Most parents these days know the joy of balancing family and a career. It's become a survival necessity, whether we like it or not.

What does this have to do with photographing white-bearded wildebeest on the Serengeti?

You would think very little, until stumbling upon the work and career of National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths - who will be in Olympia Friday for another presentation of National Geographic Live at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. As the Washington Center website notes, "As perhaps the only photographer in history to pack her camera gear in Pampers, Griffiths has blazed a trail for other photographers, and other working parents. With warmth and humor, [her presentation Friday] explores the realities of juggling family and career as she travels the world for National Geographic."

[Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m., $8.50-$27, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, 360.753.8585]