Emily is available for editorial and commercial assignments, speaking engagements and special projects globally.
Contact : emilygarthwaite@gmail.com
Emily Garthwaite is a Photographer,
Storyteller and Director.
Her photographic practice explores the intersections of displacement, coexistence, cultural memory, and environmental justice. Spanning expeditions, source-to-sea journeys down the Tigris River, pilgrimages across Iraq and walking with nomads across Iran, Emily's work is rooted in long-form, immersive storytelling. She is a Leica Ambassador and a holds a Masters in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism from Westminster University.
She co-founded the Zagros Mountain Trail, the region’s first long-distance hiking route, and has walked over 1,500km across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Emily’s storytelling includes photography, writing, public speaking, and films. Her work has been recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Visa d’or Award, the Goldziher Prize, and the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards, among others. She has been nominated for the Leica Oscar Barnack Award, Prix Photo Terre Solidaire, BarTur PhotoAward, and the National Magazine Awards.
Her photographs and essays have been published by National Geographic, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, GEO, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, and Le Figaro, and her writing is featured in Best of British Travel Writing. Her work has been exhibited internationally, from the World Economic Forum in Davos and EXPO 2020 in Dubai, Visa Pour L'Image Festival, to the Natural History Museum, Somerset House, and Leica Mayfair Gallery in London.
Exhibitions, Films & Books
Solo Shows:
2024 | Tears of the Tigris - Géopolis, Centre du Photojournalisme, Brussels
2024 | Tears of the Tigris - Cosmopolis, Nantes, France
2023 | Tears of the Tigris - Leica Gallery Mayfair, UK
2023 | Tears of the Tigris - Visa Pour L’Image, France
2023 | Garthwaite x Save The Children - Children’s Pavilion COP28, UAE
2022 | Guardians of the Zagros - Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada
2021 | Tears of the Tigris - Iraq Pavilion, EXPO 2020, UAE
2019 | Belstaff Campaign - Leica Gallery Mayfair, UK
2018 | Road to Arbaeen - Galleria Centofiorini, Civitanova Alta, Italy
2018 | Road to Arbaeen - Leica Gallery Bellevue, USA
Books:
2024 | Fotos für die Pressefreiheit 2024 by Reporter ohne Grenzen
2024 | The Heat and the Fury by Peter Schwartzstein
2023 | Wounded Tigris by Leon McCarron
2022 | American Photography 38, by AI-AP
2022 | The Best British Travel Writing by Jessica Vincent
2021 | Art in the First Cities of Iran and Central Asia by Agnès Benoit
2021 | Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Unforgettable Photojournalism by Rosamund Cox
2021 | Women Street Photographers by Gulnara Samoilova and Melissa Breyer
2018 | Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 28 by Rosamund Cox
2018 | The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffmann
2015 | Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 25 by Rosamund Cox
Films:
2025 | The Price of Oil, ARTE, Director
2024 | The Mosul Diver, SRF, Director
Group Shows:
2025 | Reporters Without Borders - Maison Européenne de la Photographie, France
2025 | Reporters Without Borders - Les Rencontres d’Arles, France
2025 | Reporters Without Borders - Hangar Gallery, Belgium
2025 | Tears of the Tigris - Arthemuse, France
2025 | National Geographic Group Show - Photoville, New York
2024 | Leica Oskar Barnack Award - Ernst Leitz Museum Wetzlar, Germany
2024 | Tears of the Tigris - Photo Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2024 | Tears of the Tigris - Festival of Solidarity, France
2023 | Tears of the Tigris - XPOSURE Festival, UAE
2023 | Tears of the Tigris - PhotoClimat, Place Du Palais Royal, France
2023 | Tears of the Tigris - Philanthrope Lab, France
2019 | Southbank Centre, UK
2019 | Women Street Photographers - Artspace PS109, New York
2019 | Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
2019 | Sinchi Foundation - Pakhuis de Zwijger, Netherlands
2019 | Wildlife Photographer of the Year - World Economic Forum, Switzerland
2018 | Girl Behind the Lens - Horse Hospital, London
2018 | Festival Pil’Ours, France
2018 | Siena International Photography Awards, Italy
2018 | Wildlife Photographer of the Year, London, UK
2018 | Month of Photography Los Angeles, USA
2015 | Wildlife Photographer of the Year, UK