Ami Vitale is a National Geographic photographer, documentary filmmaker, writer, and a newly-named national Geographic Explorer at Large who has traveled to more than 100 countries. She began her career as a photo editor for the Associated Press before becoming a contract photographer with National Geographic. A six-time World Press Photo award winner, she has also received the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, the Lucie Humanitarian Award, and was named Magazine Photographer of the Year at the International Photographer of the Year awards. She is a Nikon Ambassador, a Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellow, the author of the bestselling book Panda Love, and the founder and Executive Director of Vital Impacts, a nonprofit that has raised millions of dollars to support conservation projects worldwide. She is based in Montana.
Notable Links:
- Ami Vitale Website
- Ami Vitale Instagram
- Vital Impacts
- Przewalski’s Horses Story for Nat Geo
- Jane Goodall Institute
- Roots and Shoots
- BioRescue Project
- Beyond The Lens Interview with Ami Vitale, Episode 53, January 10, 2024 on Apple Podcasts
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