In a unique publishing event that's perfectly timed for Mother's Day, National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt discloses the secrets of a peripatetic life...revealing in often hilarious detail how she managed to juggle two children, bulky cases of camera equipment and everything needed for a nurturing family life as she traveled to far-flung destinations around the world.

Belt was one of the first female photographers hired at the National Geographic Society. When her children were born, she kept right on going--and this book is a loving compendium of the wisdom she gained. It chronicles three decades of international travel, a moveable family, and the art she created along the way. Belt shares intimate moments, lessons learned from other women and men she met, and all the fun and heartache of the experience. Her quirky sense of humor and many touching stories will delight and excite readers who are making and maintaining career decisions for themselves and their families.

In addition to its value as a collection of emotionally rich photographs, A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel will find wide appeal as a unique and meaningful gift for Mother's Day, birthdays, and many other occasions.

"In this delightful account of three decades of work for the National Geographic Society, Belt's photographs almost have no need for text, they're so compelling. Thankfully, Belt does provide a warm, loving glance into the life she lived while gathering these shots, with pride of place belonging to her children and husband-her almost constant travel companions. As one of its first female photographers, and the youngest on staff when she started, Belt was lucky enough to catch the eye of the Society's leading lights early on, and admits that, 'I was blessed with opportunity before experience... I paid for it in terror.' She has spent the subsequent years gracefully recording the joys and struggles of people rich and poor on every continent but Antarctica, while maintaining a rich (if highly unusual) family life. It's a mark of the quality of her writing and gorgeous photography that the reader is left craving even more details, more stories, more photographs. Belt's book is charming and wise and suffused with her humanity and belief that, 'All people are not alike, but mostly they have the same hopes and fears; judging people does great harm, but listening to them enriches.' 150 photos." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Belt was one of the first female photographers hired at the National Geographic Society. When her children were born, she kept right on going--and this book is a loving compendium of the wisdom she gained. It chronicles three decades of international travel, a moveable family, and the art she created along the way.