#annie griffiths

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In Petra, Jordan, a Bedouin examines a Roman mosaic found in the floor of a fifth-century Byzantine church. The ancient city is Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction.

Annie Griffiths

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A family of Moroccan Jews celebrates Mimouna, a post-Pesach holiday marking the return of eating chametz, in a downtown park in Jerusalem circa 1996. Photograph by Annie Griffiths, NatGeo Image Collection.

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The rise of Damascus’ modern buildings, from the Nat Geo archives, photographed by Annie Griffiths in 1997.

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A group of schoolchildren eat ice cream in Sydney, Australia. This photo appeared in the August 2000 issue of National Geographic, which celebrated the Olympic Games in the land down under.

ANNIE GRIFFITHS

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Pelican beauty...

Photo by Annie Griffiths.

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ANNIE GRIFFITHS // PHOTOGRAPHER

“She is an American photographer known for her work at National Geographic and a founder of Ripple Effect Images. Hired at National Geographic in 1978, 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. 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.”