Justin Cook

Justin Cook is a journalist, photographer and artist based in Durham, North Carolina. His long-term photographic essays and narrative journalism projects tell stories about ordinary people who are being impacted by climate change and, so they can see themselves in the fight for a livable future, connect climate change to things that they are passionate about: their homes, sacred places and history. He believes storytelling that not only shines light on these issues, but also investigates solutions is crucial in order for humans to live in a better relationship with the planet.

Justin is a 2006 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is an FAA licensed drone pilot. He is a multiple Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grantee, and his work has been funded by The Solutions Journalism Network Climate Solutions Fellowship, The North Carolina Arts Council, The Puffin Foundation; and honored by The Magenta Foundation, Pictures of The Year International, The Society of Environmental Journalists, The Society of Professional Journalists, and American Photography.

His clients include Duke University, The Guardian, The Marshall Project, The National Audubon Society, National Geographic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others. When he is not making photographs, you can find him hunting for fossilized shark teeth in eastern North Carolina.