Get selected for a dream assignment.

Do your homework.

Select the best team.

Work hard.

Really hard.

9 months later, celebrate the February 2023 cover of National Geographic Magazine.

The Future is Folded: How Origami is Shaping Our World

Dream Team:

Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic: Samantha Clark

Director + Photographer: Craig Cutler

Executive Producer: Fela Cortés

Starshade Field Producer: Rock Andrews

Starshade Field Production Coordinator: Beverly Andrews

Photography Assistant: Jeffrey Cate + Ian Bondi

Digital Tech + Cameras: Maxwell Tiggas

BTS Videographer: Marco Rios Bollinger

BTS Assistant Camera: Michael Mazur

Starshade GIF: Shelby Collins

Editor: Matt Perry

Thanks to Tendeg, NASA, JPL