April 29, 2025

88. Susan Seubert: National Geographic Travel Photographer on Winning an Alfred Eisenstaedt Award, Magnum Photos, Beauty, Truth, and Storytelling

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Travel photography with Susan Seubert: National Geographic Travel Photographer on Winning an Alfred Eisenstaedt Award, Magnum Photos, Beauty, Truth, and Storytelling.

Award-wining travel photographer Susan Seubert has completed photography assignments for National Geographic, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Travel and Leisure and many others.

She’s the recipient of the prestigious Life Magazine’s Alfred Eisenstaedt Award and has been recognized with awards by the North American Travel Journalists Association for excellence in editorial photography. Susan travels and teaches with National Geographic - Lindblad Expeditions, has had her photographs exhibited in galleries all over the world, and she divides her home time between Portland, Oregon and Maui, Hawaii.

Notable Links:

Susan Seubert Website
Susan Seubert Fine Art
TED Talk: Travel Photography: Do It Alone, But Not By Yourself
Susan Seubert Instagram

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