Annie Griffiths (born 1953) is an American photographer known for her work at National Geographic and a founder of Ripple Effect Images.[1]
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| Born | 1953 Minneapolis, MN, US |
| Other names | Annie Griffiths Belt |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Biography and career
editGriffiths was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Hired at National Geographic in 1978,[3] she was one of the first female photographers for the magazine. She is a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). She was one of the founders of Ripple Effect Images, a collective dedicated to providing storytelling resources to groups who wish to improve the lives of women worldwide.[4][5]
Griffiths, a mother of two, would take her kids on worldwide assignments, one of her children visited 13 countries in utero. In 2008 she authored a book on the experiences that included such details as using diapers for packing her camera lenses.[6] Griffiths teaches photography classes and workshops and was a visiting professor of photography at Ohio University.[7]
She lives in Reston, Virginia, she has two kids, Lily and Charlie, and three grandkids. She is no longer married to her former husband Don Belt.[8]
Education
editGriffiths graduated with a bachelor's degree in photojournalism from the University of Minnesota.[9]
Awards
editGriffiths 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.[10] She was named one of the "Best of the Best Speakers" by the World Presidents' Association.[11]
Books
editGriffiths' collaboration with Barbara Kingsolver produced a book called Last Stand: America's Virgin Lands, in 2002. Publishers Weekly, while critical of Griffiths' infrared photography, applauded the book for "capturing the essence of America the way we imagine it used to be," and continued saying "the book offers quiet evidence that there is still something better than a world where "children's adventures and glimpses of fox dwell only in books."[12]
In 2008, she published her photo memoir, A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel, which described her life as a traveling mother with her two children.[6] Publishers Weekly called the book, "charming and wise."[13]
In October 2010 she edited National Geographic's archive under the theme of beauty, to create the book, Simply Beautiful Photographs.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Annie Griffiths". National Geographic. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ "Annie Griffiths Belt supports International League of Conservation Photographers on Art for Conservation". www.artforconservation.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Photographer's Peripatetic Life Is a Family Affair". NPR.org. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "What We Do". rippleeffectimages.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Ripple Effect Images: Annie Griffiths". MediaStorm. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ a b "A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel". NPR.org. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Annie Griffiths - Expert | National Geographic Expeditions". www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Star photographer never loses sight of bigger picture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "2006 Annie Griffiths Belt - Sutton Center". Sutton Center. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Photographer Annie Griffiths Biography -- National Geographic". National Geographic. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "National Geographic Events - A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel". events.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Last Stand: America's Virgin Lands by Barbara Kingsolver, Author, Annie Griffiths Belt, Photographer National Geographic Society $40 (192p) ISBN 978-0-7922-6909-0". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel: My Journey in Photographs by Annie Griffiths Belt, Author, Annie Griffiths Belt, Photographer National Geographic Society $35 (223p) ISBN 978-1-4262-0245-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Annie Griffiths Belt: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.