53. Ami Vitale: National Geographic Photographer on Seeing with the Heart, Panda Love, and Authentic Storytelling
01/10/24 • 54 min
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Ami Vitale is a National Geographic photographer, Nikon Ambassador, writer, speaker and documentary filmmaker.
She's a traveler to more than 100 countries and the recipient of numerous awards for her photography, including Magazine Photographer & International Photographer of the Year, the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, and a six-time award recipient from World Press Photos.
Ami is also a founder of a non-profit called Vital Impacts, a women-led, non-profit which uses art and storytelling to support people and organizations who are protecting our planet.
Topics Richard and Ami discuss:
- Ami's beginnings as a photo editor at the Associated Press
- Her first National Geographic assignment
- Ami's transition from war photographer to wildlife and the environment
- Storytelling versus fine art
- Seeing with your heart versus seeing with your eyes
- Ami's non-profit, Vital Impacts
- Giant panda assignment in China
- Authentic, solution-based storytelling.
- Books that inspire
And much more.
Notable Links:
Ami Vitale Website
Ami Vitale Instagram
Vital Impacts
Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandas
Ami's photo of "Sudan," the last Northern White Rhino
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Ami Vitale is a National Geographic photographer, Nikon Ambassador, writer, speaker and documentary filmmaker.
She's a traveler to more than 100 countries and the recipient of numerous awards for her photography, including Magazine Photographer & International Photographer of the Year, the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, and a six-time award recipient from World Press Photos.
Ami is also a founder of a non-profit called Vital Impacts, a women-led, non-profit which uses art and storytelling to support people and organizations who are protecting our planet.
Topics Richard and Ami discuss:
- Ami's beginnings as a photo editor at the Associated Press
- Her first National Geographic assignment
- Ami's transition from war photographer to wildlife and the environment
- Storytelling versus fine art
- Seeing with your heart versus seeing with your eyes
- Ami's non-profit, Vital Impacts
- Giant panda assignment in China
- Authentic, solution-based storytelling.
- Books that inspire
And much more.
Notable Links:
Ami Vitale Website
Ami Vitale Instagram
Vital Impacts
Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandas
Ami's photo of "Sudan," the last Northern White Rhino
*****
This episode was brought to you by Luminar Neo. Luminar Neo helps photographers with everything needed to edit and process photos that look amazing on the screen and in print. Luminar Neo was designed for hobbyists and pros alike and includes the most effective AI-powered editing tools and extensions all in one intuitive and easy-to-use app.
You can use Luminar Neo as a standalone app on Windows and Mac computers or as a plugin for Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop so you can keep your existing workflow while having access to powerful editing tools you just can’t find anywhere else.
Learn more about Luminar Neo and how it can help you improve your creativity in photo editing by visiting the Skylum website.
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52. Hanne Strager: The Killer Whale Journals and Our Love and Fear of Orcas
Hanne Strager is a Danish biologist, whale researcher, and author of the award-winning book, The Killer Whale Journals: Our Love and Fear of Orcas and A Modest Genius: The Story of Darwin’s Life and How His Ideas Changed Everything. Hanne co-founded Norway's Andenes Whale Center and has served as the Director of Exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
In this episode, Hanne and Richard talk about her newest book, Killer Whale Journals, and the relationships humans have had with orcas over the past many decades.
Topics includes:
- The spark that ignited Hanne's interest in orcas.
- Hanne's epiphany on the seas of Norway
- Killer whale or orca?
- Orca culture
- Bombs and a massacre in Iceland
- Orcas in captivity
- The Whale Jail
- Seattle's orphaned orca
- Twofold bay and Old Tom
- The orcas sighting that brought Hanne to tears
And more.
Notable Links:
Hanne Strager Website
Hanne Strager Instagram
Killer Whale Journals: Our Love and Fear of Orcas on Amazon
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54. Matt Payne: Richard and Matt's Wild Ride Across The Drake Passage
This episode was recorded with my friend, Matt Payne as we made a wild crossing of the Drake Passage last month. We were returning to Ushuaia, Argentina after a 21-day voyage to Antarctica where we encountered amazing scenery and wildlife, including the "impossible" emperor penguin on ice flows in the Weddell Sea.
This was an unscripted, unstructured conversation where we essentially interviewed each other. I was fighting seasickness and basically doing my best to stay upright during the conversation. It was a rollicking good time and a fun listen.
Matt Payne is a mountain climber and fine art nature and landscape photographer living in Durango, Colorado, as well as a fellow Muench Workshops pro.
Topics includes:
- Stories from Antarctica
- Seasickness and getting sick
- The Avalanche
- How does exhaustion effect creativity?
- Matt's epic Colorado Trail thru-hike
- Discussion on photography workshops
- Introverts and extroverts
- Additional skills needed to be a photography pro
- Learning composition
And more...
Notable Links:
Matt Payne's Website
Matt's Colorado Trail Gallery
F-Stop Collaborate and Listen Podcast
Muench Workshops
The Polar Pioneer
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