He studied photojournalism at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he graduated in 1993. Tama joined Getty Images in 2001 and has since covered global events including September 11, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq and the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Tama’s award-winning work in Coming Back: New Orleans Resurgent underscores the power of imagery in displaying an optimistic portrait of New Orleans rather than one of only destruction.