Plus, this photographer hiked 60 miles through a stormy jungle for a stunning image
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 | PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNSEY ADDARIO, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
| | By Whitney Johnson, Director of Visual and Immersive Experiences
“Lynsey does not take no for an answer. She stays longer, gets dirtier, sleeps less and never stops,” former Nat Geo director of photography Sarah Leen says about Lynsey Addario.
Lynsey’s recent extraordinary images from Ukraine embody her ability to stare fear and tragedy right in the face, but “no matter what she has seen and endured she has yet to lose her faith in humanity.” (Above, a 2010 image by Lynsey from Afghanistan.)
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked the impossible of Sarah and our other women photographers: Name a woman photographer who has been a source of inspiration. Here’s a selection of their thoughts on how these women changed the world.
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 | PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH REYES MORALES, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
| | | Photographer Erika Larsen singles out Hannah Reyes Morales: “She is sensitive, determined, inquisitive, intelligent, fearless, and truly will not be type casted or defined. Her story, ‘Living Lullabies,’ is so powerful to me in its ability to remind us that we are all at some point children who can close our eyes and dream.” | | | |
 | PHOTOGRAPH BY EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
| | | Maggie Steber admires Evgenia Arbugaeva: “There is an elegance to her work. Time and again I go back to her photographs for inspiration. She finds beauty wherever she goes, a kind of soft, quiet beauty that can make a few apples wrapped in a newspaper stunning.” | | | |
 | PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNN JOHNSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
| | Sarah Leen also singled out Lynn Johnson: “Her power comes from her need to truly understand what she sees. She is a deep thinker,” Sarah says. “She puts her entire heart and soul into creating images to help us see and understand.”
But it’s Maggie’s advice that stays with me: ‘If you want to be a good photographer read a lot, watch a lot of movies, travel … don't just look at photos,” she says. “To be a good photographer you need to be an interesting human being.”
The National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world, has funded the work of Lynsey, Hannah, Evgenia, and Lynn. Learn more about the Society’s support of Explorers.
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 | PHOTOGRAPH BY LOUIE PALU
| | Prize winners: Nat Geo took home several honors in the 2022 World Press Photo regional competition. Louie Palu won in the “North and Central America, Long-Term Projects” category for his work documenting “Washington on Edge” (pictured above, activists on Capitol Hill demonstrate in favor of COVID vaccinations). Matthew Abbott’s work on assignment placed in the “Southeast Asia and Oceania, Stories” category. Nat Geo Society grant recipients Ismail Ferdous and Rehab Eldalil also picked up prizes. Global winners for the competition will be announced April 7.
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 | PHOTOGRAPH BY RENAN OZTURK
| | Behind the cover: Renan Ozturk hiked almost 60 miles through a muddy, stormy jungle to capture the image for this month’s cover. Then there was the 700-foot vertical climb up Mount Weiassipu. While hanging from a harness on the edge of the mountain, his legs went numb as he waited for hours for the sky to clear. The magazine feature is the result of a passion project by conservation biologist Bruce Means. Renan hopes shining a spotlight on the work of Bruce, a Nat Geo Explorer, will lead to significant action for the area’s conservation. “Most people just know this landscape through the Disney/Pixar movie Up—they don’t realize that it actually exists and it’s not free from threats,” Renan says. Learn more about his first National Geographic cover.
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 | | The secret to taking good photographs is taking a lot of photographs. | | | | Jeff Kerby | | Ecologist, photographer, Nat Geo Explorer | | |
 | PHOTOGRAPH BY AURORA SELECT
| | Remembering Alison Wright: Longtime National Geographic contributor Alison Wright died this week, after falling ill while diving in the Azores. As a journalist, her heart was with telling stories of people living in the shadows. The former Nat Geo Traveler of the Year was always curious, deeply passionate about life and art. Friend and colleague Stephen Wilkes called her a fearless documentarian of endangered cultures and a great listener. “Alison would light up a room with her presence and her heart,” he says. “I will miss seeing her passion and enthusiasm that she brought to every conversation. Her photographs will carry forward her spirited legacy.” Read more about Alison and see her work here.
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| Hug a tree: March 21 was the International Day of Forests. It's a day to raise awareness about the importance of forests, and it's an appropriate time to honor Julia Butterfly Hill (pictured above). Photographer and Nat Geo Explorer Dan Winters captured this image of Julia as she ascended a 1,000-year-old, 180-foot-tall redwood in Humboldt County, California. She would spend one week at the top of the tree, in an effort to save it. Dan says he also climbed the tree, camera in hand. “Julia’s efforts brought worldwide attention to the clear-cut logging in this area, and she succeeded in saving the tree,” he writes.
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| This newsletter has been curated and edited by Jen Tse and Monica Williams. David Beard, Amanda Williams-Bryant, Rita Spinks, Alec Egamov, and Jeremy Brandt-Vorel also contributed this week. Have an idea or a link? We’d love to hear from you. Thanks for reading! | | | |
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