Brooke McDonough is a Washington, D.C. based storyteller and a member of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW). She uses text, photography, and video to share powerful conservation and natural history stories. Brooke is a National Geographic Explorer and a recipient of National Geographic’s Second Assistant grant.
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Brooke received her B.A. in English with minors in Communications and Sociology from Christopher Newport University and in May of 2020 she earned her Masters in New Media Photojournalism at George Washington University’s Corcoran School of Arts and Design. She also works with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and Summit Photography Workshops.
Updates and Honors
National Geographic Explorer (grantee), 2022
Official Selection, Awareness minifest, August 2021
Spoke on a panel about environmental storytelling
First Place, EarthXFilm Festival - Student Shorts, April 2021
Summit Photography Workshop Instructor, Spring 2021
Award Nominee, NOVA Film Fest
Best Short Documentary
Best Cinematography, Film Short
The NOVA Award
Official Selection, NOVA Film Festival, April 2021
Official Selection, DAM Short Film Festival, February 2021
Live Q&A following the screening
Official Selection, Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF), February 2021
Recorded Q&A following the screening
Official Selection, American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF), February 2021
Photo publication, National Geographic online, September 2020
Official Selection, Portland EcoFilm Festival, September 2020
Recorded Q&A following the screening
Guest speaker, Looking Glass Photo conservation storytelling, September 2020
Jackson Wild 2020 Mentee, August 2020
First Place, Yale e360 Video Contest, August 2020
Masters in New Media Photojournalism, May 2020
National Geographic Second Assistant Grantee, Summer 2019
Columbia College of Arts and Sciences Career Development Fellowship, 2019-2020
George Washington University Dean’s Fellowship Recipient