Name: How photography connects us
Uploaded: 2008-08-19T01:00:00Z
Duration: 14 min 39 s
Description: The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

How photography connects us

Director of photography, National Geographic

Photography captures moments that freeze emotion and meaning, creating instant connections in a fast-paced media world. A single image, like an Afghan refugee’s piercing gaze or a polar bear swimming beneath melting ice, can evoke empathy and understanding. By telling visual stories—from elephant poaching in Africa to life in Mumbai’s slums—photographs reveal both tragedy and hope, bridging distant lives and urgent issues. Each compelling photo has the power to move hearts and ignite change.