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I'm standing on top of a school desk in the middle of the street, arms stretched above my head, camera craning to capture the scene of destruction. My eyes are stinging from the gas coming out of the earth. People are walking around in a daze, uncertain of what has happened and powerless to control what comes next.

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It's 2010 and Haiti has just been struck by a devastating earthquake. Yesterday, I photographed bodies lying in the streets of Port-au-Prince. 

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But it's tomorrow that will be the beginning of the end of my news career - and the start of my mission to funnel creativity into forces for change. 

 

How did I get here? A youth spent mesmerized by National Geographic Magazines, a college fascination with the darkroom, decades of journaling, and a travel bug inherited by my grandmother that pushed me to stretch beyond my comfort zone.

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Fifteen years and twelve countries later, a lot has changed, yet much remains the same.

 

Today I pump my creative energy into everything - from running my own visual communications agency, Thought Leader Media, to taking portraits, to working as a digital strategist for The Clayton Christensen Institute.

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Why work with socially-impact oriented leaders? Because if we had the right people at the table we'd have already solved intractable problems.

 

Learn more about my process for visual identity at thoughtleadermedia.co.​​ Or stay here at maryknoxmiller.com for more information about portraits or to read essays on a wide variety of topics. 

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