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 […]

Out for a sail on the Chesapeake Bay on the Wilma Lee, a 1940 Skipjack turned into a modernized educational vessel… twitter.com/i/web/status/13034…
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Thunderstorms, a mid Atlantic staple in August, create fantastic clouds in Annapolis, Maryland as they rumble throu… twitter.com/i/web/status/12995…
August 29, 2020 1:04 am