Stories
National Geographic Magazine Yellowstone
National Geographic Magazine photographer Gobi Grizzly and Gobi Bear Project w/ writer Douglas Chadwick
HCN Perilous Passages w/ writer Emilene Ostlind
Museum Exhibitions
Invisible Boundaries (with James Prosek and Arthur Middleton)
Venues: BBCW National Geographic Museum Yale National Museum of Wildlife Art Natural History Museum of Utah
Pronghorn Passage
Red Desert to Hoback: Mule Deer migration
Honors
National Geographic Photography Fellow
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Look3 Festival of the Photograph featured artist
Monaco Prize for Elk Migration w/ Dr. Arthur Middleton
Stanford Knight-Riser Prize for pronghorn w/ Emilene Ostlind
National Geographic Expeditions Council Grantee
Emmy Award for cinematography
NANPA Philip Hyde Photography Grant
National Geographic Young Explorers Grant
Assistantship Fieldwork
National Geographic Magazine w/ Steve Winter Tigers (2009)
National Geographic Magazine w/ Joel Sartore Albertine Rift (2010)
Joe Riis is a wildlife biologist turned photojournalist and filmmaker known for his pioneering documentation of animal migrations in the West. He started fieldwork on the Yellowstone Migrations in 2007 which continues today. He aims to give migratory animals a visual voice in our current human culture. Joe has worked in collaboration with wildlife researchers, private landowners, and State/Federal agencies in the Yellowstone ecosystem. This project has led Joe to five continents for National Geographic Magazine assignments and BBC NHU camera work, and he has received photography and film accolades for his work.
Books
Yellowstone Migrations, Mountaineers Books
Tracking Gobi Grizzlies, Patagonia Books
YELLOWSTONE (contributor), National Geographic Books
Invisible Boundaries (contributor), Buffalo Bill Center
Films
BBC NHU Landmark cinematographer