Elizabeth Krist


Elizabeth Cheng Krist is a senior photo editor for National Geographic. Before coming to the magazine she worked for many years at Fortune. Elizabeth curated the Women of Vision book and exhibition, as well as an auction for Christie’s. She has judged competitions for Critical Mass, Aftermath, FotoVisura, PDN, and the RFK Journalism Awards. With colleagues on her story teams, Elizabeth has won awards from POYi, Overseas Press Club, and Communication Arts. She has spoken at PhotoPlus and for the Cosmos Club. She has taught workshops in Santa Fe and has reviewed portfolios for the New York Times, LOOK3, Review Santa Fe, and Palm Springs Photo Festival. Elizabeth traveled to China on a fellowship from the International Reporting Project, and is on the board of the Eddie Adams Workshop.