Contact
Phone: +1 202 524 0753
Email: lydiathompsonphoto@gmail.com
Biography
I'm a photo manager for National Geographic, where I oversee the creation and distribution of publicity photography for Nat Geo Content, as well as a freelance photo editor and photographer based in Los Angeles, CA.
I'm also passionate about archaeology and human history, which has led me around the world working on projects such as 3D scanning the Mayan site Chichen Itza, photographing an early Iron Age site in East Crete, and receiving grant funding from National Geographic to photogrammetry the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
My work and collaborations have been recognized by CPOY, Hearst Journalism Awards, The Webby Awards, South by Southwest and Horizon Interactive Awards. I'm an alumni of the Kalish Photo Editing Workshop and a former chairperson for Women Photojournalists of Washington.
Photo by Jilly Awner