How women photographers have changed the way we see the world. For Women’s History Month, National Geographic’s boundary-breaking photojournalists reflect on their favorite work by their peers.

How These Photographers Broke Barriers at NatGeo. In the early days of National Geographic, a handful of women photojournalists paved the way for future generations.

Six years ago, longtime photographer and photo editor Sarah Leen became National Geographic’s first Director of Photography. At present, 47 women take pictures for National Geographic in print ...

We asked National Geographic photographers to reflect on how gender influences their work. "If I could give advice to women, particularly women in places with less resources, I’d say value your ...

I started freelancing for National Geographic in 1988. I remember the excitement in 2000 when we published a book, Women Photographers at National Geographic, with images from more than 40 ...

Walking through the National Geographic Society’s latest exhibition, “Women of Vision,” one is instantly surrounded by exhilaration and pain, beauty and longing. Although all of the images ...

In honor of International Women’s Day, March 8, I asked seven female National Geographic photographers to share an image they took that revealed a woman’s experience.

Seven National Geographic photographers tell stories of empowerment, ritual, and redefined beauty. A Bedouin wedding in Saint Catherine's Monastery. Sinai, Egypt, 2008.

In 1986, photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe challenged this narrative with the publication of Viewfinders: Black Women Photographers—a collection of images and biographies spanning the mid ...

For the last 10 days, I have had the very good fortune of traveling with legendary National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths. Though our expedition around Iceland been a fascinating ...

As the exploration and adventure photo editor for National Geographic magazine, I work on stories where both female and male adventure photographers—who double as mountaineers, climbers, polar ...

A few weeks ago the National Geographic lobby was so crowded with young schoolgirls I could barely make it to the elevators. The place was jumping with energy and I asked the ticket takers if the ...