Kenneth Garrett
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THE FILE 170,000 35mm, 4x5, 6x7; digital RAW, Tiff and JPEG.
OVERVIEW An editorial file created primarily from many years of photography for the National Geographic magazine. The imagery has an emphasis on archaeology, paleontology and ancient cultures worldwide. Most major archaeological sites from past civilizations of the Mayas, Olmecs, Aztecs and ancient Egyptians. Comprehensive files of Mayan cities, the Olmec civilization, the empire of Teotihuacán, Egypt's Old Kingdom and Valley of the Kings, and a major series on human evolution. Also includes modern-day lifestyles in these areas. Worldwide sites of major discoveries in the evolutionary history of mankind, including foremost authorities at work. Each subject is thoroughly researched with the goal of bringing ancient peoples to life.
SPECIALTIES Archaeology, paleontology and ancient cultures.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Afghanistan, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, western Europe, Siberia, China, Indonesia, Australia. In the United Staets, the mid-Atlantic region, Finger Lakes and Washington state.
RECENT COVERAGE Major series, "Dawn of Humans," in National Geographic magazine. Documentary book project focusing on the historical heritage of Virginia's Piedmont region with accompanying exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Egypt's Valley of the Kings, and "Tutankhamun, Gold of the Pharaoh's." Treasures from the Egyptian Musuem, Cairo and Bactrian gold from Ancient Afghanistan.
CREDITS Magazines: Air & Space, Archaeology, Audubon, Geo, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Natural History, Scholastic, Smithsonian, Time, World. Books: National Geographic, Random House, Reader's Digest, Smithsonian, St Remy Press, Time-Life. Author/Photographer: Washington DC (Boulton), Floaters & Stick-Ups (Godine), James Madison University and Wake Forest University (Harmony), Lost Kingdoms of the Maya (National Geographic Books), Hallowed Ground, Preserving America's Heritage (Thomasson Grant & Lickle), El Templo Mayor (Great Temple of the Aztecs; Trueblood), Valley of the Golden Mummies (Abrams). Member: ASMP, NPPA. Agents: FPG (NYC), National Geographic Image Sales (Washington DC), West Light (Los Angeles).
COMMENTS Kenneth Garrett's office offers an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter photographed and can assist clents in their research.
Kenneth Garrett
PO Box 208
Broad Run VA 20137-0208

Courier Address:
6263 Evergreen Mtn. Rd.
Broad Run VA 20137-0208

Phone:
540 347-5848

Fax:
540 347-2601

Email:
klgarrett@aol.com

Website:
www.kennethgarrett.com

Contact:
Lucie Garrett Patty Healy

Gold artifact from Tillya Tepe find, six tombs of Bactrian nomads; Discovered in 1978 by Soviet archaeologist; Thought lost but discovered in 2003 in Afghan National Bank Vault, at the Presidential Palace; saved from the Mujahadein and Taliban; Elements of Greek, Indian, Asian culture
Queen Nefertari, the famous and favorite wife of Ramses II, Valley of the Queens, Luxor Egypt. This tomb was recently restored by Italian conservators under the direction of the Getty Conservation Institute.