Keynote Speakers – So Far!
Hailing from Minnesota, Annie Griffiths was one of the first women photographers to work for National Geographic, photographing in more than 100 countries during her career for dozens of magazine and book projects.
Annie has published several books, including Simply Beautiful Photographs; A Camera, Two Kids and A Camel; and Last Stand, America’s Virgin Lands with author Barbara Kingsolver. She is currently writing a memoir.
In addition to her magazine work, Annie is deeply committed to photographing for aid organizations. She’s the Founder of Ripple Effect Images, a collective of photographers who document programs that empower women and girls in the developing world. Leveraging Ripple’s compelling storytelling, aid organizations have raised millions of dollars, expanded their programs to multiple countries, and shown that women and girls are the best investment the world can make in our shared future.
Annie is a founding member of The International League of Conservation Photographers and has received awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Heifer International, the National Organization of Women, The University of Minnesota, and the White House News Photographers Association.
Lisa Krantz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of Montana School of Journalism and a recent graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism’s doctoral program. Her research focuses on the intersection of journalism and trauma, particularly how journalists cover mass shootings – a topic she began exploring as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University (2019-2020) and as an Ochberg Fellow with the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.
Lisa was a newspaper photographer for 24 years, most recently at the San Antonio Express-News in Texas, and continues photographing for national and international news organizations. She is part of The Washington Post team that won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for the series “American Icon” about the devastating impact of the AR-15. She is also a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography. She has won the Pictures of the Year International (POYi) Community Awareness Award and placed in POYi’s Newspaper Photographer of the Year category. World Press Photo, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism, and the Scripps Howard Awards have also recognized her work.
She serves on the National Press Photographers Association Board of Directors and is Assistant Director for the College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) competition.