Portrait of Mary Ann Perkins, Bangkok, January 2020, Photographer Tanawut Sukke

Mary Ann Perkins is an editorial consultant for the United Nations and other clients. This website hosts a portfolio of her selected work and some of her favorite photos. Please have a look around.

While growing up in Missouri, Mary Ann dreamed of travel and envied those who did. The pursuit of that dream led her on a two-decade journey across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She had two daughters along the way, completed two master’s degrees and became a professional editor, one client at a time. She loves distance running, the arts, stand-up comedy and poetry.

Reach out to say hello.

Story Collider

The Story Collider reveals the vibrant role that science plays in all of our lives through the art of personal storytelling. Mary Ann was included in the St. Louis Story Collider show, Kaleidoscope, in January 2024. You can hear her story on the Story Collider podcast.

Would like to share one of your own true stories at a Story Collider event? You can pitch it here.

Kilimanjaro

In 2023, Mary Ann and her daughter, Danielle, hiked to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. A few months later, she took the stage at the Ethical Society of St. Louis to talk about it.

You can read about her experience on her blog, check out the presentation video on YouTube or listen to the podcast.

Listen to Your Mother

Early in 2022, Mary Ann joined the cast of “Listen to Your Mother“, then in its 9th year in St. Louis. Her story centered the ambiguous loss and alienating experience of estrangement between mothers and children.

From 2023 on, the production was renamed “Mama Said, Mama Said”, and it was picked up by 9 PBS.