David Griffin

Director of photography, National Geographic

As director of photography for National Geographic, David Griffin works with some of the most powerful photographs the world has ever seen.

Why you should listen

David Griffin has one of the world's true dream jobs: He's the director of photography for National Geographic magazine. He works with photo editors and photographers to set the visual direction of the magazine -- which in turn raises the bar for photographers around the world.

Griffin offers an intriguing look into the magazine's creative process on his blog, Editor's Pick, where he talks about how the magazine uses its extraordinary photos to tell compelling stories.

What others say

Photojournalists of David Griffin's quality come along perhaps once a generation.
Dennis Dimick, executive editor, National Geographic

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