Elie Gardner

Elie Gardner is a freelance photographer and videographer based in Lima, Peru. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri and previously worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Elie Gardner is a freelance photographer and videographer based in Lima, Peru. A graduate of the University of Missouri, she is passionate about telling stories related to social inequality and the environment. Previously she worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as the online photo editor and also as a staff photographer.


Ana María Bolege, nine months pregnant in Peru

Video: Peru creates a special place for expectant mothers to wait — and wait

Health & Medicine

In rural Peru, women are encouraged to spend their last weeks of pregnancy in special residential facilities that offer comfort and care. But the waiting remains difficult.

The World

Video: The Breast Club

Development & Education