Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 7:30 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This performance will last approximately 90 minutes with no intermission, including an audience Q&A.*

Recommended for ages 11 and up

*Run times listed here are based on information provided at this time and are subject to change.

$25 reserved seating
$10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

15%-25% subscription discounts available

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Countertenor Hugh Cutting, a young white man with wavy blonde hair, wearing a black patterned button down shirt in front of a green background.
Muhammed Muheisen, National Geographic Explorer. Photo by Mark Thiessen

"Photos are never just pictures; these are voices, these are messages, and these are testimonies that live forever."

— Muhammed Muheisen, National Geographic Explorer and photographer

Muhammed Muheisen, photographer

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and National Geographic Explorer Muhammed Muheisen pursues his photography with the belief that a single image can change the world.

Documenting major events around the world in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the U.S., Muheisen's work takes an unflinching but hopeful look at lives impacted by war. From children’s games to balloon salesmen, his images capture the kindness and resilience of humanity in difficult situations as he consistently bears witness to the power of visual stories. 

Muheisen is a photographer and the founder and chairman of the Dutch non-profit Everyday Refugees Foundation, as well as a Global Ambassador for Canon. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including two Pulitzer Prizes and a 2023 National Geographic Wayfinder Award. He was featured in the 2024 National Geographic Disney+ series Photographer.

Washington, D.C. June 15, 2023 National Geographic Explorers Festival Symposium. Muhammed Muheisen, photojournalist, presents a talk entitled “Changing the World One Picture at a Time.” A middle eastern man walks a bike wearing a dark jacket and green pants. He holds a cluster of brightly colored balloons overhead. Photo by National Geographic Explorer Muhammed Muheisen. Two men ride in a small yellow taxi, the passenger smiling widely and holding on the strings of a larger cluster of multicolored balloons, which trail behind the taxi. Photo by National Geographic Explorer Muhammed Muheisen. A man in a middle eastern town, wearing all black, walks through the street on a hazy morning, holding onto a large cluster of multicolored balloons. Photo by National Geographic Explorer Muhammed Muheisen.

This is Muheisen's first appearance at the center.

Photos by Muhammed Muheisen and Mark Thiessen