migration, environment, and culture across the U.S. and Latin America.
Salama is the co-founder of Red House Productions, a multi-media production company, with his brothers Jonathan and Michael. Together, they are producers of Qotzuñi: People of the Lake, a short documentary film officially qualified for the 2026 Academy Awards.
Salama is based in New York. Get in touch here.