Kris Davidson is a Swedish-born editorial photographer whose formative years spanned the Scandinavian subarctic and Texas. For more than 15 years, she has worked on assignment for leading international publications, with work appearing across the print and digital platforms of National Geographic, Lonely Planet, and other global media outlets.

Davidson works on location, photographing people, place, culture, science, and technology. Her current editorial interests include robotics, emerging technologies, scientific research, and the people working within these fields.

Recent work includes a series produced during a residency at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, where she photographed analog astronaut training, field research, and simulated Martian environments. Her editorial photography is documentary and camera-based; no generative AI is used in her editorial imagery.

In parallel, Davidson maintains a separate fine-art practice exploring artificial intelligence, machine vision, and evolving media systems.

With an earlier professional background in branding and communications, she brings experience in both editorial storytelling and the broader media environments in which images circulate. She has taught for the National Geographic Society and at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Davidson holds a BA from Loyola University New Orleans and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is based near Seattle, Washington. Her fine-art practice can be found at krisdavidson.com.