Carsten peter photographer biography

Chris Rainier is considered one of the leading documentary photographers working today. His mysterious images of sacred places and indigenous peoples of the planet have been seen in the leading publications of the day including: Time, Life, National Geographic publications, Outside, Condé Nast Traveller, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Men’s Journal, Islands, The New Yorker and the publications of the International Red Cross, The United Nations, and Amnesty International. Rainier, a Canadian citizen, is a photographer for the National Geographic Society and specializes in documenting indigenous cultures for the Societies Cultures Initiative. His life’s mission is to empower Indigenous peoples by helping them to use photography and technology to enhance their culture & lives.

Chris is a National Geographic Fellow, is a Co-Director of the Enduring Voices Language Preservation Project, a Co-Director of the National Geographic Society Cultures Ethnosphere Program, and Director of the Society’s All Roads Photography Program.

His photographs and books

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