Molly Condit is an American photographer and documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on animal welfare, human-animal relationships and the systems surrounding both. Her practice spans documentary filmmaking, photojournalism and commercial photography.
After graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Film Studies, she began her career in post-production, including work as an assistant editor on the Academy Award-winning documentary Man on Wire under editor Jinx Godfrey. Over the last decade, her work has evolved toward long-form documentary storytelling and animal-focused visual journalism.
Her assignments and collaborations have taken her from factory farms and sanctuaries to wildlife conservation initiatives involving anti-poaching K9 units in Namibia and animal rescue efforts in conflict zones. In 2022, she documented animal evacuations facilitated by PETA Germany in Ukraine and Poland, work later featured in National Geographic. This work contributed to the development of an archive dedicated to animals in armed conflict, a project for which she served as a panelist at Harvard Animal Law Week 2023.
She is currently directing and producing The ARK, an ongoing observational documentary following animal hoarding investigations in Pima County, Arizona, filmed in collaboration with Animal Protection Services and Pima Animal Care Center. The film documents cases as animals move through the system and into the ARK (Animal Restoration Kennels), a temporary holding facility for rescued animals.
Alongside her documentary work, Condit has produced commercial and editorial photography for brands, nonprofits and institutions including Capital One, Fisher Investments, Veterinary Emergency Group, Meta and the University of Arizona. Her work ranges from advertising campaigns and behind-the-scenes production coverage to long-form visual storytelling for advocacy organizations and mission-driven clients.
Based in Arizona, she’s fortunate enough to live with rescue felines who remind her daily just how lucky she is to be their human.
Molly can be reached at molly@gbearmedia.com.
“Every place, every animal and every human attached to a situation brings new and complex layers that must be peeled away with thought and consideration. Pushing myself to create images and film that spark conversation is always at the forefront of my mind when documenting.”
Multitasking at Schronisko Orzechowce, a shelter in Orzechowce, Poland which has taken in, adopted out and assisted in the transport of dogs and cats affected by the war. March 30, 2022.
Inside a small dairy farm in Rafaela, Argentina. July 2023. On assignment for We Animals and Sinergia Animal.
At a vaccine and wellness clinic sponsored by The Sato Project. October 2022, Ponce, Puerto Rico.