Ami Vitale (USA, 1971). Degree in International Studies from the University of North Carolina, this photojournalist and filmmaker has worked in more than 85 countries. Her reporting on Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been published in magazines including include GEO, Newsweek, TIME, The Telegraph Sunday Magazine, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Le Figaro and Smithsonian Magazine. It is a photographer of National Geographic magazine and her photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Among the prizes and awards she has received include: World Press Photo (2003, 2005 and 2015), National Press Photographers Association (2001) and the Society of American Travel Writers (2001/2002), the Inge Morath Award from Magnum Foundation (2002), the Canon Female Photojournalist Award for her work in Kashmir (2003) and the scholarship Alexia Foundation for World Peace (2000). Ami is cofounder of Ripple Effect Images, a group of scientists, writers, photographers and filmmakers whose goal is to create and distribute powerful stories that illustrate the problems related to the lives of women in developing countries.
