Alex Snyder is an award-winning photo editor and photojournalist. As Senior Photo Editor for Nature Conservancy he has produced over 30 feature stories for their flagship publication Nature Conservancy Magazine. In this role he has also produced award-winning short film documentaries.
Alex also serves as Communications Director for The Photo Society — a collective of over 200 National Geographic photographers who are dedicated to supporting our member’s work and upholding the high ethical standards of documentary photography and photojournalism. Alex manages the groups online community of over 5 million and hosts the monthly talk “The Photo Society Presents — which is free and open to the public.
Prior to his current roles, Alex was the photographer at Peace Corps where he traveled to 15 countries documenting the volunteer experience. His images were also lead in First Lady Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative.
Alex’s work has been recognized by The Society of Publication Designers (SPD), Folio Awards (Eddie & Ozzies), Pictures of the Year International (POYi), Best of Photojournalism (BOP), and the Lucie Awards to name a few. In 2022 he was nominated for Photo Editor of the Year by the Lucie Awards. In 2025 he was named Photo Editor of the Year National, and Second Place International by the National Press Photographer’s Association’s BOP awards.
He is a graduate of Ohio University's Scripps School of Visual Communication (MS 2012 & BS 2010).
