Bob Krist

Bob Krist is a freelance photographer who works regularly on assignment for
magazines such as National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, and Islands. These
assignments have taken him to all seven continents and have won awards in the
Pictures of the Year, Communication Arts, and World Press Photo competitions. During
his work, he has been stranded on a glacier in Iceland, nearly run down by charging
bulls in southern India, and knighted with a cutlass during a Trinidad voodoo
ceremony. He won the title of "Travel Photographer of the Year" from the Society of
American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008. In 2000, his work was honored at the
Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography in New York City.

"Machu Picchu" by Bob Krist

Bob's books include “In Tuscany” (Broadway Books, NY), which features his
photographs of the region and is a collaboration with author Frances Mayes. It spent a
month on the New York Times bestseller list. He has also published many “coffee table”
books including “Caribbean” and ”Portrait of the Caribbean”, “Low Country:
Charleston to Savannah” (Graphic Arts Center Publishing), “A Photo Tour of New York”
(Photo Secrets Publishing, San Diego), and “Impressions of Bucks County” (Old Mill
Productions, New Hope PA).

"Aku Akivi" by Bob Krist

An accomplished writer as well as a photographer, Bob is a contributing editor at both
National Geographic Traveler and Outdoor Photographer, where he writes a travel
photography column. His how-to book, ”Spirit of Place: The Art of The Traveling
Photographer” (Amphoto Books, NY) was hailed by American Photographer magazine
as "the best book about travel photography we've ever read." His newest book “Travel
Photography: Documenting the World's People and Places” was recently published
by Lark Books. He lectures in Washington DC as part of the ongoing "Live at the
National Geographic" series. He teaches photo workshops for the Maine and Santa Fe
Photo Workshops, National Geographic Expeditions, and Linblad Expeditions.

A former professional actor, Bob hosted Nature's Best Photography, a 13-part series for
National Wildlife Productions on the Outdoor Life Network, and Photography Close
Up, one of Cablevision's "MagRack" series. Currently, he can be seen as the host of the
PBS special Restoration Stories. Bob lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania, with his wife
Peggy. They are the parents of three sons, Matthew, Brian, and Jonathan. Bob Krist’s
photographs start at $500.