Samantha Clark
Samantha Clark is a senior photo editor at National Geographic, where she commissions and curates visual stories for the magazine, the website, and social platforms. She focuses on stories about science, the environment, history, and place, and she helps manage digital publishing for photography. Previously, Samantha worked at Pier 24 Photography; in public radio with NPR, KQED, and KAZU; and at the Santa Cruz Sentinel. She’s also worked as an independent journalist. Her writing about photography has been published by NPR, The Washington Post’s The Lily, Fast Company, and Broccoli Magazine. Her work as both a writer and editor has received several awards, including Edward R. Murrow Awards, Pictures of the Year International, and National Magazine Awards. She’s served on various photography competition juries, portfolio reviews, and panels, such as the New York Portfolio Review, the Bronx Documentary Center, the International Center for Photography, Northern Short Course, and College Photographer of the Year.