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Rena Silverman

I am a journalist with over 100 articles published in The New York Times. I've also written for The Washington Post, National Geographic, and NPR. I am the author of the book "Women of Vision," a finalist for Best Photography Book in the Seventy-Second Annual Pictures of the Year International (POYi) contest. I have lectured at Dartmouth College in Hanover and the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 2019, I moved to San Francisco to pursue UX/UI design and Content Strategy. I’m currently the Senior Content Strategist at Truebill, a D-series fintech startup. Most importantly, I live in the city with my golden retriever, Clara.

National Geographic • 13th November 2015

Remnants of a Failed Utopia in the Former Soviet Union

Sometimes, as he traveled through former Soviet territories, photographer Danila Tkachenko waited days or weeks for the right amount of snow. To capture his vision of the abandoned spaceports and oil field pump jacks littering the land, “I needed a lot of snow falling,” he says. “This created a special atmosphere in the photographs, a kind of … very diffused light.”

What's Behind Spike in Gulf Coast Dolphin Attacks?

Because the dolphin attacks have occurred sporadically, along all 1,680 miles of the Gulf Coast, officials do not believe they are the work of "one single madman," as Humane Society field director Sharon Young explains. "It may be comforting to think it's one person doing this," she says, "but it really isn't."

Millions of Young Girls Forced Into Marriage

How many children and teenage girls are ready for marriage? Yet the practice is shockingly prevalent: One out of nine girls in developing countries will be married by age 15, according to the United Nations. An estimated 14.2 million girls a year will become child brides by 2020 if nothing changes.

Why New York City Is the Worst Place for a Hurricane

Any city would suffer if 500 million tons of seawater were to spin ashore at a hundred miles (160 kilometers) per hour. But it turns out New York City—which the remnants of Hurricane Sandy hit hard this week—suffers more than most. (See "Hurricane Sandy Pictures: Floods, Fire, Snow in the Aftermath.")

Rena Silverman

Rena Silverman

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National Geographic

Remnants of a Failed Utopia in the Former Soviet Union

Why Pickle Brine Is a Secret Weapon Against Ice

Europe's Largest Glacier Comes to New York

What's Behind Spike in Gulf Coast Dolphin Attacks?

Millions of Young Girls Forced Into Marriage

Why New York City Is the Worst Place for a Hurricane

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Nepal, Before The Earthquake Struck: A Photographer's Portfolio

Mother And Child Behind Bars: The Women Of Afghanistan's Prisons

Director Of Oscar Nominated 'Timbuktu' Found A Star In A Refugee Camp

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Photographers Capture The Sorrow And Pain Of Global Girls

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