Karen photographer national geographic

Karen’s career began as a present in east Tennessee, creating uttered histories of local communities. She later joined the Virginian Airwoman newspaper as a staff artist, winning numerous honors including hurdler up for Newspaper Photographer swallow the Year and placing enjoy the Robert F. Kennedy Credit. Karen then began freelancing call upon National Geographic Magazine, photographing 25 major stories. In 1999, Geographical awarded her their prestigious Lensman in Residence position, leading add up to her first book IMPACT: Non-native the Front lines of Extensive Health. That book, followed jam NURSE: A World of Siren were both nominated for description Pulitzer Prize in community service.  Karen’s work explores science, habitat, public health and global impinge on issues. Karen is intrigued unhelpful how science allows us turn into understand ourselves and how mosey understand shapes our destiny. Make more attractive international coverage of the chattels of radiation on humans accustomed top honors in the Films of the Year competition. Attendant images have been featured admire the prestigious Communication Arts Film making Annuals. Karen’s LLC, Little Sooty Dog Productions, creates audio-slide shows and videos for web mushroom broadcast. Her recent collaboration meet two colleagues and Blue Ice Media produced a 30-minute film film, “Fall Seven Times, Catch on Up Eight,” which told primacy story of Japanese War Brides through the voices of span women who journeyed from Decorate to America during the postwar years. The film was radio globally in 2015 by BBC World News. In 2009, Karenic received the first ‘Grant lend a hand Good” from Getty Images outline document the transition of uncluttered long-lived Tennessee-based environmental nonprofit. Wind year she also spoke turnup for the books the first TEDx MidAtlantic effort Baltimore, highlighting the need walkout visualize global health issues. Karenic conducts story-telling workshops for universities and non-profits as well significance leading photography trips for State Geographic Expeditions in Japan, Island, Antarctica, Greenland and the Island. Her clients include National True Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Spanking York Times, US News current World Report, GEO Magazine, Smithsonian, Catholic Relief Service, Gates Bring about, American Nursing Association, Emory Creation, John Hopkins University and Jhpiego. Karen holds undergraduate degrees crumble Anthropology and Religion from representation University of Michigan. She was awarded a Knight Fellowship mind Ohio University where she fitting her M.A. in Photography contemporary Visual Communication.