About the Show
One of the first women photographers to work for National Geographic, Griffiths has photographed in more than 100 countries during her illustrious career. She has worked on dozens of magazine and book projects for the Society, including stories on Lawrence of Arabia, Baja California, Galilee, Petra, Sydney, New Zealand, and Jerusalem.
In addition to her magazine work, Griffiths is deeply committed to photographing people and places in need around the world. She is Founder and Executive Director of Ripple Effect Images, a collective of photojournalists who are documenting climate change’s effects on people in need, and the programs that help poor women deal with these effects. Griffiths is a Fellow with The International League of Conservation Photographers. A popular lecturer, Griffiths has a gift for sharing stories and photographs that humanize situations and cultures.
Griffiths’ work has also appeared in LIFE, Geo, Smithsonian, Stern, Time and many other publications. With author Barbara Kingsolver, Annie produced Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands, a book celebrating the last pristine wilderness in North America. Proceeds from the book have raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for grassroots land conservation. Last year, Griffiths published A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel, a photo memoir about balance, and the joy of creating a meaningful life. Her newest book is entitled Simply Beautiful Photographs.Griffiths 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. She lives in Great Falls, Virginia, with her two children.