Jodi Cobb

Jodi Cobb is an American photographer, living in Washington, D.C.[1][2] She was named White House Photographer of the Year in 1985, and has received awards from Pictures of the Year International,[3] World Press Photo[4] and the National Press Photographers Association.

Education

Cobb received a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Journalism degrees from the University of Missouri, and an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Corcoran College of Art and Design.[1]

Life and work

She was the only woman on staff photographer in National Geographic history[5] and has been featured in over 30 National Geographic stories. Her work has brought her to over 60 countries, including China, where she was one of the first photographers to travel across the country.[6][7][8]

Publications

Books of work by Cobb
  • Geisha: the Life, the Voices, the Art. New York: Knopf, 1995. ISBN 9780375701801. With an introduction by Ian Buruma.
    • Revised edition, 1998

Books with contributions by Cobb
  • The Wall: Images and Offerings from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. San Francisco: Collins Pub, 1987. ISBN 978-0002179744.
  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America. By Nan Roman. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. ISBN 978-0810945531.
  • 20th Century Photographers: Interviews on the Craft, Purpose, and the Passion of Photography. Abingdon-on-Thames, UK: Routledge, 2014. By Grace Schaub. ISBN 9781138840959.

Awards

Geisha: the Life, the Voices, the Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and was a winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Society of Media Photographers.

References
  1. "Jodi Cobb". www.jodicobb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. Rao, Priya (19 June 2017). "My Adventurous Life: National Geographic Photographer Jodi Cobb". The Cut. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. "Winners List - Sixty-First Pictures of the Year International Competition". Pictures of the Year International. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "1986 Jodi Cobb DLS3-HH". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. "Jodi Cobb". Xposure. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. Rao, Priya (2017-06-19). "My Adventurous Life: National Geographic Photographer Jodi Cobb". The Cut. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. "Jodi Cobb". National Geographic. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. "NatGeo Live! speaker series features photojournalist Jodi Cobb". cbc.ca. February 11, 2020.
  9. Kramer, Carl (4 October 1985). "Jodi Cobb: Photographer of the Year". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  10. "Missouri Honor Medal Winners: Individuals". Missouri School of Journalism. Retrieved November 16, 2015.


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