Best Social Documentary Photographers

Anush Babajanyan

Armenian photographer Anush Babajanyan is a member of VII Photo Agency and a National Geographic Explorer. Anush focuses her work on social narratives and personal stories. In addition to working extensively in the South Caucasus, she continues to photograph in Central Asia and around the world. Anush is currently working on the publication of her book on Nagorno-Karabakh, in the South Caucasus, as she continues to cover the region. She is also working on an environmental project in the countries of Central Asia, supported by the National Geographic Society. Anush Babajanyan is the winner of the 2019 Canon Female Photojournalist Grant. Her photography has been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, Foreign Policy Magazine, and other international publications.

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Monique Jaques

Monique Jaques is an American photojournalist. Her work focuses on the representation of women through documentary photography and video. Her multi-award-winning approach to journalism reframes prevailing narratives and examines modern-day issues misrepresented in the media. Monique has spent the past decade working for a variety of editorial and commercial clients whilst producing a diverse portfolio of documentary projects. She was recently listed on TIME Lightbox’s list of Female Photographers to Follow From Around The World. Her major body of work ‘Gaza Girls: Growing up in the Gaza Strip’ challenges mainstream notions of this complicated place and explores issues of identity and religion. This project was first published in The New York Times and has been syndicated in Marie Claire Italy, Vogue Italy, Panorama Italy, The Telegraph, and The Guardian UK.

Scott Gable

Scott Gable Photography is actually a dynamic duo. Scott Gable is the man behind the camera, and Sarah Grzeskowiak keeps the wheels spinning smoothly. We live as full time nomads in a DIY Sprinter that Scott upfitted. As unabashed science and engineering nerds, we have been shooting the built world for some fantastic companies around the globe for more than 10 years. Some of those fantastic companies include: ALSTOM | BBDO | BROOKFIELD RENEWABLES | BUDWEISER | CALSPAN | CROWLEY WEBB | ESAB | ESPN | GE | FOUR SEASONS HOTEL & RESORTS | ING GROUP | NEW YORK TIMES | SAFRAN AEROSPACE | SIEMENS | SIERRA CLUB | SPECIALIST UK | TENARIS | TIM HORTONS | VOLVO | WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Steve Craft

Born in Toronto / Had a bowl haircut at 10 years old and a mullet in high school / Graduated from York University with a degree in Film & Photography / Heard about a US Immigration Green Card lottery / Entered the Green Card lottery / Won a Green Card / Moved to Phoenix / Got married / Had a son / Bought a dog / Received a couple of photography awards / Still plays hockey twice a week / And still listens to Rush

Tobin Jones

Born in Botswana, in a rural hospital his dad likes to remind him only charged them 17 pula for the privilege, Tobin began his life in the small dusty village of Gumare on the banks of the Okovango Delta. It wasn’t too long though, before his family moved on, this time to the the capital city of Lilongwe in Malawi. It was here Tobin spent the majority of his childhood, riding his bike around town, fighting with his siblings, and generally learning how to be a kid. Finally, when he was 10 his family once again moved up the African continent, this time to Kenya - where Tobin finished up high school. Having photographed throughout Africa, and sometimes further afield, for the last decade - through his work Tobin has attempted to not only cover the breadth of the continent, but also the diversity within it. This has included stories on Somalia’s fight against Al Shabab and the country’s emergence from more than 20 years of civil war, to transgender issues, and the intersection of modern religion with traditional healing practices in slums. Tobin holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development, with minors in Economics and Political Science, from McGill University and a Master’s degree in Photojournalism from the University of Westminster. Today he lives in Nairobi, Kenya, where he runs the photo collective NonAligned and works as a freelance photographer and videographer.