Rachel Wisniewski

Rachel Wisniewski is an independent photojournalist, contributing photography and writing to WHYY since July 2018.

Her credits include work for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vox, NPR, and USA Today. She graduated from Drexel University in 2016.

When she doesn’t have a camera in her hand, it’s probably because she’s eating pizza.

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(From left) Anas Dabbour, Abbulah Ibrahim, and Munir Odeh work in an assembly line to create boxes of fish, chicken, and lamb dinners at the Al Amana Grocery on May 20, 2019. Dabbour's family established the grocery in 1993, after emigrating from Syria in 1992. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)

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Philadelphia family helps people break their fast during Ramadan

The Dabbour family began to offer meals during Ramadan after an anonymous donor gave them the means to do so six years ago.

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Rob mans the coffee counter at The Last Stop in Kensington on February 17, 2019. Patrons are able to pay whatever they wish for a cup of fresh coffee, with donations going entirely to the upkeep of the DIY recovery center. According to Rob, coffee sales give the Stop just enough to pay the utility bills each month.

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Caring for others in recovery helps Kensington man stay sober

When Rob stumbled into The Last Stop recovery center in Kensington three years ago, he had no intention of getting clean or turning his life around.

6 years ago

Officers Rana Ashfaq (left) and Joe Crouse flank Kofi Walker, 9, at the Caroling with a Cop event held in collaboration between the 39th Police District and the Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School Of Music on December 7.

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‘Caroling With Cops’ aims to spread cheer, ease tensions

The collaboration between the 39th Police District and the Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music, is intended to create better relationships between residents

6 years ago

Walt Maguire adjusts his glasses in his bathroom mirror on October 20, 2017. Maguire, 60, played the part of Dumbledore at Chestnut Hill’s Harry Potter Festival for six years. Now, he is co-hosting the Witches and Wizards festival costume contest. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)

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Arts & Entertainment

A wizard who must not be named reflects on his years as Hogwarts headmaster

For Walt Maguire, dressing as the festival’s Dumbledore was a serious endeavor — one that required him to begin his preparation at 5 a.m.

6 years ago

Geffen Reinherz, 5 (left), and Skyla Car, 7, draw with chalk at Broad and Poplar Streets while Broad Street is closed off for Philly Free Streets on August 11, 2018. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)

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Lifestyle

Philly Free Streets enjoyed by walkers, cyclists, beach lovers — but not drivers

Inspired by the Pope’s 2015 visit, the event closed down Broad Street from City Hall to Germantown Avenue.

6 years ago

A demonstrator is arrested at the Vigil to Shut Down Berks on the afternoon of July 15. Seventeen arrests were made after group blocked a road outside the detention facility in Leesport, Pa., which is used to house immigrant families who are fighting deportation.

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Berks County protests lead to arrests over detention center

Bern Township Police Chief Wesley Waugh said the 17 protesters were taken into custody after obstructing a nearby highway.

6 years ago

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