Tribal Drummers, Lukulu, Zambia, 1996

From Anchorage, Alaska, to Africa's Zambezi River, Chris Johns's National Geographic magazine assignments have taken him all over the globe. In 1983 he started as a freelance photographer largely working for Life, Time, and National Geographic. He joined the magazine staff in 1995 and in 2005, this versatile photographer of people, wildlife, landscapes, and complex environmental issues became National Geographic's editor-in-chief.