Pete Muller is an American visual artist and documentarian based between New York City and
Machias, Maine. He uses photography, film and other media to examine issues related to masculinities,
conflict and human ecology. Since 2017, he has been a Storytelling Fellow at the National Geographic
Society. From 2005-2020, he was based in the Middle East and Africa exploring conflict dynamics in
post-colonial states. He has won premier awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year
International, the Overseas Press Club, TIME Magazine and others. In 2022, he won the Emmy Award
for Best Documentary for his role as Co-Producer of The First Wave. His photographic work has been
exhibited in solo and group shows in London, New York City, Geneva, Cape Town and elsewhere.
Muller served as the Cyrus Vance Visiting Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke
College in Massachusetts.