Karen Kasmauski has built her career on close observation of people. She specializes in bringing a human face to the impact of science and social developments. The 25 major stories Kasmauski photographed for National Geographic magazine include groundbreaking coverage on viruses, women's issues, aging, emerging diseases, migrating workforce, immigration and other critical topics.
Her books, Impact: From the Front Lines of Global Health and Nurse: A World of Care, were both nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her international coverage on radiation received top honors at POYi as well as special recognition in the Magazine Photographer of the Year category.
A skilled story developer and journalist, Kasmauski has created media outreach projects for nonprofits. In 2009, she received a grant from Getty Images to document the process of nonprofits effecting social change. She has developed workshops for George Washington University and the Maine Media Workshop. She is a board member for multiple organizations working with poverty relief and community building in Southeast Asia and in Africa.
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Born on a U.S. naval base in Japan to a Japanese mother and American father, Kasmauski grew familiar with multicultural relationships early in life. At the University of Michigan she majored in Anthropology and Religion, an academic foundation well-suited to her career as a photojournalist, where assignments have taken her to dozens of countries on six continents.
In "Observations," Kasmauski will share experiences from her work on a variety of challenging assignments, showing how she explores complex issues and finds ways to connect with people, developing engaging stories and meaningful photographs.