Louise Johns is an independent photojournalist and documentary photographer with a master’s degree in Environmental Science Journalism from the University of Montana. A National Geographic Explorer, her work examines the relationships between people, place and animals, with a particular focus on rural communities in the American West. She began documenting the landscapes and people of the American West while working as a horse wrangler in Montana’s Centennial Valley.
Her work has appeared in a variety of outlets including
The New York Times,
National Geographic,
The Washington Post, The Nature Conservancy, Patagonia, and
High Country News. Her work has been exhibited regionally and internationally, and has won international awards. In addition to her photojournalism works internationally as a photography instructor, and taught photojournalism at the University of Montana. She is a fellow with International League of Conservation Photographers, a member of Women Photographer, and has a TEDx talk called Seeing With Heart. She lives in Montana, where she pursues stories that help her understand the place she calls home.
