Moriah Ratner is a freelance photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. She studied photojournalism and psychology while pursuing her undergraduate degree at Syracuse University in 2018 and received a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Mills College in 2022.

While a student at Syracuse University, Moriah began a photo essay on Lola Muñoz, a preteen diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. For nearly two years, Moriah documented Lola’s life and journey. Lola’s story was published in The Washington Post, National Geographic, and NPR.

Moriah’s work primarily takes a documentary, journalistic style to human interest stories revolving around health, politics, criminal justice, religion, gender inequality, and wellness. Moriah’s editorial foundation informs her approach, combining the use of found light with emotionally driven and intimate storytelling. In 2018, Moriah was named by The New York Times Lens Blog as one of 12 emerging photographers to watch and was featured as the first listing in the Buzzfeed News article titled “9 Photo Stories That Will Help You See The World A Little Differently.”

Moriah is a member of the Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW), and attended the Eddie Adams Workshop XXX, the 58th annual Hearst National Journalism Awards Championship, the 71st Missouri Photo Workshop as the 2019 Cliff & Vi Edom Scholarship recipient, and the 2018 and 2024 New York Portfolio Review. She has also been part of mentorship programs, working with college-aged photojournalism students at Syracuse University, George Washington University, and Rochester Institute of Technology.