'One Image Can Change the World': How Ami Vitale Uses Her Camera to Confront Extinction and the Climate Crisis

Ami Vitale has spent her career on the front lines of our planet’s most urgent crises, using her camera not only to witness the world but to change it. A National Geographic photographer, writer, documentary filmmaker, and Nikon Ambassador, Vitale began her career covering conflict zones — places where human suffering was raw and unrelenting. […]

National Geographic Photo Ark: Joel Sartore’s Urgent Mission to Document and Protect Earth’s Vanishing Species

“People protect what they love — and they love what they understand.” This simple message, shared by Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic Society, captures the heart of The National Geographic Photo Ark, a groundbreaking project by National Geographic Explorer and award-winning photographer Joel Sartore. The Photo Ark is more than just a […]

Empowering Artists and Advancing Social Justice: How the Gordon Parks Foundation Continues the Late Photographer's Legacy

Over the past two Sundays, Alicia Keys at in her GRAMMY acceptance speech for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award and Kendrick Lamar through his Super Bowl halftime performance delivered powerful messages about the power of art to inspire future generations and advance social justice. What do the two artists have in common? They’ve both […]