Jill Schneider is a freelance photographer based in San Francisco, California. Jill received a B.S. from the University of Arizona and a M.F.A in Photography from Academy of Art University in San Francisco. For her master’s thesis project she spent nine months documenting life in the Himalayas. Jill interned and became a freelance photojournalist for the San Francisco Chronicle and her photographs have been on display at various galleries in the Bay Area.

Jill’s photography has been represented by National Geographic Image Collection since 2011. She photographed the National Geographic Traveler: Sydney guidebook and regularly wrote articles and contributed photographs to the National Geographic Intelligent Travel blog.

Since 2011 Jill has been teaching photography, leading expeditions and developing photo workshops all around the world for Rustic Pathways, National Geographic Student Expeditions and National Geographic Expeditions.

At home in California, Jill photographs lifestyle and corporate portraits, event and architectural photography, writes travel articles, provides private/group photography workshops, portfolio reviews and guest lectures at high schools and colleges.

Jill has been published in a variety of publications including: National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Books, National Geographic Travel, National Geographic Student Expeditions, National Geographic India/Latin America/Deutschland, National Geographic Learning, San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes, BBC, USA Today, ELLE UK, Vogue Magazine Turkey, Time, The Guardian, Getty Images, Putney Student Travel, Azamara Club Cruises, GetYourGuide, Buzzfeed, TripSavvy, Scary Mommy, Departures Magazine, Rustic Pathways and Google.