Ariana Lindquist

Ariana Lindquist is a certified archivist, award-winning photojournalist, and digital asset management (DAM) specialist who helps institutions make visual collections accessible, trustworthy, and alive. At the United Nations, she served as an Information Management Officer and team lead for the UN Photo Library, overseeing Orange Logic DAM workflows for an archive of nearly one million photographs serving users worldwide. She specializes in DAM architecture, metadata strategy, image integrity, and preparing visual collections for responsible AI-assisted discovery. With information integrity a core UN priority, she drafted UN Photo’s first image non-manipulation policy for the age of AI, which was reviewed and approved through UN channels.

Her consulting work includes DAM assessment, implementation planning, workflow analysis, metadata development, and stabilization support for institutions seeking to improve access, usability, and long-term collection management. At the International Monetary Fund (IMF), she advised on DAM strategy by assessing system configuration, metadata, workflows, and staff needs to support a more efficient, searchable, and user-friendly photo library platform.

Ariana also works with institutions that need more than preservation alone. As a Fulbright Scholar in China and World Press Photo-winning photojournalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, and NPR, she has deep experience in visual storytelling, image curation, and cross-cultural communication. She brings this full suite of expertise to help institutions transform rich visual collections into meaningful public engagement.