Robert W. Madden Photography

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I spent many years as a staff photographer for National Geographic Magazine bringing back stories from all seven continents. I still travel seven to nine months a year taking images for National Geographic Creative. You can also purchase selected images on this website. Subscribe to my newsletter that features photography insights and information.

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Bob’s image of a spectacular plane crash in Guatemala was selected by the editors of National Geographic as one of the 50 Greatest Pictures from the pages of the Magazine. Read More

25 Years Ago at National Geographic

Twenty-five years ago this month, I was working for the National Geographic Society (NGS) developing the prototype for a digital photographic archive for the Society’s Image Collection. It was incurring significant expenses and the President of NGS asked me to develop a business plan to justify the costs. This blog consists of portions of the […]

What’s a photographer to do when sequestered? I took on this picture puzzle that features over 200 cameras and phot… twitter.com/i/web/status/12864…
July 24, 2020 12:22 am
In response to Maryland’s Governor Hogan decreeing that the state will have in person voting at polling places in t… twitter.com/i/web/status/12860…
July 23, 2020 12:38 am