Muhammed Muheisen is a world-renowned photographer. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a National Geographic photojournalist and Explorer, the founder and chairman of the Dutch non-profit organization Everyday Refugees Foundation, and a Global Ambassador for the Jordan Tourism Board. In 2013, TIME Magazine named him the Best Wire Photographer, and in 2023, he received the National Geographic Wayfinder Award.
Muheisen’s impactful work has been exhibited globally, capturing the struggles of displaced communities and the refugee crisis over the past two decades. His life and achievements were featured in the National Geographic documentary Muhammed Muheisen: Finding the Light, currently streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and Prime. In 2026, he toured the United States with National Geographic Live, presenting ‘Beauty Beyond the Frontlines’ to audiences across the country, and will return to the U.S. with the tour in January 2027.
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Muhammed Muheisen is a world-renowned photographer. A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, a National Geographic photojournalist and Explorer, founder and chairman of the Dutch non-profit organization Everyday Refugees Foundation, Global Ambassador for Jordan Tourism Board and Canon. Named in 2013 by TIME Magazine as Best Wire Photographer. Since 2001 he has documented major events around the world, in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the USA and for over a decade and a half he has been documenting the refugee crises in different parts of the world. Most recently he is the recipient of the 2023 National Geographic Wayfinder Award.
“Muhammed Muheisen: Finding the Light,” a captivating and eye-opening episode of National Geographic documentary series “Photographer”, is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Finding the Light premiered on National Geographic and Apple TV on April 1. With “Finding the Light,” viewers are immersed in the world of the founder and chairman of Everyday Refugees Foundation and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Muhammed Muheisen..



