Selected coverage

Justin Mott Press

Justin Mott press coverage includes interviews, features, television appearances and photography stories from outlets including BBC, National Geographic, Leica, The Washington Post and more. Explore selected coverage of his documentary photography, conservation work, commercial assignments and AskMott photography education.

As featured in

Featured Media Coverage

National GeographicFeature & interview Vietnam, from north to south National Geographic featured Justin's personal project capturing Vietnam end to end, and interviewed him about the work behind it.
BBCFeature A decade of a changing Vietnam The BBC ran a retrospective of Justin's assignment work, tracing an emerging economy's transformation over ten years.
LeicaCampaign & interview The Leica Witness campaign Interviewed and featured in Leica's global Witness campaign for his story on the last two northern white rhinos.
NBC New YorkBroadcast feature The last two northern white rhinos NBC New York featured Justin's work documenting the last two northern white rhinos before extinction.
HasselbladInterview Looking back to go forwards A career interview with Hasselblad on the projects and decisions that shaped Justin's work.
TEDTalk The power of a personal project Justin's talk on why personal projects matter and how they push a photographer's strongest work.
Nieman Reports, HarvardPhoto essay Third-generation victims of Agent Orange A personal project published by Harvard's Nieman Reports on ethical documentary photography and the lasting toll of Agent Orange.
The Washington PostPhoto essay No man's land: the northern white rhino The Washington Post published Justin's photo essay on the plight of the northern white rhino.

More press & appearances

Published Work & Tear Sheets

A selection of Justin Mott’s published editorial work over the past 20 years. The tearsheets below cover the major outlets that have run his images on assignment and as features.

For specific case studies with brief, work, and outcome, see assignments and case studies.

Forbes Asia-Pacific cover image showing a suited man standing with arms crossed in front of a row of beige apartment buildings, framed by blurred foreground leaves, with the headline 'THE RISE OF SAIGON' visible.

Woman in a red jacket crouches to sow seeds in a nursery garden, arranging soil on raised beds.

Hikers and locals seated on a hillside overlooking a valley, illustrating WWF’s biodiversity conservation project in central Vietnam.

Ranger in green uniform resting beside a dead northern white rhino on a dry savannah, with stormy clouds overhead.

Two-page Washington Post Health & Science spread; left page shows a sloth peering from a dark vent beside the headline 'Saving sloths from rapid urbanization', right page features a collage of sloth photos and people caring for a sloth indoors.

Ruined sandstone temple walls of Banteay Srei in Cambodia, with intricate carvings and weathered brickwork.

Tenth-century Banteay Srei temple ruins at Angkor, with intricately carved sandstone structures.

Dusty parchment with dark soil, a black hand silhouette, and green stamp marks, from an archaeology article.

Scientist with a radiant sunburst light exploding behind his head in a dark background

Cave explorer with headlamp climbs through a dark, rocky cave interior under spotlighted walls

Person sitting atop a large elephant as they walk through a forest at dusk, with silhouetted trees against a purple sky.

Adult elephant and calf walking on dirt ground under trees with a wooden shelter in the background, in a wildlife research setting.

Elephant in the foreground beside a wooden house, with a man and a child standing in a doorway in a rural scene (Myanmar).

Elephant in shallow water at sunrise with a person riding on its back, near a forested riverbank in warm early light (Smithsonian article image).

Man with a khaki shirt rests his head against the side of an Asian elephant in a natural setting, showing a close moment of study or bonding as part of field research.

Left panel: minimalist magazine typography reading 'AN HOMAGE TO JAPAN' with a small black-and-white portrait at the bottom left side.

Advertisement hero image: a man in a black shirt sits among large marble stone tables, with bold white text reading 'THE KING OF THE STONE AGE' in the foreground.

Three elderly men sit at a glass-topped street-side café table; one man concentrates on a smartphone while others chat in a busy urban setting.

Cafe scene in Ho Chi Minh City with blue storefront gates and locals dining outside, pedestrians and motorbikes in motion.

Double-page NYT spread on Myanmar: left page shows young monks with bowls near an old ruin; right page shows monks in pink robes near a gold temple courtyard.

Woman in a maroon dress walks along a wooden dock toward ancient pagodas across a lily-filled lake in Myanmar.

Montage from a NYT travel feature on Myanmar: monks dining, a lone boy monk in a temple corridor, and additional Myanmar photos.

Photo of ancient Buddhist temple ruins with a carved brick façade and a blue cart pulled by horses on a dirt road nearby.

Buddhist monk meditating at sunrise on a rocky seashore in Phu Quoc, with waves crashing nearby

Gallery header showing three photos: aerial winding mountain road on the left, a man and child on a motorcycle in the center, and a palm oil promotional poster on the right; page text follows.

Dramatic mountain valley with a winding river, used as National Geographic Travel hero image about Vietnam from above and below.

Factory worker wearing an orange apron and mask stands in front of stacked colorful burlap sacks and bags at a warehouse.

Two men tasting chocolate outdoors beside a grid of brightly colored cacao pods to the right.

Close-up of a gorilla peering through a wooden-bar cage, surrounded by shattered glass.

Man in a green uniform rests beside a large sleeping elephant in a savanna, with Leica branding on the right.

Cover of Condé Nast Traveler magazine featuring a sea view from a deck, with a red curved chair in the foreground and bold 'Traveler' typography across the center of the image.

Brand and campaign credits

Beyond editorial, his work has been licensed and commissioned by a range of regional hospitality, fashion, tech, and travel brands through Mott Visuals.

For biography, contact details, and selected publications, visit About Justin Mott.