Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Recorded - September 17, 2020
Listen in as internationally recognized, award-winning National Geographic contributing photographer Lynn Johnson and acclaimed photo editor Elizabeth Krist sit down for a discussion of the projects they have worked on together. Discover the stories behind the images and gain insights into the importance of the photographer-photo editor relationship in visual storytelling.
Hosted by the Tom A. Smith - Director of the Leica Akademie USA.
Lynn Johnson - A regular contributor to National Geographic, Johnson is known for finding beauty and meaning in elusive, difficult subjects—threatened languages, zoonotic disease, rape in the military ranks, the power of cannabis. She collaborates with the people she portrays to honor their visions as well as her own. At National Geographic Photo Camps, she helps at-risk youth around the world find their creative voices. At Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, she is developing a mentoring program that challenges master’s students to push past their comfort levels in pursuit of their own truth, frame by frame.
Johnson’s client list includes:
National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Photo Camps, Ripple Effect Images, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Geo Magazine, Sports Illustrated, LIFE Magazine, and more.
Elizabeth Krist - A National Geographic photo editor for over 20 years, Elizabeth Krist is a founding member of the Visual Thinking Collective. She is on the board of Women Photograph, advises the Eddie Adams Workshop, and coordinates portfolio reviews for Women Focus. She curated the Women of Vision exhibition and book. Krist teaches for ICP and La Luz. Honors include awards from POYi, Overseas Press Club, and Communication Arts. She has reviewed for The New York Times, PhotoPlus, and the Eddie Adams Workshop, and has judged for the Lit List, The Fence, POYi, Ian Parry, and the RFK Journalism Awards.
Recorded - September 17, 2020
Listen in as internationally recognized, award-winning National Geographic contributing photographer Lynn Johnson and acclaimed photo editor Elizabeth Krist sit down for a discussion of the projects they have worked on together. Discover the stories behind the images and gain insights into the importance of the photographer-photo editor relationship in visual storytelling.
Hosted by the Tom A. Smith - Director of the Leica Akademie USA.
Lynn Johnson - A regular contributor to National Geographic, Johnson is known for finding beauty and meaning in elusive, difficult subjects—threatened languages, zoonotic disease, rape in the military ranks, the power of cannabis. She collaborates with the people she portrays to honor their visions as well as her own. At National Geographic Photo Camps, she helps at-risk youth around the world find their creative voices. At Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, she is developing a mentoring program that challenges master’s students to push past their comfort levels in pursuit of their own truth, frame by frame.
Johnson’s client list includes:
National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Photo Camps, Ripple Effect Images, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Geo Magazine, Sports Illustrated, LIFE Magazine, and more.
Elizabeth Krist - A National Geographic photo editor for over 20 years, Elizabeth Krist is a founding member of the Visual Thinking Collective. She is on the board of Women Photograph, advises the Eddie Adams Workshop, and coordinates portfolio reviews for Women Focus. She curated the Women of Vision exhibition and book. Krist teaches for ICP and La Luz. Honors include awards from POYi, Overseas Press Club, and Communication Arts. She has reviewed for The New York Times, PhotoPlus, and the Eddie Adams Workshop, and has judged for the Lit List, The Fence, POYi, Ian Parry, and the RFK Journalism Awards.
