Maya Valentine is currently at The Washington Post as a Features and Health+Wellness Photo Assignment Editor. Previously, she worked with visuals at National Geographic Magazine.
(photos linked to articles) 
Siberia’s ice is melting, revealing its past and endangering its future | Photography by Natalya Saprunova
Why is everyone so mad at Jada Pinkett Smith? The actress has a theory about the backlash to her new memoir | Photography by David Urbanke
She knows the ache of losing a baby. Her calling is to help other Black moms | Photography by Jahi Chikwendiu
Samuel Zimmerman, the curator of Shudder, is king of the feel-bad movie. | Photography by Drew Gurian
Psychedelics gave terminal patients relief from their intense anxiety | Photography by Taehoon Kim
The call of Tokitae | Photography by Nick Cote
Icons wanted to be photographed by Anthony Barboza — and be his friend | Photography by Marvin Joseph
State and county fair season is in full swing. but the H5N1 outbreak is changing the look of the annual ritual of summer and fall | Photography by KC McGinnis
Meagan Good knows what — and who — you’re dying to ask her about | Photography by Andre D. Wagner
State and county fair season is in full swing. but the H5N1 outbreak is changing the look of the annual ritual of summer and fall | Photography by KC McGinnis
Parents of fentanyl victims united by grief, divided by politics | Photography by Cassidy Araiza
Parents of fentanyl victims united by grief, divided by politics | Photography by Cassidy Araiza
New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope. But not equally for all patients | Photography by Hannah Yoon for The Washington Post
How Lara Trump found her place in the family business | Photography by Taurat Hossain
How Lara Trump found her place in the family business | Photography by Taurat Hossain
How will you be remembered? Here’s how to adopt a ‘legacy’ mind-set | Photography by Madeleine Hordinski
Three couples and their IVF hopes, jolted by Alabama’s court ruling | Photograph by Charity Rachelle
Texas is home. The Briggle family and their trans child are fighting for it | Photograph by Julia Robinson
The Tony-winning actress and “Cosby Show” mom is stepping down after leading the school’s College of Fine Arts. | Photography by Marvin Joseph
They call it ‘murderball.’ Wheelchair rugby isn’t for the faint of heart | Photography by Charity Rachelle
Surviving Measles | Photograph by Hannah Beier
After wowing audiences in ‘The Holdovers,’ the actress is a favorite to win an Academy Award. Maybe then she’ll believe the hype. | Photography by ABDM
Turf fields may have ‘forever chemicals.’ Should kids be playing on them? | Photography by Sandy Huffaker
Surviving Measles. Photograph by Jovelle Tamayo
Why some U.S. disabled workers are making less than a dollar an hour | Photograph by Jackie Molloy
Designer Destiny Pinto turns medical devices, such as ostomy bags and hearing aids, into fashion accessories | Photography by Elena Heatherwick
Their children’s decline was precipitous and dramatic, with patients losing function in days or weeks, including the ability to talk, move or take care of themselves | Photography by Philip Cheung
Plant pathologist Mannon Gallegly developed the first blight-resistant tomato in 1963. The waiting list for his new variety is already in the thousands.| Photography by Kristian Thacker
The most powerful fashion designer you don’t know about | Photography by Pooneh Ghana
Brittany O’Grady does it all with feelings | Photography by Melissa Isabel Quiñones
Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post
Photograph by Linnea Bullion
59 stylish holiday gifts for stylish people | Zen Sekizawa for The Washington Post
Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post
Avocado hand: How to avoid an injury so common that surgeons have a name for it | Stop motion by Elysa Weitala
Do you have a hunger habit? How to conquer mindless eating. | Stop motion by Linnea Bullion
Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post
Skip the pricey moisturizer. The cheaper stuff is often just as good. | Stop motion by Elysa Weitala
Skip the pricey moisturizer. The cheaper stuff is often just as good. | Stop motion by Elysa Weitala
Andrea Arevalo for The Washington Post
Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post
7 brain foods that can help you beat anxiety. | Stop motion Linnea Bullion
The proper way to use an ironing board, an easier way to iron sleeves and other tips and tricks from laundry experts. | Stop motion by Elysa Weitala
Peggy Cormary for The Washington Post
Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post
Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post
Photographs by Gab Mejia
Photographs by Graham Dickie
Photographs by Graham Dickie
Photographs by Michael A. McCoy
Multiple Photographers featured
Photographed by Balazs Gardi
Photographs by William Keo
Photographs and Embroidery by Rehab Eldalil
Photographs by Lynsey Weatherspoon
Photographs by Ian Cheibub
Photographs by Kiana Hayeri
Photographs by Graham Dickie