Elizabeth Cheng Krist

Elizabeth Cheng Krist was a longtime photo editor with National Geographic magazine, and is currently editing a book and exhibition for them on China. She has helped program their Photography Seminar for the last nine years.

She curated the Women of Vision exhibition and book, as well as an auction for Christie’s. Elizabeth has judged competitions for The Fence, POYi, Getty Instagram, the RFK Journalism Awards, and has nominated for the Joop Swart masterclass and the Prince Claus award.

Elizabeth has won awards from POYi, Overseas Press Club, and Communication Arts. She has reviewed portfolios for The New York Times, PhotoPlus, and LOOK3.

She has taught for Syracuse University, CUNY, Santa Fe Workshops, and Kalish.  Elizabeth served on the board of the Eddie Adams Workshop, spoke at GeekFestDC, and helped organize the first Women Focus event at the Newseum.