Emily has been published by and worked with:

British Journal of Photography, DER SPIEGEL, deVolkskrant, GEO France, Le Figaro, Leica Fotografie International, National Geographic, Newsweek, Noema Magazine, NPR, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Independent, The Intercept, The New York Times, The Sunday Times, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, WePresent and XIAOMI.

Emily Garthwaite photographs communities across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq focusing on archive and preservation of cultural heritage for National Geographic Magazine.
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Emily Garthwaite photographs communities in Kurdistan for National Geographic Magazine, 2024.

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Emily Garthwaite photographs communities in Kurdistan for National Geographic Magazine, 2024.

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Emily Garthwaite photographs Yazidi genocide survivors for the British Journal of Photography
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British Journal of Photography : Emily Garthwaite captures a persecuted Yazidi community

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British Journal of Photography : Emily Garthwaite captures a persecuted Yazidi community

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New York Times in Iraq. With government's paralyzed and militias fighting, Iraq's instability deepens. Photographed by Emily Garthwaite.
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The New York Times, September 2022 ×
The New York Times, September 2022 ×
New York Times No More Antakya, Turkey Earthquake Photographed by Emily Garthwaite
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New York Times In Iraq's Mountains, Iranian Opposition fighters feel the squeeze. Photographed by Emily Garthwaite
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The New York Times, November 2022 ×
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New York Times, scenes from the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey photographed by Emily Garthwaite.
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The New York Times, After the Quake: Scenes From Turkey and Syria

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The New York Times, After the Quake: Scenes From Turkey and Syria

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Emily Garthwaite photographs the loss of Baghdad's green spaces for The New York Times in Iraq
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The New York Times, January 2023 ×
The New York Times. Emily Garthwaite photographs Iraqi countryside and the threat of Iran backed forces in Iraq.
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The New York Times, 2023

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The New York Times, 2023

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Three days after the killings in Latakia, as soon as a curfew was lifted, Druse leaders evacuated every student studying in universities on the coast – more than 1,200 of them. They arrived late into the night on the 10th March 2025 and were greeted by th
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NPR: Druze militias are suspicious of Syria's new leaders — and are ready to go to battle

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NPR: Druze militias are suspicious of Syria's new leaders — and are ready to go to battle

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Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo of what he believes is himself in a previous life before he died. He lives in Sweida district, the homeland of Syria’s Druze religious minority. 10th March 2025.
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NPR: Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details

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NPR: Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details

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Geo Magazin - Iraq

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Geo Magazin - Iraq

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Geo Magazin - Kars

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Geo Magazin - Kars

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Emily Garthwaite photographs Syrian torture survivors under the Assad Regime in Reyhanli, Turkey for Der Spiegel
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 Der Spiegel 

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Emily Garthwaite photographs and walks the Zagros Mountain Trail for GEO Magazin in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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Emily Garthwaite photographs and walks the Zagros Mountain Trail for GEO Magazin in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Emily Garthwaite photographs and walks the Zagros Mountain Trail for GEO Magazin in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ×
Emily Garthwaite photographs and walks the Zagros Mountain Trail for GEO Magazin in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Emily Garthwaite photographs and walks the Zagros Mountain Trail for GEO Magazin in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ×
Emily Garthwaite photographs mud bathers in Romania for It's Nice That
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Emily Garthwaite is interviewed for WePresent and WeTransfer about Iraq with Lynsey Addario
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WePresent: You, Me and Everyone We Know ×
Emily Garthwaite is interviewed for WePresent and WeTransfer about finding inspiration at home
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WePresent: Ideas Report ×
Emily Garthwaite photographs Bakhtiari nomads in the Zagros mountains of Iran for the cover of Smithsonian Magazine in an article titled Journey of a Lifetime, 2021.
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Bakhtiari nomads in the Zagros mountains of Iran for Smithsonian Magazine, 2021.

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Bakhtiari nomads in the Zagros mountains of Iran for Smithsonian Magazine, 2021.

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Emily Garthwaite photographs Amarah at home in Iraq for the cover of AramcoWorld about Wilfred Thesiger.
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Mosul for Geo France

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Mosul for Geo France

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Emily Garthwaite photographs the archaelogical site of Assur in Iraq for Smithsonian Magazine
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Emily Garthwaite wins the 2022 Covering Climate Now Journalism Award for her photo essay on the Marsh Arabs in Iraq, published by Noema Magazine.
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2022 Covering Climate Now Award - Emily Garthwaite for Noema Magazine

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2022 Covering Climate Now Award - Emily Garthwaite for Noema Magazine

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Emily Garthwaite's Guardian feature from Iraq focusing on Tears of the Tigris
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Emily Garthwaite photographs mud bathers in Romania for The Guardian
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Emily Garthwaite for The Guardian on nomads in Iran
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Emily Garthwaite photographs a group of Yazidi singers in Khanke IDP camp in Iraq for NPR
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NPR : 'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive

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NPR : 'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive

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Emily Garthwaite photographs the Gulf Cup in Basra, Iraq for the Washington Post
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Emily photographs the marsh arabs and marshlands in Iraq for Noema
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Emily Garthwaite photographs the Zagros mountains and Bakhtiari nomads through Iran for Smithsonian Magazine
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Emily Garthwaite writes and photographs about the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for Suitcase Magazine
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Emily Garthwaite photographs Arbaeen, a pilgrimage through southern Iraq, for Suitcase magazine
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Suitcase Magazine, 2019

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Suitcase Magazine, 2019

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Emily Garthwaite photographs the night train from Baghdad to Basra for Sidetracked Magazine in Iraq
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Emily Garthwaite photographs nomads in Iran for LFI Magazine
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Emily Garthwaite photographs nomads in Iran for LFI Magazine
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Emily Garthwaite photographs Hostage Business in Iraq for The Intercept focusing on a Virginia businesswoman who escaped her kidnappers in Iraq.
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