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About Olson & Farlow

Melissa Farlow and Randy Olson are photojournalists in the documentary tradition. Even though they are published in LIFE, GEO, Smithsonian and other magazines, they have primarily photographed for the National Geographic Society on over 50 assignments that have taken them to 50 countries over the past 20 years.

They normally work individually, but have co-produced National Geographic Magazine stories on Northern California, National Parks and the Alps. They photographed a joint book project on the Southern United States and have collaborated on over 70 books with other photographers that are published by Collins Publishers, National Geographic and others.

Random Journal Excerpt From a Remote Location

sometimes photographs make people happy

When we left last year Ibriham was sneaking off into the woods to meet prospective Muslim wives… there are no dating options in these areas… So I wasn’t surprised when we showed up and he had a new wife… I was surprised that the grandmother had died last week.  We brought a framed photograph that had the grandma in the background and the kids all circled her over and over with their fingers.