Celebrating Female Photojournalists

A lieutenant in the elite female counterterrorism unit patrols the women’s barracks. © Stephanie Sinclair

A leopard’s spotted coat provides camouflage in the dense forest. © Beverly Joubert

Moviegoers thrill to shaking seats and wind machines during a 3-D film at a theater closed during the war. © Lynsey Addario

Nestled in their bed in Miami, Florida, four young sisters nap on a Sunday afternoon after attending church. © Maggie Steber

Tepee-style structures are common in Sami villages, where they are often used to smoke reindeer meat. © Erika Larsen

A woman in Florence, Italy, savors the message on a large greeting card. © Jodi Cobb

Dresses festoon a clothesline in Utuado, a lush mountainous region in central Puerto Rico. © Amy Toensing

A double rainbow arcs above the jagged cliffs and dense vegetation of Kalalau, the largest valley on Na Pali. © Diane Cook

In Hotan, a Uygur town with a rising Han Chinese population, Uygurs socialize at their own nightclubs. © Carolyn Drake

Comatose and on a ventilator, a bird flu patient in Hanoi who was not expected to live made a remarkable recovery. © Lynn Johnson

Getting her tongue pierced was “exciting and scary” says a teen who succumbed to pressure from her best friend. © Kitra Cahana

As part of its 125th anniversary, National Geographic is launching “Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment,” an exhibition and companion book that celebrates the new generation of female photographers who have contributed to the magazine over the last ten years. The exhibition, which was curated by National Geographic Senior Photo Editor Elizabeth Krist, opens today at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC. It features work by 11 notable photographers: Lynsey Addario, Kitra Cahana, Jodi Cobb, Diane Cook, Carolyn Drake, Lynn Johnson, Beverly Joubert, Erika Larsen, Stephanie Sinclair, Maggie Steber and Amy Toensing. With close to 100 images on display, the show celebrates the unique vision that women bring to the field of photojournalism. Some examples of the varied works exhibited in “Women of Vision” are included here.

The exhibition will be open through March 4, 2014, before traveling to other cities; the book includes forewards by National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Chris Johns and journalist Ann Curry.