Photograph by Annie Griffiths
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Photograph by Annie Griffiths
One of the first women photographers to work for National Geographic, Griffiths has photographed in more than 100 countries during her illustrious career. She has worked on dozens of magazine and book projects for the Society, including stories on Lawrence of Arabia, Baja California, Galilee, Petra, Sydney, New Zealand, and Jerusalem.
In addition to her magazine work, Griffiths is deeply committed to photographing people and places in need around the world. She is Founder and Executive Director of Ripple Effect Images, a collective of photojournalists who are documenting climate change’s effects on people in need, and the programs that help poor women deal with these effects. Griffiths is a Fellow with The International League of Conservation Photographers. A popular lecturer, Griffiths has a gift for sharing stories and photographs that humanize situations and cultures.
Griffiths’ work has also appeared in LIFE, Geo, Smithsonian, Stern, Time and many other publications. With author Barbara Kingsolver, Annie produced Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands, a book celebrating the last pristine wilderness in North America. Proceeds from the book have raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for grassroots land conservation. Last year, Griffiths published A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel, a photo memoir about balance, and the joy of creating a meaningful life. Her newest book, Simply Beautiful Photographs will be published in October, 2010.
Griffiths has received awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the Associated Press, the National Organization of Women, the University of Minnesota and the White House News Photographers Association. She lives in Great Falls, Virginia, with her two children.
Popular Presentations
Connect With Anybody, Anywhere
Known for her sensitive nature and ability to bridge the divide that sometimes exists between people of disparate cultures and beliefs, Griffiths has been connecting with her subjects for nearly three decades. Journey alongside her as she finds common ground in uncommon places.
A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel
As perhaps the only photographer in history to pack her camera gear in Pampers, Griffiths has blazed a trail for other photographers, and other working parents. With warmth and humor, she explores the realities of juggling family and career as she travels the world for National Geographic.
Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands
The book Last Stand, published with Poisonwood Bible author Barbara Kingsolver, captures and celebrates the United States’ last unspoiled places through Kingsolver’s words and Griffiths’ hand-tinted infrared photographs. The presentation celebrates well-known and hidden environmental treasures, while working to preserve and protect what remains.
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Listen to Radio Interview With Annie Griffiths
Boyd Matson Interviews Annie for NG Weekend Radio Show
Photographer Annie Griffiths shares the stories behind some of the arresting photographs in her new memoir, A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel.
Annie Griffiths, one of the first female photographers hired at National Geographic, documents her peripatetic life as a photographer and mother in a new book, A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel: My Journey in Photographs.
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In her presentation “Connect With Anybody, Anywhere” Annie Griffiths shares her experiences as a journalist bridging cultural, racial, and religious divides. A passionate conservationist, her recent project with author Barbara Kingsolver aims to help save the last wild spaces in the United States.
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