Ami Vitale (born 1971) is an American photojournalist.
She has a degree in International Studies from the University of North Carolina. Her photographs have appeared in Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report and The New York Times, among others and two stories which she completed in 2001 in Guinea Bissau and Mauritania placed first in the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism.
She has won many awards for her pictures, including 'Le Prix CANON de la femme Photojournaliste 2003' and National Press Photographers Association 2003 Magazine photographer of the year.
Ami Vitale is living in Delhi, India.
While she has photographed in many of the most dangerous and impoverished places of the world, her images retain a sense of humanity and joy