Kurt Mutchler is a Senior Science Photo Editor at National Geographic magazine.
He was awarded the 2018 Pictures of the Year International (POYi) Visual Editor of the Year as well as the Magazine Picture Editor of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA.) His work has also been recognized by the Overseas Press Club of America, The Association of Magazine Media (MPA), The Society for News Design, The Society of Publication Designers and World Press Photo. He is a former adjunct professor at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design in Washington, D.C., where he taught photojournalism. Prior to joining the magazine, he was the photo and graphics editor of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, LA. Kurt Mutchler
Katie’s New Face takes viewers inside the groundbreaking face transplant that gave a young woman a second chance at life.
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In 2000, Lynn Johnson began documenting the places where extreme acts of violence took place in the United States for her Master’s degree thesis at the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University.
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For millennia, the reindeer herding Nenets have been an inextricable part of the landscape of the Yamal (“The End of the Earth” in their language) in the Russian Arctic. According to many scientists, they have been incredibly resilient.
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To photograph “Stalking a Killer” in the July issue of National Geographic magazine, photographer Pete Muller traveled deep into the remote forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where bush meat hunters are at risk for being exposed to the Ebola virus to the apex of the killer Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
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Photographing this story for National Geographic was an education, not just about this plant—revered and reviled—and its devoted users in the recreational world of weed but more importantly, about the courage of parents determined, in spite of laws, distance and resources, to give their children the best life possible.
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Join National Geographic’s award-winning photographers and editors as they discuss how they build relationships to create impactful visually led storytelling.
Learn MoreIn this very special interview, we sit down with internationally renowned photographer Robert Clark to learn how he launched his career and grew his business to what it is today. Also hear the stories behind some of Robert’s most memorable photographs and assignments, including the iconic photos he took on 9/11.
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