Anna Post Rust, Lecturing Fellow of Art, Art History & Visual Studies

Please note: Anna has left the "Documentary Studies Certificate" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

As a veteran magazine and newspaper photojournalist, she has decades of experience documenting the lives of people in more than twenty countries. Her passion has always been in-depth documentary storytelling. For more than ten years she worked for National Geographic magazine, also contributing to Life, U.S. News, Newsweek, New York Times, and nonprofits including World Vision, Food for the Hungry, and Compassion International. She won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Coverage of the Disadvantaged and many awards from POY.  In 2006, Post-Rust began teaching at Duke University. Her courses send students into the Durham community with the intent to broaden their education through photography.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	1317 W Pettigrew St, Durham, NC 27705
Email Address:

Teaching (Fall 2025):

• DOCST 115S.01, INTRO TO B&W PHOTOGRAPHY Synopsis

  CDS 201, W 01:25 PM-03:55 PM

  (also cross-listed as ARTSVIS 115S.01, PHOTO 115S.01, VMS 115S.01)

• FOCUS 195FS.10, SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOCUS Synopsis

  George/Geo 0041, Tu 06:15 PM-07:15 PM

• DOCST 209FS.01, DIGITAL DOCUMENTARY PHOTO Synopsis

  CDS 113, W 10:05 AM-12:35 PM; CDS 104, M 10:05 AM-12:35 PM

  (also cross-listed as ARTSVIS 212FS.01, EDUC 209FS.01, PHOTO 209FS.01, VMS 212FS.01)

• DOCST 714S.01, INTRO TO B&W PHOTOGRAPHY Synopsis

  CDS 201, W 01:25 PM-03:55 PM

Education:

M.A.

University of Missouri, Columbia

1997